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Turn Up Outfits

Maybe it's your birthday, a wedding, a night at the club, or whatever where you know wherever you are going, you are going to be seen and to have a good time and get turn'd, lol. You're going to need a fun outfit that reflects that. This isn't the outfit you wear to church, okay, this is the...

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How To Find Your Wedding Theme

It can be a daunting task for you to come up with a theme and execute it without the aid of a wedding planner, but you can do it, especially with a little or a lot of help from your friends and family. But what if you're one of those upcoming brides who has a lot of ideas all rolling around and...

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8 Beginner Cooking Mistakes To Avoid

If you're just starting off in the kitchen and learning the ropes, everything can be daunting. It's like the first day of a brand new school or the first day at a new job---everything is new and you don't really know where you're supposed to go, and what to do, and in doing so, you can make a...

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Alternative Cakes... For the Rest of Us

I grew to hate cake after years of making them for monthly birthday parties and other events, plus a childhood of the same sheet cake with horrible green icing and red roses, turned me off cake. So every year, when it comes to my birthday or other celebrations I find ways to make alternative...

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I'm Pro Plastic Surgery

To start off, no, I've never had plastic surgery, but that doesn't mean in the future I won't or that I think other people shouldn't if they want it. With the debate on plastic surgery, you usually have team, work with what life or God gave you, and team, if it's broken, fix it, and I of course,...

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Take the Hard Road in Life

I often talk about change a lot. I mentor youth and I have a lot of friends going through so much in their lives who come to me for an ear or advice and often times, the first thing I quote is Winston Churchill: "if you're going through hell, keep going." When your life isn't working, when...

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Budget Friendly Party Decor

Just because you're on a budget, doesn't mean you have to skimp on creating great party decor. Get creative, DIY, utilize things you already have around your house, borrow items, or thrift them in order to help you realize your vision. Here are some tips and ideas to get the most out of your...

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The End of Five Hundred

When the last period ends the last sentence, this will be my myTake number 500 in the can. It's not exactly life's greatest accomplishment or anything nearing that, but it's one of those things where you look up, and you go, huh, really? I thanked the GaG Community at large when I made it to...

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Six Ways to Help Yourself To Cook More

Cooking after a long day can be very stressful and time consuming, and of course, lead you to just give up and throw a pizza in the oven or order out, but if you do a little prep work ahead of time when you aren't busy or have an hour in your week to spare (instead of being on GaG or other...

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Take Responsibility For Your Obesity

Years ago, I was going to McDonald's probably 3 times a week at least. I stopped by for breakfast or dinner right on cue and after a few years of this and not exercising, I was overweight because McDonald's caused me to be overweight. I said that both jokingly and repeatedly for years, except,...

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HIIT Workouts... The Right Way

If you don't know what HIIT workouts are, HIIT stands for high-intensity interval training. It is a form of working out where you must give an all out 90-100% max effort through quick, intense bursts of exercise, followed by short rest or active recovery periods. When you train like this, it...

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Pants with No Pockets Are Just Cruel!

One of the absolute worst things that continues to happen in the world of fashion, is having to wear clothing with no pockets. I just came back from a shopping trip where I found a cute pair of jeans only to stick my hands in what I thought were pockets, and SURPRISE, they were these annoying...

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8 New Wedding Trends

There are still people who are die hard about having a traditional wedding right down to playing here comes the bride down the isle, but there are others ready and willing to buck all traditions and do their own thing. Here are some new wedding trends that may be here to stay. 1. Having a...

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The Flip Side of Weight Loss

Many years ago, I had a lot of weight to lose before I got to a healthy weight range. I became really focused on my goal which was my night and day aside from school. I no longer wanted to feel fat, be fat, struggle up stairs, or have to go to the plus size section and buy clothes that were just...

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9 Reasons You Haven't Made Any Gains

So the story is you've been going to the gym for a few months now, and you haven't really seen any progress and you've made little to no gains. Now you're totally frustrated. Everyone around you that you workout with seems to be getting there, but not you, so what's up with that? 1. You aren't...

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Why A Lot of Men Don't Seem to Care About Fashion

One question for the guys: when is the last time your father or another male in your life, actually asked you to go shopping with them for clothing or vice versa? I'll hold for the long excruciating silence and eye brow raising and head scratching that I'm sure is all but happening at this...

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Get Taylor Swift's Style: Feminine, Girly, Experimental

In an interview at Milan's fashion week, Taylor Swift described her style as feminine, girly, and experimental. She is the type of person who finds something she loves and sticks with what works for her. Her early years on the red carpet were nothing if not predictable; a head full of curls and...

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The Most Annoying Couples

The When We's Every couple can be the when we's from time to time, and at first, it's welcomed. It's a good thing. You know the type: when we buy our house, when we have children, when we get married we'll do this and this and that, but this couple has been at it for so long that it's become...

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Style Does Not Die With Age

My great aunt just turned 90 years old and for as long as I've had the distinct pleasure of having her in my life, she has never shied away from being a stylish older woman. She revels in it. She is a woman who at 90 will still wear 4 inch heels to church, because she loves to make an entrance,...

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Six Weight Loss Myths

Myth #1: Weight loss requires a ton of money If you have convinced yourself that the only way every single person on the planet has lost weight is because they spent thousands of dollars, I've got news for you. There are people across this planet who could never afford a gym or a fancy food...

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