secret womens business

AT LAST IT IS OVER

2011-12-31T09:45:00.000+10:00

Christmas comes but once a year and for that I am extremely grateful. At last all the rushing and running around getting last minute gifts for people who you never thought would buy you anything and who did. Christmas: A drain on your bank balance and for some (including me) a drain on your spirit. This year I succumbed to the all too common "Christmas sadness". It came from out of nowhere

URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS

2011-11-17T10:35:00.001+10:00

Most women know what a UTI or Urinary Tract Infection is as it is a more common infection in women than it is in men. The reason for this is because a womans Urethra is much shorter than a mans and because the opening of the urethra is close to the vagina and anus which are sources of bacteria, which is the common cause of these infections. So, what is the treatment for it? Even though the

WHEN TRAVELLING OVERSEAS

2011-11-07T13:03:00.000+10:00

I was reading a few articles on the Reuters site this morning and came across one article about a Nigerian comic who was arrested on suspicion of smuggling drugs in his stomach and it reminded me of a rather frightening incident that happened to me at the airport in Paris. As I was going through security I was pulled aside and had to empty my carry on luggage for security to check. The

CRAZY RUNNING WOMAN

2011-11-04T22:05:00.000+10:00

Do you sometimes feel that you are running around like a mad woman and not getting anywhere? I do and at the end of the day I have achieved absolutely nothing. I've done my grocery shopping in such a rush that I got about half of the things I wanted. Today I went shopping and put my prescription into the chemist to get filled while I shopped and then I went home without picking up my

LET'S LOSE BUTTERFACE

2011-10-26T12:07:00.001+10:00

I have just learned a new term that I really dislike. You may have heard it before but I had never heard the expression 'butterface' or 'buttaface'. For those of you who don't know this term it is used to describe a person who has a good body but not attractive face. You know, replaces 'nice body, shame about the face'. How are we ever going to teach young people, especially girls, that

DISAPEARING SOCKS

2011-10-23T12:46:00.001+10:00

Do you throw your socks into the wash and then when you go back to hang them on the line one has disapeared? I do. I once had lots of socks and now I have lots of odd socks. I did find a way to solve this problem. All my socks are one color. If one decides to disapear it's ok I always have another sock to match it. Sooooo.....where do those disapearing socks go? I have often found them

BEING SINGLE

2011-10-21T13:06:00.000+10:00

It seems that all my life I have been conditioned to believe that the only good outcome for me was to find a man get married and have children. Now I know this was all wrong. I do not need a man to feel complete. Single women have so many opportunities that are often not there for the women who chose to follow the herd and settle down with a husband and family. These women have been so busy

WOMEN LEADERS

2011-10-06T12:34:00.000+10:00

What makes some women such strong leaders? In Australia we have a woman Prime Minister leading our Government and in Queensland a female Premier leading our state. Both are strong women doing what has traditionally been thought of as exclusive to men. Only a few years ago it would have been unthinkable for a woman to be CEO of a company and yet, now we have many women in positions of

WEIGHT LOSS DIETS.

2011-09-29T13:58:00.000+10:00

Today I decided to do some research on diets so I typed diets into my search engine and found 69,000,000 sites about diets. Then I narrowed it down to Weight Loss Diets and found 38,800,000 of these. There were sites like Speedy Slimming Caps which claimed to be selling a Capsule that they claim will burn fat and reduce apetite. Now I ask you, if this was genuine would there be any

RISKS OF GETTING NAILS DONE

2011-09-28T17:33:00.002+10:00

Do you go to a nail salon to have your nails done? In this busy world, isn't it nice to sit back and be pampered, knowing your nails will look much better than anything you could have done with them? Recently I ran across an article on the risks you may be taking when you go to a nail salon to have your nails done and it really made me stop and think. The article talked about HIV/AIDS if the

LIVER CLEANSING DIET

2011-09-23T13:34:00.000+10:00

Recently I had a blood test and one of the things my doctor looked at was my liver function. Anyone who is on regular medication long term should have this test done regularly. When my results came back it showed an abnormal reading and I was sent for a second test. My first thought was to go on a Liver Cleansing Diet so I set out to do a little research before trying the diet and I found

NEW TOWN-NEW DOCTOR

2011-09-21T17:17:00.001+10:00

When I moved to my new town (which I am totally in love with) one of the hardest things I had to do was find a new doctor. I had been seeing the same doctor for over twenty years and I had complete faith in him.He was easy to to talk to, knew everything about me and my family and had supported me through some very difficult times and I didn't think I would ever be able to replace him. This was

