image source: wikimedia "I have to be cautious, have my thyroid levels checked, and as long as I do that I'm fine." ~ Gail Devers Do you need to get your thyroid checked? I only ask because I had no idea that I did until after I had it done, last week. I had a… Continue reading Do You Need To Get Your Thyroid Checked?
"If you can speak about what you care about to a person you disagree with without denigrating or insulting them, then you may actually be heard, and you might actually change their mind." ~ Amy Poehler So this is pretty much just a shameless plug for a new idea. A new site. Fiercely Feminist. Make-Up… Continue reading Fiercely Feminist
"I'm undaunted in my quest to amuse myself by constantly changing my hair." ~ Hillary Clinton So, I only have this product because I got it as a stocking present for Christmas, it's not something I would usually buy for myself, but I want to tell you about it because it's really awesome. VO5 Norish… Continue reading Miracle Hair – VO5 Nourish My Shine
"Give a woman the right lipstick and she can conquer the world." ~ Marilyn Monroe So, you know how I mentioned the other day that I dressed up as Regina the Evil Queen from Once Upon A Time for a fancy dress party? Well, I decided for my costume I was going to need a… Continue reading Lipstick Warrior – Divine Wine by Maybelline
“Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come, Whispering 'it will be happier'...” ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson Okay, so another new year has just started and everyone's talking about new year's resolutions. Which is fine. I'm not here to be a snarky hipster and hate on the very idea of making resolutions or scheduling… Continue reading Now Is The Worst Time For Making Resolutions
(Getty Images) “Bad enough to be ill, but to feel compelled to deny the very thing that, in its worst and most active state, defines you is agony indeed.” ~ Sally Brampton Some time earlier this year, I can't remember exactly when, around the time that Germanwings pilot deliberately crashed his plane, I decided that I… Continue reading Start A Conversation Today
(Getty Images:Timothy Shonnard) “Good sex is like good bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand.” ~ Mae West Right, back to our #haveyouhadanorgasm series. (I don't recommend reading this at work or anywhere that your grandmother might read it over your shoulder during your festive family gatherings.) As we… Continue reading What Do We Mean By ‘Sex’ Anyway?
"If you're wearing smoky eye makeup, a little beige or gold pencil on the inner eye corners will open up the area, but you only want to do it if the shadow is really dark. Otherwise, light pencil makes your eyes look too far apart, like a fish." ~ Gisele Bundchen So, the a little… Continue reading Urban Decay Eye-Shadow Primer
“Keep your language. Love its sounds, its modulation, its rhythm. But try to march together with men of different languages, remote from your own, who wish like you for a more just and human world.” ~ Hélder Câmara I want to talk about multiculturalism. It's been in the news a lot lately, what with the… Continue reading Multiculturalism Is Not An Experiment
"I don't panic unless I have to. Wastes energy." ~ Sandra Brown Sarah asked me to write a thing about staying calm under pressure. Apart from being her boyfriend and thus physically closest to her, why me? I'm an anaesthetic and critical care doctor. I have lost count of the number of cardiac arrests and… Continue reading How To Stay Calm Under Pressure by Raj AC
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