Your daily dose of inspiration, tips, and trends for a vibrant life.
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Nothing comes easily as a teenager. Not only are you going through huge changes to your body and physical appearance at an often alarming rate, but you are also likely sitting potentially life-changing exams and having your first meaningful romantic relationships, to boot. All in all, then, it feels like…
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Contact lenses are extremely useful inventions, allowing short-sighted people to forgo glasses and still preserve their vision. They're cheap, safe and easy to use. Few people would ever imagine that forgetting to change their lens would ever blind them. Unfortunately for Bournemouth resident Emma Jenkins, a combination of unsanitary conditions…
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Beating cancer is a long and gruelling process, and some people who have been given colonoscopy bags, have gone through chemo, or who have scar tissue as a result of surgery, may find that their self-esteem has been badly affected as a result. One such person was Vicky Kayley, who hails from West…
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Food is great, isn't it? Keeps us all alive, I hear. When you cook it in your own kitchen, it's pretty great, giving you a sense of pride, but there's nothing like going out in your nicest clothes, paying a chef to make your dinner for you. Try it sometime…
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Even if we're not particularly driven, ambitious or even talented, I think that one thing we can all do with our lives to make them more successful is to try to leave the world a better place for our sons and daughters. That could mean taking the time to help…
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Every time someone I know gets a tattoo and asks me what I think of it, I say I think it "looks brilliant". This is because the reality - that they have just spent hundreds of dollars on a regrettably permanent mistake - is simply too harsh to spell out.…
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As an award-winning actress, mother-of-three and self-confessed chicken lady, it's fair to say that Jennifer Garner must be one busy woman. When she's not hustling Regina George or Hennifer (two of her many chickens) back to their pens, or helping her kids with their homework, she's busy working on new blockbuster flicks.…
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It's lovely to be in love, but falling out of love is decidedly less lovely. Coming to the realisation that you're no longer in love with your boyfriend/girlfriend can be a gut-wrenching thing, particularly if you've been together for any length of time. What's worse, though - and crueller by…
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There are lots of amazing reasons one could want to visit Papua New Guinea; Mount Wilhelm is said to have amazing climbing routes with beautiful views, while Kimbe Bay is well-known for being one of the best places in the area for snorkelling on a coral reef - throw into…
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Organising a wedding these days is tough. How can you plan a wedding that's traditional yet unique at the same time? The thing about weddings is that it's hard to cater to everybody's tastes. But a Norwegian couple have managed to strike a perfect balance between the orthodox and unconventional,…
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There's nothing worse than the feeling of going through a major music drought. You know what I'm talking about; you're sick of hearing the same five songs over and over and over again. Maybe you listen to the radio in your car, and everything in the charts is boring you…
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When thinking of a typically "healthy" person, you might conjure up an image of a slim individual in the latest activewear, holding a responsibly-made wicker basket full of kale and chia seeds, on their way home from a spin class. But while this person certainly sends off "I'm healthy and I know it" vibes, it doesn't mean…
