Office fashion for the mature woman

August 12th, 2009

Workplace fashion had a subtle shift from ultra-casual dressing to more structured, tailored pieces. Most mature women would still rather enjoy comfortable clothes over fussy dressing. The question is: how can mature women find a style that is both comfortable and fashionable and somehow catches on today’s latest trends without being too “young?”Many experts suggest building wardrobe and start acquiring quality pieces that convey your personal taste. Then start adding tops, accessories and jewelries that are fun, unstructured and informal. This way, you could look your best and feel confident but still inject a little of your personality in your wardrobe.

It is safe to base your choices on the people you deal with and the environment that you are in. Remember that what you wear has an effect on how you work and deal with your environment; if it makes you feel good then it is bound to empower you. Even when injecting your own flair into the look, make sure that it suits your environment.

For example, if you want to soften the look of the usual suit, then try wearing a long, nubby sweater instead of the jacket. Instead of wearing the usual slacks with classic lines, you may opt for brightly colored or black and white blouse paired up with dressy jeans or cuffed pants. You can also find a classic suit with softer lines and made of lighter fabric. A skirt is also a good way to soften up your usual office look. Try to find one with a dropped waist. Try to mix and match the current styles with the styles that you have become comfortable with over the years.

If you are mature career women, always make sure that you wear comfortable clothes that boost your confidence. You wouldn’t know who you’d bump and meet during your day so make sure that your clothing reflects the position and authority that you carry. It isn’t sensible to dress like your granddaughter when meeting with potential clients and customers. This doesn’t mean that you can’t adapt to trends and be stylish but just make sure that you don’t go overboard.

Pass up on the smoking, red-hot trends of the season but still try to keep on top of what’s new every time. Buy a piece because it looks good on you and not just on the model wearing it then pair it up with more structured, classic pieces. For example, if you have a trendy new blouse, pair it up with a suit or a pair of pants that you already have that looks good on you.

If you work in an ultra-conservative workplace, then try to soften up the look with simple lines and use layers to vary your looks and not make it dull and ordinary. If you are in a more casual environment, then you have the freedom to play around more. Try subtle fringe, frayed cuffs and peasant skirts to liven up your usual casual outfit.

In the end, find a balance with what you are comfortable with and what’s appropriate and continually update your look with a few pieces from fashion’s latest trends.


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Women’s self defense – sexual predators online

August 11th, 2009

In our electronic age, it seems that everyone is either Twittering, Facebooking, MySpacing and so on.  If you’re not on the net, well, you’re not connected.  Guess who else is joining us on the net?  You guessed it – the sexual predator.

A recent study done in February 2009 by MySpace revealed that they had over 90,000 registered sex offenders on its site. This is after a strict policy of not allowing sex offenders access. They promptly removed them.  Guess where they went?  Sentinel SAFE, a security technology firm that helps social networks identify sex offenders, found over 8,000 of them were lurking on Facebook.  Needless to say, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

So you know they exist, but what can you do to protect yourself?  Here are a couple of common sense checkpoints to keep in mind when you are posting online.

  • Make sure that your “friends” are your trusted friends and note your security protocol as to what folks can and cannot see on your page
  • Take a look at the pictures you are posting, especially of your kids.  Are there bus numbers, school names, house numbers, recognizable landmarks in the background?
  • Eliminate dates and times of where you are going or have been.  It makes it way too easy to stalk you.

Remember, that once a predator can connect you with your child, all they need are a few basic details regarding pets, vacations, schools, employment and friends to convince your child they are not a “stranger” and to let them in the house, pick them up or leave your neighborhood.

Always look at what you are posting from the other side.  Ask yourself, if I wanted to hurt my family, how could I use this information?  Once you have the answer, fix it so it cannot be used or limit who has access to the information.

In today’s world, sexual predators have more access to information about us than they ever did.  Let’s not make their jobs any easier by leaving the “internet door open” for them to come in.


Angie M. Tarighi is the CEO of Women’s Self-Defense Institute at www.self-defense-mind-body-spirit.com, a national leader in educating and training women about their self-defense and personal security options.

Migraines & Menopause – find viable solutions

August 10th, 2009

Let me tell you in case you’re unsure even though if you’re reading this article you probably know from first hand experience. Migraines and menopause is horrible! It’s as bad as being kicked when you’re down, it’s just painful, stressful and annoying.

Let me start from the beginning though, ever since I was about 17 I’ve been getting migraines and menopause, I really suffered through almost 20 of nuisances and pain before I found some things out. The things that I found out were simple, it’s what migraines and menopause can be attributed to namely these three factors;

- Stress & emotional damage
- Genetics
- Improper health & diet

The one which did it for me was the diet, I actually ended up visiting several doctors throughout my life and all of them would just prescribe expensive medications for my migraines and menopause. Of course this was very temporary relief because within a month I’d be looking for another way to dull the pain.

