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 Is it difficult to relax for you? You can’t slow down and take it easy, relaxation is almost impossible to achieve. That means that you belong to over a half population that don’t know how to relax.

Hurry, rush and haste makes our life more difficult these days, everybody wants to achieve success, be successful, have goods and possessions. We work more and more to fulfill overweening ambitions. The more money we possess the more available attractions we can afford to, so we work even more and as free time becomes so rare we want to make it unforgettable. We are shut in a vicious circle that is difficult to run away from. How to relax? Read all our tips to find out:

Get rigid rest discipline

Paradoxically, with our time filled with meetings, duties and resposibilities we should write down in our calendars time for yourself. Treat it like a meeting with someone very special for you - your body, thougths and feelings. At least three times a week! Remember that your free time is not only time out of work, these are moments only for you!

Don’t say I must, say I want to

Your free time is to slow down, relax and forget about day to day problems. Even if you don’t do anything ambicious or useful, be sure that it makes you feel happy. So Watch a stupid movie, read a book you don’t need to read, or lie in bed looking at your ceiling.

Don’t be afraid

People with their time fillled every minute are simply afraid of weekends. Adrenaline that fills the whole week makes tha rat race competitors desire it even during the weekend. So don’t plan every hour of you spare time with fake entertainment. If you want to spend the whole day walking around your house in a bathrobe, do it!

Magazines and newspapers write systematically about the must haves for spring 2008, fashion must haves and spring fashion. But what should you choose from spring trends?

Fashionistas would like to kill me after reading this post but I truly believe that following the fashion trends is good only for freaks. Unless you have millions on your bank account and wardrobe of a house size, no job to go to every day, you should adapt the trends to your needs. A really fashionable wardrobe should change every month as fashion designer prepare not only seasonal shows but also pre-fall or pre-winter collections. What a nightmare! So instead of watching the shows and going nuts at the shopping centres choose some items that can be adapted both to your working and casual wardrobe.

9 things you should have this spring (actually you may wear them for the whole year as well, sic!):

1. High waisted pants

This one unfortunately is especially flattering for tall, thin girls. They come in all kinds of grey, you don’t have to buy all bright colors they have in shops. Grey trousers are not only trendy but also your boss won’t mind having such high-waisted worker.

2. Sleeves with puffs

This season puffs got bigger but don’t worry.They can be found on colorful shirts as well as on traditional white ones. So ordinary trousers will perfectly go with puff-sleeved tops

3. Feminine skirts

This spring you can wear skirts with your peep-toe boots but there’s one thing you have to remeber: your waistline. Belts wil be useful too.

4. Flowers

I don’t mean those on your desk, because they are always fashionable and trendy. I mean flowers on your dresses, shirts or skirts. You don’t have to look like a garden immedaitely after reading it. You can simply buy one shirt with meadow of flowers, no one will notice it under yous suit and you’ll feel trendy.

5. Huge jewelry

This is a thing you can use and overuse at work. It’s surely the best aspect of jewelry that you can have bangles, rings that will add color to your every day look.

6. Tribal patterns

Try wooden jewelry and tribal patterns on your skirts, dresses and accessories. You don’t have to organize for the whole body piercing but some finishing touches will make you up to date

7. Leather

This one won’t surely be accepted by your boss so head for a night out with your friends wearing leather jacket. Accessorize it with black colors of the rest of your wardrobe and become the goddess of the night!

8. Platforms

Not only will they add several cm to your height but also make your tighs look thinner and longer. Black or brown platform will suit almost every element of your wardrobe.

9. Yellow

Since yellow is almost the most omnipresent color this season you will find it especially fresh to your spring wardrobe.

All the causes of stretch marks on skin are still unknown, there are some uncertainties connected with the changes responsible for stretch marks appearance. There are several things you can do to prevent from stretch marks and to get rid of stretch marks.

They are most commonly caused by rapid growth of weight during puberty or pregnancy or as complications after steroid therapy. At first stretch marks are red and vary in length, at that moment the use of proper cosmetics prevents skin from irreversible changes. Later on, the stretch marks get dark, they become smaller and the changes can’t be reversed. The skin in stretch marks is thinner than in any other place, silvery-white and it ruffles like blotting paper. The use of cosmetics at that moment can’t change the skin condition, it may only improve its look.
Stretch marks affect people with obesity, pregnant women, teenagers during puberty, bodybuilders, women after menopause, poeple who take steroid hormones, people who go on draconian diets.

