twodaymag's Lifestyle Contributor: Kristen Houghton
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twodaymag's Lifestyle Contributor: Kristen HoughtonPositive Retail Therapy
Research psychologists have long documented a causal relationship between individual possessions and personal contentment. In other words, the consensus among scientists is spending money on yourself does indeed buy happiness.
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twodaymag's Lifestyle Contributor: Kristen HoughtonWhen You Can’t Be Happy
If someone you love is going through a time of pain, struggle, and uncertainty it can disrupt your life just as much. It is called ‘second hand’ turmoil and we all will experience it sometime in our lives.
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twodaymag's Lifestyle Contributor: Kristen HoughtonWhy I Love Pole Dancing
Pole dancing classes offer women the opportunity to let loose and have fun while toning our bodies and increasing our core strength. Once featured only in ‘gentlemen's clubs’ and strip joints, pole dancing is emerging as the latest health-club rage.
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twodaymag's Lifestyle Contributor: Kristen HoughtonTesticular Fortitude: Seriously?
Do you have testicular fortitude? If you're a woman do you even need it? Unfortunately there is still the idea that drive and getting ahead seem to be eternally equated with high levels of testosterone.
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twodaymag's Lifestyle Contributor: Kristen HoughtonThe Truth About the Quarter Life Crisis
There’s a transitional period in every person’s life; leaving adolescence and entering adulthood. Just because you've entered adulthood doesn't mean that everything in your life is really established.
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twodaymag's Lifestyle Contributor: Kristen HoughtonCrowning Glory: The History of Women and Hair
What is it with a woman’s hair that causes so much concern anyway? Short, long, layered, tinted, bleached, and everything in between, hair seems to take center stage. If you're thinking of cutting your hair or letting it grow long, you might be interested to know that your woman’s ‘crowning glory’ has been a topic of importance for thousands of years.
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Celebrity RelationshipsCelebrity Scandals and Why We Need Them
We have, like it or not, become a society of voyeurs. We love it all and the grittier, dirtier and more scandalous the better. Like a kid in school who sees another student get in trouble, it somehow feeds the curious beast within us.
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FriendshipIs Negativity Catching?
Negativity is draining and I don't want to live that way. All things being equal, I think that positivity can be as catching as negativity. Maybe if I'm positive enough, my friend will get infected by me. I hope so.
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twodaymag's Lifestyle Contributor: Kristen HoughtonThe Strength of Women: Past and Present
Each generation of women has a responsibility to the next one. What we do pass on has an impact on generations of women to come. Let's make sure we pass on rights of equality, strength and quality. The current generation of young women seem to able to do just that and much more.
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FriendshipThe Scars of Bullying
Kids, usually in groups, picking on other children unable or too afraid to defend themselves. Whether it is a case of actual physical abuse, name-calling, or electronic/media harassment, the stories of these bullies seems to be a weekly news item in the media.
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