With all the hype going on about love and relationships, it's easy to lose sight of your initial preference for a significant other, and you will find yourself signing a settlement.
Sure, with all of your friends and family nagging you and telling you that you need to hurry and find somebody to make a life with, it ends up making you feel like you're in a race, and that maybe you really are some sad case, right. Wrong!
For the record, everyone is granted their own life to live, therefore, make your decisions very wisely in everything that you do, because if you make any bad decisions, YOU have to deal with the pain of those errors, not the fan group that talked you into a specific relationship or marriage. Always do what is right for you, and never make hasty decisions; and hey, do your research. Evaluate what you like about the person and what you don't like about them.
Now, if you are currently in a dating-relationship or even long-term friendship that you are beginning to question, here are some tips to help you discover if you are definitely ready to let it go and move on:
1. If the person has cheated on you and/or mistreats you.
2. If you hate to see them coming your way.
3. If you no longer feel in love with them and/or have lost the desire to marry them.
4. If they have been more of a hinderance than a help.
5. If they often stress you out and/or somehow manages to always get you in trouble.
6. If you don't see any good future being with them what so ever.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
What Causes Gray Hair?
Ok, so here's the deal; I was looking in the mirror doing my hair one day, and I discovered several gray strings of hair. Being in my 20's, I found this quite interesting. Hey, but after all, who says that only senior citizens get gray hair. Right?
Honestly speaking, at this point of no return with the only option of dying my hair, I have learned to embrace my gray strings and groom them with just as much love as I do the jet black strings of my hair. I feel pretty cool having a little gray hair, and interestingly I think that salt-and-pepper hair is about to become the new blond.
I'm starting to realize that having these gray strings in my hair is not so terrible; but it makes the statement that I know what storms and trials look like because I have been through some, and the fact of the matter is I MADE IT! So now I look at my gray hair strings as "TROPHY STRINGS". How many trophy strings do you have? Be proud of your hair; go ahead, sport your trophies.
Anyhow, with the thought of gray hair on my mind, and in my hair, I figured I would do a little research to help us all who have ever wondered..."Uhhh how did that get there?"
According to the Scientific American Newsletter, the first gray string of hair usually arrives around the age of 30 for men and 35 for women. However, persons within their teenage years can begin to gray, and when that happens it is usually genetic.
Gray hair starts within the pits of the scalp, which are called the follicles, and below each follicle it's like a hair-producing factory where the cells work together to produce colored hair. Also, keratin is in the mix, which helps to grow the nails and outer layers of skin as well. Hair melanin comes into play, and has two shades—eumelanin (dark brown or black) and pheomelanin (yellow or red)—that creates different colors. Hair that has lost most of its melanin comes out gray, and hair that has lost ALL of this pigment comes out white.
Now for the main event, over time the hair follicle production system rebuilds itself, and the [melanocyte] stem cells could gradually reduce, and that is what leads to the loss of pigmentation in hair.
Does stress cause this? "There is evidence that the actions of stress hormones referee the signals instructing melanocytes to carry melanin to keratinocytes," according to Jennifer Lin, a dermatologist who conducts molecular biology research at the Dana-Farber / Harvard Cancer Center in Boston. "Basically, if that signal is interrupted, melanin will not distribute pigment to your hair."
So, there you have it my friends, hard facts and possibilities as cold as ice-water being spontaneously splashed on your back. It's possible that stress and stress-producing illnesses can very well cause gray hair.
Well, in the words of the ones who came before us: Eat healthy, exercise, get good rest, and stop worrying about everything. If things don't pan-out as bad as you thought it was going to be, guess what, you worried in vain. Ewww!
Honestly speaking, at this point of no return with the only option of dying my hair, I have learned to embrace my gray strings and groom them with just as much love as I do the jet black strings of my hair. I feel pretty cool having a little gray hair, and interestingly I think that salt-and-pepper hair is about to become the new blond.
I'm starting to realize that having these gray strings in my hair is not so terrible; but it makes the statement that I know what storms and trials look like because I have been through some, and the fact of the matter is I MADE IT! So now I look at my gray hair strings as "TROPHY STRINGS". How many trophy strings do you have? Be proud of your hair; go ahead, sport your trophies.
Anyhow, with the thought of gray hair on my mind, and in my hair, I figured I would do a little research to help us all who have ever wondered..."Uhhh how did that get there?"