How to prevent stretch marks?

Prevention may not be efficient but the fact that treatment is even much more ineffective makes it worth trying. It is essential to use anti stretch marks creams, lotions, gels, oils, they most often contain elastin, collagen, vitamins and other substances which have positive influence on skin condition.The substances you should pay attention to:

- aloe extract - binds moisture, supports skin cells restoration and gets into the deep skin layers to ensure moisturising and smoothness
- ginseng extract - stimulates blood circulation and supports the functions of skin
- soya seed extract - moisturises, reduces wrinkles, improves skin flexibility and nautralizes free radicals
- glycerin - moisturizes, improves skin’s flexibility and softness
- vitamin E - improves skin’s ability to bind moisture, protects skin from free radicals and soothes skin

It is not important what type of cream you use, moisturizing, nourishing your skin is much more crucial. Apply the cosmetics on the skin areas attacked by stretch marks after bathing, they will be absorbed faster then. Try to massage those skin areas affected by stretch marks with your hand or rough glove, that is a perfect preventive measure since it stimulates circulation and strenghtens skin. A balanced diet is also an element that improves your skin condition so eat healthily and enjoy free of stretch marks skin.

Frequent and regular cleaning is a key to success, in this case to clean, fresh and beautiful house. If you don’t do anything for weeks you can be sure that major cleaning will be a really painstaking work. There are certain things you should know so as not to be defeated by dirt and junk. Some things need to be cleaned every day whereas others need weekly refreshment with cleaning products. All in all, life revolves around house cleaning, isn’t it?

1. KITCHEN AND BATHROOM

They both demand every day care and pampering. This should be the most hygienic parts of your house, you prepare food and cook in the kitchen so maintaining cleanliness is crucial for your family’s health. The bathroom is used for pampering, washing yourself. I am sure you don’t want to share it with any creatures and funghi that may appear if it’s not taken care properly.

2. BEDROOMS

You may be unaware of the fact that every night our bodies emit 250ml of sweat. That should force you to air the beds and bedclothes every day. The rest of the room can be cleaned once a week as it is rarely possible you leave much litter there.

3. LIVING ROOM

As your family spends most of their time together in the living room it is good to declutter it every day, so tidy scattered newspapers, clothes, throw away wilted flowers. Hoover at least twice a week to remove dust from the air you breathe in.

4. OTHER ROOMS

Halls demand frequent cleaning and it is good to clean its floors twice a week. Other spaces can be cleaned during your weekly cleaning or more often if you use them a lot.

Flowers bring every room to life and make it look more spring alike. So if you are interested in decorating with flowers your homes and interiors take a look at some suggestions about how to decorate your house with fresh flowers and how to take advantage of flowery bouquets for a long time.

If you take some steps you will be able to prolong life of fresh flowers in vases with some tips:

1. PLANT STEMS

First of all, cut each stem with clippers at a certain angle and split the end of the stem into two parts so as the flower could absorb water more freely.

2. STEMS AND LEAVES

Remove all leaves below the water surface, if you don’t cut leaves off they will roten and contaminate water which will go brown and make your flowers droop.

3. ASPIRIN AND FLOWERS

Add two tablets of aspirin to the vase with water, that will make flowers fresh and vivid longer. If you want to get water clear and not muddy there is a possibility to add to it one tablespoon of bleach.

You can read some more tips concerning several types of flowers.

ROSES

All destroyed leaves and rose petals should be removed and thorns cut off. Plant stems need to be divided into halves or crushed. Unfortunately roses droop quite fast but you can prolong their life by cruching stems almost to the top.

TULIPS

To prevent tulip stems from bending you should wrap it tightly with wet newspaper and put them to water of about 5cm deep for 1 hour. Then, prick every single stem just below the flower so as the air could easily get to them.

LILIES

You should cut of the stamen so they didn’t make flower petals or your clothes dirty. Cut the stems at angles and put them into the deep water.