ANNIVERSARY OF ATROCITY

2011-09-12T08:30:00.000+10:00

Ten years after the atrocity that was 9/11 people are still suffering the results of that terrible day. I cannot understand how anyone can justify the actions of any terrorist. Terrorism is a brutal attack on innocent people who have never and would never harm another human being. Quite often the victims are children. I remember clearly the day I learned about the attack on the Twin Towers. I

TIME FLIES

2011-09-09T16:44:00.000+10:00

Have you noticed as you get older time goes faster? It seems like only a few weeks since I was planning Christmas 2010 and now I have to start thinking about Christmas 2011. Have you ever wondered how you can slow down the passage of time? H I have a theory about why time seems to fly as we get older. I think it is because we lose our anticipation. As children we looked forward to our next

SPRING IS IN THE AIR

2011-09-02T12:42:00.000+10:00

Once again the year is flying by and here we are in the first days of Spring and what a lovely time of year it is. My new found home of Toowoomba has recovered from the devastating floods of last summer and the gardens are bursting into bloom as we prepare for our famous Carnival of the Flowers which will be on from 16th to the 25th of this month. Spring is a beautiful time of re-birth and

WHAT SCARES YOU

2011-08-30T13:54:00.000+10:00

What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of the dark, storms, growing old, being alone, leeches or, understandably, snakes? We all have our fears and we all deal with them in different ways. Personally I am terrified of leeches and snakes. Fear of snakes is quite rational but leeches? I know leeches are harmless so my fear is completely irrational. I am so glad I wasn't around when they used

STILL LOOKING DOWN AT THE GRASS

2011-08-22T09:31:00.000+10:00

Hi everyone!!! Yes I am back, after a long silence while I travelled around Australia. Since retiring and settling down again after my trip I find I have less spare time than when I was working and I wonder how many other retirees are as busy as I am. I cannot understand people who say, "I'm bored". How on earth can anyone find the time to get bored when there are so many wonderful books to

A Better Online Wallet

2011-06-24T14:53:00.000+10:00

Do you buy and sell online? Do you enjoy a little online gambling or betting on your favourite sport? Are you less than satisfied with your current online bank because it is too slow? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you really should check out Moneybookers free online money wallet. Moneybookers is an online wallet that transfers money instantly. So if you want to place

A Giving Christmas

2010-11-28T10:00:00.000+10:00

Do you remember when you were a child? How you looked forward to Christmas and thought it would never come? You felt like it took forever and the days crawled by painfully slowly until finally the big day arrived. Santa had left the one thing you wanted most in the world in your stocking and if it wasn't what you wanted you loved it anyway because it was Christmas and Santa had come and you

Give A Book

2010-11-17T11:55:00.000+10:00

Are you still struggling with what to give for Christmas? I have always found giving a book is a good stand-by. Of course you need to choose something that will interest the receiver but that isn't terribly difficult. A I usually give something that matches the persons hobbies and interests. For children something that is educational but written in a way that the child enjoys like the

Are You Getting Married

2010-11-17T10:46:00.000+10:00

When I was married the only photographer in our small town was also more than a little fond of the demon drink. The end result was wedding photos I would never show to anyone they were so bad. I When my children were married we took a video of the wedding and now they can watch their wedding whenever they want and they can share it with their friends and relatives who could not get to

Take Care of Yourself

2010-11-11T10:22:00.000+10:00

We all know that it is important to take care of ourselves if we want to maintain good health. We need to watch our diet, get plenty of exercise and keep our minds active by putting our brains to work with things like Sudoku and above all, keep learning everyday of your life. We women also have to make sure we examine our own breasts regularly as well as have our GP examine them and have

Photo Storage

2010-11-06T12:37:00.000+10:00

As you know I recently moved to a new town and for the first time in almost forever I realised how many photos I had accumulated over the years. Photos of my children, holidays, friends, parties, my cars, pets, homes, etc etc. These are all photos in hard copy, not digital. A Now I have a digital camera and my photos are not in hard copy but I do have a bigger dilemma about storage. I

bullion

2010-11-02T11:52:00.000+10:00

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Christmas Come Creeping

2010-11-01T12:57:00.000+10:00

OH MY GOD!! Did I hear someone say Christmas is less than seven weeks away? After a quick look at the calender I was able to verify that this is not a rumor sent to drive me into mindless panic, IT IS A FACT. As usual I am totally disorganized and now, after realizing how little time I have left, in a blind, mindless panic. O Every Christmas it is the same. I do everything at the last