According to the Scientific American Newsletter, the first gray string of hair usually arrives around the age of 30 for men and 35 for women. However, persons within their teenage years can begin to gray, and when that happens it is usually genetic.
Gray hair starts within the pits of the scalp, which are called the follicles, and below each follicle it's like a hair-producing factory where the cells work together to produce colored hair. Also, keratin is in the mix, which helps to grow the nails and outer layers of skin as well. Hair melanin comes into play, and has two shades—eumelanin (dark brown or black) and pheomelanin (yellow or red)—that creates different colors. Hair that has lost most of its melanin comes out gray, and hair that has lost ALL of this pigment comes out white.
Now for the main event, over time the hair follicle production system rebuilds itself, and the [melanocyte] stem cells could gradually reduce, and that is what leads to the loss of pigmentation in hair.
Does stress cause this? "There is evidence that the actions of stress hormones referee the signals instructing melanocytes to carry melanin to keratinocytes," according to Jennifer Lin, a dermatologist who conducts molecular biology research at the Dana-Farber / Harvard Cancer Center in Boston. "Basically, if that signal is interrupted, melanin will not distribute pigment to your hair."
So, there you have it my friends, hard facts and possibilities as cold as ice-water being spontaneously splashed on your back. It's possible that stress and stress-producing illnesses can very well cause gray hair.
Well, in the words of the ones who came before us: Eat healthy, exercise, get good rest, and stop worrying about everything. If things don't pan-out as bad as you thought it was going to be, guess what, you worried in vain. Ewww!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Is the Economy Really Responsible for the Bags Under Everyones Eyes?
Have you been losing sleep over your finances? Although it's 2009 and things still seem to be sanking, could there still be any hope with saving money? Perhaps we have the wisdom of our grandparents or great-grands to squeeze a dollar out of ten cent. Ha! Franklin D. Roosevelt on my dime says "You're joking right? I'm not a magician."
It seems all to recent when we heard on the news about the few career areas that experienced lay-offs. Now, nearly every one of us knows at least one person who was laid off from their job, or we very well may be that person who was laid off. So now what do we do America?
All I can say is we must hang on for dear life, and remember that this is not the first recession. Ahhh, that's right, there was a recession back in the 1930's that was much worst, in fact, they called it "The Great Depression"; and guess what, they survived!
I have discovered that history repeats itself; and because the people of the 1930's found a way out, I honestly believe that we will too. Let's just sit tight and try to enjoy the ride, or maybe learn something that we can all share with the next generations to come. Hey, let's do our best and let God deal with the rest. Get your sleep at night, God is still awake.
QUICK TIP: Make saving money fun, then it actually doesn't seem so bad. See how many coupons you can collect. Have a family? Get the family involved in the game.
QUICK TIP: Gentlemen, if you can't afford to take your girlfriend/wife out to dinner, stay in and cook that special dinner for her; 9 times out of 10, she will melt in your hands. It's a very sweet idea. If you need recipe ideas, go to www.marthastewart.com or stay posted on upcoming recipes on this blog. Now if you don't exactly know how to cook, it's ok, don't burn the house down! You can do a lunch-in-the-park setting in which you use all cold-cuts. Now if you can't fix that, you're on your own (smile).
It seems all to recent when we heard on the news about the few career areas that experienced lay-offs. Now, nearly every one of us knows at least one person who was laid off from their job, or we very well may be that person who was laid off. So now what do we do America?
All I can say is we must hang on for dear life, and remember that this is not the first recession. Ahhh, that's right, there was a recession back in the 1930's that was much worst, in fact, they called it "The Great Depression"; and guess what, they survived!
I have discovered that history repeats itself; and because the people of the 1930's found a way out, I honestly believe that we will too. Let's just sit tight and try to enjoy the ride, or maybe learn something that we can all share with the next generations to come. Hey, let's do our best and let God deal with the rest. Get your sleep at night, God is still awake.
QUICK TIP: Make saving money fun, then it actually doesn't seem so bad. See how many coupons you can collect. Have a family? Get the family involved in the game.
QUICK TIP: Gentlemen, if you can't afford to take your girlfriend/wife out to dinner, stay in and cook that special dinner for her; 9 times out of 10, she will melt in your hands. It's a very sweet idea. If you need recipe ideas, go to www.marthastewart.com or stay posted on upcoming recipes on this blog. Now if you don't exactly know how to cook, it's ok, don't burn the house down! You can do a lunch-in-the-park setting in which you use all cold-cuts. Now if you can't fix that, you're on your own (smile).
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