Life Tips
Taking a break is one of the most challenging, frustrating, and saddening parts of a relationship. No one wants to feel as though their relationship has failed or that they themselves have somehow failed. But sometimes, a break is necessary. Not only is it necessary, sometimes, it's a good thing.
10 Interview Fashion Blunders
Any article about what to wear to an interview might well begin with a qualifying statement covering the extremes in various states (Lagos and Abuja, for example) and industries (technology, manufacturing), which are possible exceptions to the normal rules of fashion. But it might surprise you to learn that those extremes have, over the last couple of years, begun to move closer to the middle ground.
Why scratching your ankle is as good as sex
AN itchy ankle is the most pleasurable body part to relieve by scratching, an international scientific study has found.
Volunteers were made to itch by their skin being rubbed with cowhage, a plant so irritating to us that it is known in parts of Africa as the mad bean.
The research found that scratching an itch on the ankle, when compared with an itch on the forearm or a hard-to-reach itch on the back, was the most pleasant.
4 steps to Figure out what you want
Here's the truth: People who get what they want tend to be the ones who make the effort to know what they want.
They say feminism had several "waves," though I can never keep them straight. All I know is, back in the day, one of these waves sloshed me into many passionate conversations with classmates and colleagues about the changes we wished to see in the world. These were mostly good old bitch 'n' moan sessions, in which we lamented everything from unfair wages to sex slavery. True, the potential for another type of conversation did occasionally arise, when someone would ask, "So how do we fix things?" But at that point, a funny thing always happened: We suddenly ran out of things to say.
Breastfed babies 'are more cranky and cry more'
New mums should be advised that it is normal for their baby to cry more if they are breastfed, say experts.
The Medical Research Council team says this irritability is natural, and although formula-fed babies may appear more content and be easier to pacify, breast is still best.
If parents have more realistic expectations more may stick with breastfeeding, they hope. Most UK mums try to breastfeed. Within months the rate drops to a third.
The Department of Health recommends that mothers exclusively breastfeed for the first six months after birth.
The most common reason given for women to stop breastfeeding is that "Breast milk alone didn't satisfy my baby", which the MRC scientists say reflects their perception of irritability as a negative signal.
But they say this crankiness in babies is normal and just their natural way of communicating their needs to their mother and is no cause for alarm.
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For example, some cries will be down to tiredness not hunger. And the reason formula babies are so serene could well be because they are overfed.
