If you are an expectant mother (or dad!) who is planning on decorating a beautiful nursery on a budget, you are likely curious about where you should start. You don’t need to be wealthy to create the beautiful nursery you’ve always dreamed of. Besides, your new baby will love his or her room no matter…
How Salons Are Reacting to Heightened Health Concerns
The COVID-19 pandemic brought many small businesses to a screeching halt, going months without being able to welcome customers. Among the most heavily impacted were salons and barber shops, which went months without a single customer sitting in a barber chair for a haircut or a shave. However, many of these businesses are now in…
How Does Telemedicine Work?
The COVID-19 pandemic kept millions of people in their homes through most of 2020 and into 2021. People who would otherwise visit a doctor in person are looking for virtual visits and online consultations instead. The field of telemedicine was already growing before the pandemic, but rates of patients looking into Telehealth options shot up…
Planning a Career During Uncertain Times
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has ushered the world into one of history’s most uncertain periods. Several pessimistic economic, health and social forecasts make the uncertainty even more depressing. Nevertheless, empowering yourself for your future must continue one way or another. This way, you can leverage the pandemic’s unique circumstances to your benefit…
Traveling for Your Honeymoon? Read This First
Congratulations on your big day! With your wedding checklist nearly complete, it’s time to start thinking about your honeymoon. Planning your big trip ahead will give you peace of mind after months of working on guest lists and coordinating the details of your wedding party. You already have experience juggling vendors and picking out that…
Tips for Choosing the Best Rings for Your Personality
Many people pick their favorite precious gems based on their birthstones. But another way to find and collect a favorite is to base your gems on your personality. Colors have many meanings, and those who study auras often connect favorite gems to personality traits. This is a way to make your jewelry and rings more…
How to Manage Pain Without Medications
When dealing with chronic pain, many sufferers reach for the medicine cabinet to take prescription drugs or over-the-counter medication to ease the symptoms. However, medication only offers temporary relief, meaning that before long the pain will be back and you’ll be miserable once again. For those that have substance abuse problems, it’s even more…
How to Cope With a Cancer Diagnosis
Cancer is a disease that can affect any part of a person’s body. When people have cancer, their healthy tissue is destroyed by rapid abnormal cell growth. Symptoms can include fatigue, coughing, bleeding, bruising, nausea, and headaches. Smoking, exposure to sunlight or radiation, dietary choices, and viruses can all cause cancer, but this disease affects…
The Pros and Cons of Pet Insurance: Is It Worth It?
Pet insurance seems like a win-win for everyone involved, you, your family, and your furry friend. Your vet, of course, recommends it and you want nothing but the best for the pet in your life, so you’re considering it, but may still be on the fence about committing to spending more money on insurance every…
Home and Auto Financing Basics
Buying your first home or car can seem like a monolithic task. The research that goes into finding the perfect one can take weeks, and then come to the financing questions. Uncertainty surrounding the buys of these incredibly important commodities can be incredibly nerve-wracking. But the underlying principles of these transactions are actually straightforward. Understanding…
Reasons to Give Your Home a Makeover
Home renovations can be tough to estimate. People tend to wildly underestimate how much time and money they’ll need to spend to do things like renovate their kitchen or expand their garage. What you want to cost $10,000 may cost three or four times that. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try, only that you need…