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Six Ways to Save Money on Makeup

by Aimee Amodio

Yesterday at 01:46 PM

Looking good really doesn't have to cost a fortune... though you might not know it from walking the beauty counters at a department store, or a specialty makeup store.

Great American Smokeout 2009: Measuring Success

by Aimee Amodio

19 Nov 2009 10:40 AM

I read a very interesting thing on the American Cancer Society website about quitting smoking and how you measure success. Many people look at the success rates of a particular quitting smoking program before they decide whether or not to try it. But the ACS points out a few problems with that.

Great American Smokeout 2009: November 19

by Aimee Amodio

18 Nov 2009 10:52 AM

It's Smokeout season again: the American Cancer Society celebrates the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November each year. On a smaller scale, Smokeouts began in the 1970s.

Reading Beauty Labels: Petrolatum

by Aimee Amodio

17 Nov 2009 08:02 PM

You may run across petrolatum as an ingredient in some of your favorite skin care products. Or, you may be familiar with petroleum jelly -- a staple in many medicine cabinets.

Drinking Aloe

by Aimee Amodio

16 Nov 2009 04:37 PM

Aloe vera has long been valued as a healing plant. The leaves are full of a gel that has been shown to help heal wounds and soothe burns.

Twin Study Shows How We Age Ourselves

by Aimee Amodio

15 Nov 2009 02:42 PM

The choices you make throughout your life can play a big part in whether you look younger or older than your years. That's the message from a study on twins and aging from Case Western Reserve University.

Do You Have a Living Will?

by Aimee Amodio

13 Nov 2009 02:01 PM

Many people don't like to think about -- or talk about -- death. But it may be wise to think about the shape you'd like the end of your life to take now... before someone else has to make the decision for you. In the summer of 2001, my paternal grandmother passed away.

A Good Scare... and Your Hair

by Aimee Amodio

12 Nov 2009 02:10 PM

I wish I had thought of this one before Halloween: can a fright actually turn your hair grey or white in an instant? Literature and even history has tales of folks whose hair went white overnight.

How to Say No

by Aimee Amodio

11 Nov 2009 04:17 PM

As I mentioned earlier, I'm feeling bad about having said no to a few commitments this week. I love my friends, and enjoy helping them, and don't like to feel like I'm letting them down. But sometimes, you just have to say no.

Saying No Can Be Good for Your Health (and Sanity)

by Aimee Amodio

11 Nov 2009 11:24 AM

I hate saying no. It makes me feel bad. It makes me feel guilty. It makes me feel like I'm letting someone down. To the recipient of the no, it's probably not that big a deal. They find someone else to ask, and maybe that someone else says yes.



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"Easiest way to remove your unwanted hair is Electrolysis hair removal."

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"Good points Aimee"

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"Glad to help confirm your decision, Dale!"

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