RSSArchive for February 2008
6 KICKBOX WORKOUTS : FIGHT WITH YOUR LEGS
February 29, 2008
This is the follow up to the article Kickboxing : Strengthen Your Attitude, published on February 14, 2008. In that post, I explained why I love this type of exercise, which goes far beyond just burning calories. I also promised to tell you about some of the best programs I know.
Kickboxing is an express ticket [...]
PRODUCT REVIEW : MAC STUDIO MOISTURE FIX SPF 15
February 27, 2008
I’m always trying new sunscreens. It’s challenging to find one that works well under makeup without being greasy.
MAC Studio Moisture Fix SPF 15
Trust Paula to find the superstars
I learned about this cream in the latest edition of Paula’s essential book. It has a very high rating as a “brilliant option for normal to oily skin” [...]
DO YOU ALLOW SOMEONE ELSE TO CONTROL YOUR MONEY?
February 24, 2008
I recently published an article entitled What Does Money Mean To You? Through the public and private responses and conversations that came from that post, some of which you can see in the Comments following the article, I have become increasingly nervous about my understanding of our own family finances, which is somewhere below moderate.
Does [...]
HEY, CHRISTINE, HOW’S THE MAKEOVER GOING?
February 21, 2008
Now that you ask, it’s coming along pretty well. There are a lot of details but the learning has been worth every minute. It’s almost ready.
Here is a look at the current picture. This is what the inside pages, where the articles are posted, will look like :
The new look of Empowered Attraction
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DISCLOSURE AND BEAUTY BLOGS
February 18, 2008
On January 31, 2008, the NYT published an article entitled Skin Deep, about beauty blogs and the women who write them. Only 2 years ago, the cosmetics industry treated them as an annoyance. Blogs about beauty are now seen as influential and reach a wide audience.
Who do you trust?
Gradually over the past ten years, the marketplace (consumers, us) has transferred its trust away from conventional advertising. We have come to resent being marketed at and manipulated with sales pressure and enticements. We put our faith in experts, or the people around us whose experience seems similar to our own.
Read more6 MAKEUP SHIMMER DO’S
February 16, 2008
In the article published on January 18, 2008, entitled 10 Wrong Ways to Use Shimmer in Makeup, … well, I made it sound as though there was no right way to use shimmer in makeup.
Not true. Shiny products have the ability to bring out the best (as well as the worst). It only takes a [...]
KICKBOXING : STRENGTHEN YOUR ATTITUDE
February 14, 2008
I’ve said before, in the article Movement Is Not About Weight Loss, that exercise is about a whole lot more than what you look like. In that article, I concluded that the most important benefit of exercise is its ability to adjust how you think. It hits a reset switch in your head that sharpens [...]
Read moreANTI-AGING STRATEGY 2 : DAY OF MENTAL PURIFICATION
February 10, 2008
Day of Purification sounds somewhat fanatical. The title could equally well be Day Of Clearing-Out-Your-Head. Really, these are just updates from my life. I’m having a mental health day today to celebrate being alone in my home. That probably hasn’t happened since 2002.
1. The day began with a truly challenging workout. Mindy Mylrea [...]
SARAH JESSICA PARKER IN ALLURE MAGAZINE
February 8, 2008
Has anyone read the interview of SJP in February 08 Allure magazine? I may be the only person in North America who has never seen the TV series Sex and The City, so I don’t know her work well.
I read the article because I’m always fascinated by anyone with a great sense of style. You [...]
EMPOWERED ATTRACTION IS GETTING A MAKEOVER
February 6, 2008
Those of you whom I have the privilege to know personally know how much writing for this blog has come to mean to me. With no end in sight, and because “change” and “learn” are my two favorite words, this site is going to be getting a new look. Here is an idea of what [...]
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