What causes shrinkage? Well, the moisture in the air that penetrates your hair strands causes your curls to shrivel up. It’s the same thing that happens when you wet your hair to begin your hair washing routine. What do you do when shrinkage happens to you? Here are some tips on how you can embrace natural hair shrinkage. How to Embrace Natural Hair Shrinkage This Season 1. Go With The ‘Fro Let’s just start with this: If you’re out and about and your hair shrinks after you’ve stretched it out with your blow-dryer, don’t panic....

I sometimes have a hard time remembering to think about my husband and his needs because I am so caught up with taking care of my daughter and myself, that I often times forget to take care of my husband. :/ I am trying to change this and am now constantly thinking about ways I can show my love to my husband. Problem solved!

Our talented designer, Sameeha from The Inked Leaf, created 2 fun printable placemats that will definitely keep your loved ones entertained with fill-in-the-blank, matching, writing, and puzzle solving tasks! The hubby version even contains a section that will test his memory! Be sure to fill in the left column with your relationship specific dates in a random order before the day of the breakfast. Sameeha left a few blank lines for our readers to write-in additional lucky dates and their matching description!...

In case you’re still shopping around for some inspiration, we scoured the internet and found some of our favorite music-inspired and punk-inspired looks you and your buds can rock this Halloween. Plus, they’re super easy to recreate! Read on to check out some of our favorite punk hairstyles for men. 4 Easy Halloween Punk Hairstyles for Men 1. East Village Tattoo Artist or Biker Mohawk This is for all the dudes out there who’ve always wanted to try a mohawk, but never had the chance to live out their dream....

While red can be an intimidating color, all of these red hair trends are wearable and only make the good kind of bold statements! Red Hair Trends: Shades of Red to Look Out for in 2021 1. Auburn Hair This warm brown and red fusion of color is super trendy this year. It’s a great color to go for if you don’t want an obviously red hair color. This red hair trend relies on creating a warm brown that will glimmer hints of red when the sun hits it just right....

I began practicing several years ago as a means to cope with the acute and chronic stressors of police work, and life’s journey for that matter. I had been reading a lot about yoga and its efficacy for preventing and healing lower back injuries (many police officers have lower back problems). I then began researching mindfulness as a tool for stress management and situational awareness (officer safety) for police officers....

“It is the neuroscientific evidence particularly which shows us that the circuits in the brain that are important to underlying well-being exhibit plasticity—it changes as a consequence of experience and as a consequence of training. We know that the brain is constantly being changed, wittingly or unwittingly.” The brain keeps changing over its entire lifespan. The good news? We have some control over those changes. “We can all take responsibility for our own brains and we can shape our own brains in ways that are more positive and can lead to the cultivation of well-being....

If Red is for Romance, then it’s our favorite color! Treat your Sweet to a practically done-for-you date night at home with our Romantic Redbox Date Night! Infused with romance, and a whole lot of red, this date is packed with printable invites, treat tags, and a game to make you blush! We’ll have you saying goodbye to “been there, done that” movie nights and RED-y to take things to a whole new level!...

Say “Yes!” Such a simple word, yet sometimes so hard to say! Being a stay-at-home mom, I feel like all I do all day long is say yes to my kids, so, at times, when my spouse asks for things it just feels easier to say, ‘no.’ How great would it be treat him the same way I do my kids, and say YES to EVERYTHING he asks/requests in a night (not that I say yes to everything my kids ask :), but you know what I mean)....

Love James Bond? Or Mission Impossible? How about Bourne Identity? Well, this date is for you! The best part is, all you need to do is print the invite and go! Wanna know more? Well did you know that just about every major restaurant/fast food chain has a secret menu? For this date I created a really simple invite in Word and we were off to Jamba Juice! I got the White Gummi Bear and my Hubby chose chocolate covered strawberries....

