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Michael Jackson Theme Party Ideas

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, died this year at the young age of 50. Even so, young kids as well as teenagers are still dancing and singing to the chart toppers he so graciously gave the world. Most adults can’t even remember a world without Michael Jackson in it. If you are looking for [...]

Post Holiday Diet – Commit And Avoid The Guilt

It’s the holiday season again. Thanksgiving, then Christmas, then New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. That’s about 38 days straight of feasting, present-giving and partying capped off by an afternoon of football. Starting with the Thanksgiving banquet and ending with snacks in front of the TV, food is the constant, ever present element of [...]

How To Add Highlights To Your Hair Naturally

You can add highlights to your hair naturally, without stepping foot into a salon. I’m going to give you several tips on how to do it. But first we need to talk about who can get away with this and who can’t. If you hair is blonde right now, well, you won’t have to work [...]

How hair turns gray

Hair and skin is colored by a pigment called Melanin. When hair turns gray, it is because it has lost all pigment. And we all know that the absence of color or pigment is white.
When someone decides to have their hair bleached out white, they are removing ALL of the pigment. As we age, hair [...]

How to remove hair dye from skin

There is more to it than just buying the box of hair dye and putting it on. Way more! One of the worst things that can occur when coloring your own hair is the dreaded ring-around-the-face color stain. That is, processed hair dye which has gone into the pores of your skin. Argh! Having been [...]

Learning Things on YouTube

If you’ve never visited YouTube (http://www.youtube.com), or if you’ve just casually stopped by and clicked on a couple of the items on the first page, you might be missing one of its greatest values.
 
YouTube is a site where anyone can post any video – so long as it does not violate the rules of YouTube, [...]

Saving on Electricity

With the economy continuing to sag, and jobs as scarce as hen’s teeth, new money is hard to come by. This leaves us with searching for ways to stretch our dollars, and save our dollars. Using less power is one way to save dollars every month, and many ways of saving power are really easy.
 
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Frigid Weather + Homemade Soup = Happy Family

Nothing like an arctic blast to send you off to the kitchen to make some homemade Chicken Tortilla Soup. Plus, a person can only watch so much CNN before going Cuckoo! This is a hearty, yet spicy, chicken soup perfect year around.  Here we go……….
 
Ingredients:
3-cloves garlic, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 4-ounce can green chilies, chopped
3 tablespoons [...]

New Year Resolutions: Ways to have fun and keep yours

Making New Year resolutions is as much a part of January 1st as giving gifts is a part of December 25th. Unfortunately, failing to keep New Year resolutions is almost as common as making them. If you’d like to keep your 2009 New Year resolutions, here are a few things to keep in mind.
 
Ushering in [...]