Whether they’re headed to a tropical island for a little respite from real life or planning their upcoming European trek, they will all require sunscreen. It’s the summer essential that no one can afford to be without – just ask any dermatologist or skin care  expert who has seen firsthand the lasting (and often dangerous) side effects of [...]

The older you get, the more you appreciate your parents. And once you become one yourself, you come crawling back to them, taking back every eye roll or broken curfew. This year, instead of giving separate Mother’s and Father’s Day gifts (because let’s be honest, how many more lotions or golf-themed paperweights do they need?) [...]

Usually, a new mom’s newly minted status doesn’t sink in right away. Believe it or not, it’s not the marathon feeding sessions through the night, or the endless rocking to sleep, or the 24-hour pajama party that hit home. So what does? Her first Mother’s Day. That Hallmark holiday on which she’d dutifully send flowers [...]

Ask any woman who’s got a beach trip on the agenda this summer: getting  fit is high on her to-do list right now. Between the increased cardio  and strength workouts, the renewed focus on diet, the general avoidance  of all things delicious…well, it’s a feat much easier said than done.  Obviously it’s not impossible, though, [...]

They stick by you through it all – office dramas, bad moods, insanely busy mornings that somehow transform into unforgettably manic days. Isn’t it only fair that those hard-working receptionists, secretaries and other administrative professionals have their own day? As one of the more recent holidays in existence (it was first observed in 1952), it’s [...]

Earth Day: No longer reserved for crunchy treehuggers, this holiday is one with loads of gift options to help anyone on your list live a greener, earth-friendlier life. If anyone you now is still toting around plastic baggies or bottles, come to the rescue with some of these options below. Out and About A classic [...]

“Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.” -Plato   April is National Poetry Month. Bookworms and wordsmiths across the  nation are celebrating this art form (most likely by, well, writing  a poem). After all, at the risk of overloading on quotes, W.H. Auden  is noted to have said: “A poet is, before anything else, [...]

It’s not always easy to turn a bad day around, as anyone who has woken  up on the wrong side of the bed can attest. Even the most innocuous  occurrences suddenly seem annoying, the friendliest people turn sour  and the happiest faces appear gloomy. The good news is that there are  plenty of great gifts [...]

April showers bring May flowers, but between the two is a whole lot  of messy weather. The early days of spring are a little like winter’s  last stand: chilly mornings followed by blustery, bleak afternoons.  Sometimes all it takes is a sunny pair of rainboots to find the silver  lining in the clouds. Get inspired [...]

Spring break comes as a huge sigh of relief for millions of busy students who spend weeks on end slogging their way through long days on campus. Make their vacation even more memorable with one of these thoughtful and totally vacation-worthy gifts.   Some things are just beach essentials: trashy novels, gossip magazines, sunblock…and oversized [...]

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