Tricks to almost being the perfect mum
Your house is spotless, your children are well behaved, and every night there’s a beautiful home-cooked meal on the table. Just how do you do it?The answer: You don’t. From 1960s how-to guides portraying the perfect mother to today’s Pinterest-crazed
In the midst of rapid change - do you have a coping strategy?
The one guarantee about life is the constancy of change. Whether we define those changes as good or bad, they consistently flow our way. Still, change it and of itself is not the challenge. The thing that causes most to become overwhelmed is the way
Don't say a word - it's an NFL night
IT IS the only season where women are willing to put up with their significant other’s “sweet-hearting”. And the only reason this love affair wins a pass is because it’s not with an actual person, but with a sport.The National Football League (NFL) g
Erin sets her sights on Paralympic dream
ERIN Brown may have 1,064 days to go, however when you are a bone cancer survivor, an amputee with limited resources and big dreams of being the first Bahamian female to participate in the Summer Paralympic Games in 2020, every minute matters.The adv
What to wear - weave or a wig?
WHETHER FOR natural hair protection, versatility or just convenience - there are many reasons and options which come to mind for women when choosing weave and wig hairstyling. Very easily, weaving and wig styles allow women to achieve looks at their
It’s all about style - and colour
Providing local beauticians direct contact with top educators in the field of cosmetology, the Bahamas Supply Agencies will add to their list of events on Monday, October 16 - with the launch of the Colour Me Matrix Hair Show.
Gender and its implications after the winds have died
Irma has gone for good, José is still ruminating somewhere out there in the Atlantic and we still have a number of weeks left in the Atlantic Hurricane Season of 2017. That does not mean that an out-of-season storm could not churn up unexpectedly, however. At the moment we’ve all got our eye on Tropical Storm Maria which may be heading the Bahamas way.
OFF THE SPECTRUM: Life skills
Life skills are the most basic of the functional skills. They are the building blocks for a productive life. We usually acquire these skills in the first few years of life.
Empowering women - of substance and beauty
WHILE ORGANISERS appreciate the physical beauty of the new Miss Universe Bahamas delegates - this is easily dominated by each contestant’s confidence, femininity, grace, fitness, compassion, intelligence and determination to claim her place in the wo
Fleeing the storm of domestic violence
SOME storms in relationships can be weathered, however when it comes to unions marred by domestic violence a mandatory evacuation is what a local clinical psychologist orders.Dr Harry Ferere has studied domestic violence for decades and seen the same
Dealing with the storms life throws at you
Despite their devastating nature, hurricanes and other such tempests can serve up some valuable life lessons. Like the importance of being proactive, making proper preparation and managing limited resources etc. But one of the greater rewards is it
Best-selling Bahamian author weaves together history and mystery
The remainder of 2017 will be a busy time for best-selling Bahamian author Tanya R Taylor, who is releasing her 18th novel next week and preparing to add to her bibliography with a new series and a standalone drama.
Reflections – It’s only math
“I’m late, I’m late for a very important date,” said the White Rabbit to Alice. My birthday arrived this year a whimper rather than a bang, but I was determined not to be late for the date with the rest of my life.
MICHELLE MILLER MOTIVATIONALS: You are the change your life is waiting on
Everything changes. In a sense, change is the fundamental essence of life. There are those changes that will occur naturally, such as the changes in the seasons, the rising and setting of the sun et cetera. Then there are those changes that we can bring to our lives in an intentional way. These are the kinds of changes that we can choose to make according to the way we think and perceive the world.
Inside Georgia’s dream world
SHE may be only 11 years old, but Eleuthera native Georgia Birkwieser is already getting serious when it comes to her aspirations of one day becoming a successful author.
