Defensive People: Tips for Dealing With Them         The following tips may help you deal with defensive people: Remember that most defensive people are really insecure. Let them know that you believe they are competent and worthy of their position. Never respond with defensiveness. Instead, become an attentive listener, paying attention to both verbal and nonverbal messages. Reflect what the person has said by paraphrasing (ie, “what I am hearing is that you feel…”). Never argue with … →

1. Shrink the water bill. The Lending Tree has a number of suggestions consumers can use for saving moolah on the water bill. First step, examine all your faucets, the ones inside and outside. Check for leaks. Wet spots on the ground under the faucet or damp connector rings are both evidence of leaks. Replace torn washers or missing parts quickly. You might even need to opt for a newer faucet. Also, don’t water your lawn on days when rain … →

Source: Beauty Refresher: How to Clean Your Makeup Brushes A lot more harm than good can come from not cleaning your makeup brushes regularly. Not only can you wind up with nasty breakouts, residue can breed bacteria, which wind up breaking down your brushes. To learn the steps to keeping your brushes (and complexion) squeaky clean, just keep reading. Planning and Prevention Since you should do a deep cleaning about once a month on brushes you use daily, the easiest … →

CELEBS WHO WERE ADOPTED BABE RUTH- was  adopted by the Baltimore Orioles owner Jack Dunn. Jamie Foxx- was adopted by his grandparents Bill Clinton- was adopted as a child by his stepfather when his father died in a car accident just before he was born. Marilyn Monroe- was in at least nine different foster homes until she was adopted by a family friend. Melissa Gilbert -was adopted as a newborn by a prestigious Hollywood family. Steve Jobs-parents put him up … →

BEFORE YOU SIGN YOUR LEASE 1. Do all the appliances work? It seems obvious that the appliances should work, but don’t be so sure. Often the landlord hasn’t tested them out 2. Is there an insect, rodent or bed bug problem? Find out by looking in corners of cabinets even ask the landlord. 3. Paint color In most cases the landlord will repaint the apartment before you move in. Ask before you sign a lease to make sure this is … →

  4 Things You Think Are Sexy That Really Aren’t from bettyconfidendtial.com 1. Showing all your skin at once. Sometimes women get a bit overly excited when choosing what to wear, or more specifically, what not to wear and we think it’s a genius idea to wear the tiniest articles of clothing in our closets if we want to attract a man. Skin is good just a little at a time. 2. Sexting. Does this word make anyone else wildly uncomfortable? I … →

Excuses For Not Unfriending Your Ex On Facebook thestir.com I want to see if he says anything bad about me. I want to see if that coworker/friend/person I always had suspicions about really is just a friend or not. I want to remember all the reasons we broke up. Why should I defriend him? He should defriend me! I want to make sure we’re not headed to the same places. I need to gather information about him.   Picture courtesy … →

 Girl on Fire Hey…I’m in the studio right now working away on my new album and I am SO excited!!! I’m ignited!!! I’m like a match to a flame! I’ve had the title of this album in my mind for a long time….It’s been hard to hold it back and now I’m not holding it back anymore! It is called Girl on Fire!!! And that’s exactly how I feel!!! You’ll be learning more about it soon… but let me just say before … →

The Detroit school district is giving students free Nikes if they show up to class on October 3rd. Student Count Day is the day when students are counted and their numbers are used as the basis for per-pupil funding from the state and federal government. The more students the more money. The school district may give out 17,000 pairs of shoes.