About 6 months ago though I visited a specialist, and he didn’t prescribe me medications he told me that there were better ways to heal the human body namely pressure points and herbal remedies which have been available for thousands of years but most of them are now forgotten.

He suggested a product which focuses on teaching you all the different ways to treat your migraines and to my surprise it did work. No my migraines and menopause aren’t cured but I’ve learned an effective migraines and menopause relief method which focuses on prevention, control and treatment. I highly urge you to focus on these three areas and see if that works for you as well as it has for me!


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Want to know how to get pregnant quickly?

August 7th, 2009

Whenever a woman begins ovulating this is the perfect time for the conceiving of a baby and so if you are trying to get pregnant then this is the ideal time to get pregnant quickly. Ladies, it is imperative, simply imperative that you become intimately aware of the times of the month in which you are ovulating. Don’t worry, you will be able to pinpoint your ovulation times with a very narrow margin of error indeed The Luteal Phase is the most critical of these stages, and this period of time is classified as being a fortnight or 2 weeks for most healthy women. This may differ, so be prepared to factor in shorter/longer periods of time.

1. Check the BBT

If you find this a rather ungainly or awkward means of calculating when your ovulating period is then you may want to try your luck with the Basal Body Temperature which is by far, a more reliable method indeed.

The BBT method is extremely effective and reliable indeed as it takes a reading of the internal temperature of the female vagina and whenever a woman is ovulating the vaginal temperature will increase dramatically. This means that the couple should try to focus their love making around these times to improve their chances of success.

2. Save the sperm

This is fundamental information and without it, the chances of success will not be quite as high because it will directly determine and predict when the sperm is at optimal quality before entry into the vagina. Therefore, fresh sperm has to be inside the female a short space of time before she begins ovulating in earnest, however that said, there are issues that may arise with the male as well in regards to the production of their sperm. Ideally, the man should refrain from releasing sperm (i.e. ejaculating) at least 4 days prior to the ovulation process taking place.

There has a been a great deal of debate to determine what impact frequent sexual intercourse has upon the production of sperm which can be neatly summed up in the maxim of “quality not quantity.” However like everything else in the world nothing is ever black and white or even remotely straightforward and so there has been arguments put forward to suggest that if the sperm is retained within the testicles then it will lose its effectiveness. The sperm some argue, if left without release will stagnate and fester and so the ejaculation will allow for old, redundant sperm to be released and new healthy sperm to be created.

3. Adopt a more effective solution

Given how complex the pregnancy process is, it is far better and more effective to adopt a holistic solution to any problems encountered during the attempts of falling pregnant. The holistic method is quickly winning favour and fans for one very simple but fundamental reason: it provides excellent results with no appreciable dangers or threats whatsoever if you want get pregnant quickly. This method is slowly but surely replacing the more mainstream methods.


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Non surgical breast enlargement

August 6th, 2009

If you are really serious about trying out non surgical breast enlargement methods then it is your responsibility to see that you do the things you should to get big boobs. The issue about non surgical breast enlargement is not actually about the things to do, but what really works. There are things which you can do to get bigger breast without surgery, all these I will reveal to you right away.

These three methods below are some of the non surgical breast enlargement techniques

1. Take only the quality herbs

We have quality herbs that give visible results on the breasts. Some of the good herbs for enlarging the boobs are red clover, fenugreek and saw palmetto. You can get these herbs at your nearest food store and the good part is that they don’t cost much. This does not imply that you should go for the cheapest one in the shelf. You should know that the less cheaper it is, the less effective it is going to work on your breasts.

The good types of these herbs deliver fast results. You can also get your hands on additional ones like nature’s answer, nature’s way, soloray or even greenbush herbs.

2. Knead them at least 2 times every day

Enlargement through natural non surgical way does not consume a lot of time, but you need tenacity. If you shun your day to day massages, then you will be depriving yourself of some of the results which you would have attained if you didn’t skip any massage.

If you massage your breast 2 times every day using watery extracts from herbs like wild yam, you would be intensifying the efforts needed to make your boobs appear bigger.

3. Employ a heating pad on your boobs

After you have finished massaging your breast, simply get a heating pad and use them on your breast to boost the circulation of blood to your breast and hasten the fast absorption of the herbs. Put the heat control of the pad to low and use it on your boobs for a period of 15 to 20 minutes every day.


Apple Lim is a model, as well as internet figure advisor. Passionate about guiding ladies to have Hour-Glass Figure. You can download ebooks about enhancing your breast naturally here: Beautiful Breast.