Lifestyle/Fashion - Other in general

Lifestyle/Fashion - Other in general: Dust Sluts of the World Unite (925 words)
by gothiron - written on 21.11.01 (Very useful, 127 readings)
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Ok, I'll admit it, I'm a dust slut, I really find the idea of housework pointless unless there is a specific reason for it (my mum ringing to say I'm dropping around in a few minutes provokes a flurry of dusters and Pledge). Personally I subscribe to the Joan Rivers idea "what's the point of house cleaning, 6 months later you only have to do it all again" So therefore it may seem perverse that this op is extolling the virtues of that fine publication, Good Housekeeping. My conversion to GH came about partly because I was fed up with the "How to bonk for Britain" type articles in She & Cosmo; not ready for the ...

Bliss has cleaned its act up (384 words)
by fairdonion - written on 27.07.01 (Very useful, 109 readings)
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A while ago this would not have been the magazine I would like my teenage daughter to look at let alone purchase but it is a different matter now. Bliss has changed and changed for the better. In fact it has changed so much that it has some articles that I would suggest to my daughter to read. Bliss comes out monthly and costs £2.00. Like a lot of magazines it does have its pin up boys which they can cut out for the bedroom wall. This month I notice that they are not showing ultra slim models and most articles the girls are around size 14 upwards. So good for Bliss. There is a very good Saturday night party, Monday dead report. ...

Lifestyle/Fashion - Other in general: BREAST CANCER>>BE AWARE AND TAKE CARE (258 words)
by wendiewoo - written on 04.10.00 (Very useful, 66 readings)
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EVERYONE SHOULD BE AWARE OF CANCER AND HOW TO DETECT SIGNS EARLY ENOUGH FOR TREATMENT. Every year, more than 13,000 British women die from breast cancer-a disease which, if diagnosed early enough, need not be fatal. The solution to this unsatisfactory state of affairs is to increase awareness of breast cancer amongst women and their partners. For this reason October is BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. But did you know that by treating yourself to a glossy lifestyle magazine you can also contribute towards this cause? PINK RIBBON MAGAZINE costs £2.95 and for every issue sold, £1 will be donated to breast cancer charities. The magazine ...