10 Short Edgy Haircuts From micro-fringed bobs to pixie mullet hybrids, we give you 10 short edgy haircuts that are hot on our radar this month. Scroll down for a list of short trendy hairstyles we love. 1. Micro-Fringed Bob Short Edgy Haircut Either you got on the baby bang trend, or you vehemently didn’t—such as the polarizing effect of one of last year’s most-buzzed-about looks, which quickly made its way onto celebrity foreheads everywhere....

Should I Get Bangs? Questions to Ask Yourself Lucky for you, this is where we come in. We’ve rounded up some questions for you to answer and simple, fun, and easy hairstyles to help you make the tough decision. Read on to reveal your hair chop truth: 1. Do you really want bangs? First thing’s first, why do you want to get bangs right now? Are you looking for a hair overhaul after a major life event (a break-up, for example)?...

HH: Can you share your thoughts on what is happening in Cape Cod? BB: The school board member who is opposing Calmer Choice being in the schools there, is a religious right Christian parenting author. And the organization, National Center for Law in Policy, is likewise a religious right organization. However, that doesn’t really matter. Whatever points they’re making to the extent that they are good and valid, aught to be taken into account....

Six Quiff and Combover Styles You Can Try 1. Textured Quiff A little texture and movement helps your quiff from looking over styled, so if you are blessed with a little bit of wave in your hair, don’t be afraid to air-dry your strands for that naturally undone look. But if your hair could use a little extra volume, work the Bed Head For Men by TIGI Pure Texture Molding Paste onto your clean hair for that sexy, tousled finish....

Stammering (more commonly known as stuttering in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) is a disorder that affects the control and co-ordination of speech movements with the result that there is an interruption in the flow, that is, fluency, of speech. (I will use the word “stammering” in this blog in light of its usage in the British film The King’s Speech and in other quoted articles from the UK, but the terms stammering and stuttering both mean exactly the same thing....

Best Sporty Haircut Styles for Men 1. Short Buzz Cut You can never go wrong with a buzz cut! This sporty style looks good on everyone. We also like extra details like a cleaned-up hairline that can make this haircut look even sharper. 2. Tousled Short Hair For something a little less clean-cut, try out a tousled crop. This cut is great for guys with wavy and curly hair types who don’t want to wear their hair long....

Fashion should be fun! It’s easy to get bored and annoyed with clothes that don’t “spark joy” {Thanks Marie Kondo for giving me a reason to toss the ill-fitting pants!}, so let’s all get to work cleaning out those closets! I know, I know, it sounds even worse than your mild annoyance at the t-shirt with the weird neck, but hear me out! After you clean your closet, ask your friends to do the same, and host the most AMAZING and ADORABLE style swap!...

11 Trendy Medium Hairstyles with Bangs 1. Side Swept Bangs With Curls These side swept bangs paired with voluptuous curls is a match made in hair heaven! Give your curls a boost of volume by using the Nexxus Exxpand+ Volumizing Whip. 2. Fringe Ponytail Give your quirky bangs some attitude by fringing your ends. 3. Straight Straighten out your medium hairstyles with bangs to create a sleek and sexy look....

There have been 7 teen-specific suicides since May of 2009. So I sat down with Paly High School Senior Meghan Byrd to ask her about teen life, the pressures of being a teen today and the epidemic of recent teen suicides in the local area. Meghan, a future teen panelist at the upcoming Wisdom 2.0 Youth Conference, is concerned about teen health and tragic stories like Clayton Carlson’s. She recalls checking her Facebook newsfeed after a student committed suicide at Paly in January of this year, and seeing dozens of statuses of friends on Facebook that show the letters, “R....

We encourage everyone to condition their hair, especially if they have natural strands. The purpose of this product is to condition and moisturize your hair. However, as you probably guessed: not all conditioners are created equal. Some provide moisture during the conditioning process but once you rinse it out, it’s all gone. As a result, the solution is a natural hair conditioner that will provide deep moisture for a long period of time....