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I recently went to my friend's bachelorette party and got her the book Porn For Women as a gag gift. The PG porn book suggests that women get turned on by men doing things like vacuuming, folding clothes, or making dinner.
But according to a new study, seeing your spouse do household chores might actually be an aphrodisiac — and not just for women. The study revealed that the more housework a husband or wife does, the more likely they are to have sex with their spouses.
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I don't know how all the other owners of the forgotten hair types feel... but there is more out there than just BLONDE and BRUNETTE hair colors out here!!!! Why are the rest of us pushed to the back? Are we too complex or have scientist and stylist already figured us out???? Read More »
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A few years ago the phrase "war for talent" was all the rage in discussions of hiring trends. The thinking was that as aging boomers started to move out of the workforce, there would be a fight to capture the young people rushing in to take their places.
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Consultants gave advice about how to court younger workers who craved different things than their boomer predecessors, and authors and bloggers wrote volumes about demystifying this new breed of worker. (Here’s a post I wrote about this for the New York Times back in 2007.)
Then the economy fell apart and talk of firing replaced talk of hiring. But it's possible that all that talent war talk is coming back. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (31) | Blog
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When this New York Times story popped up on my screen yesterday, I was immediately drawn in. The article, a compilation of studies and scientific opinion on how friendships fuel our well-being in marked and sometimes tangible ways, falls right into my own area of interest. I've researched, written, and read with great interest for years about how our social connections help us recover from illnesses, injuries, and trauma. And I've certainly been there, felt the fierce support of my own friends during the toughest of times.
But something else struck me about this article, with its 743 comments that streamed down my stream. I was reading it in the news feed of my Facebook page, there with the status updates, blog posts, breaking news, and mundane details of the hundreds of friends I meet there every day.
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We've heard time and time again that people should be active almost daily to stave off weight gain and disease. But busy people want to know: What's the least amount of exercise I can get away with and still stay healthy? The answer will shock you... Read More »
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We all know that the weather
can affect our moods. But I did a double take when I read a
news
headline that linked autism with rainfall. Researchers
at Cornell University were looking at...
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On Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal confirmed what many of us have suspected: Dining out is really unhealthy -- not just for our wallets (in some cases), but for our...
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A study says there is no link between the MMR measles vaccine and autism. This news is unfortunately not likely to solve anyone's questions about whether or not vaccines are a cause of autism. What was NOT studied is any affect between thimerosal and autism. "The study was not designed to... Read More »
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By Nataly Kogan at Work It, Mom! I am late to blog about the article in Newsweek about recent studies showing that having kids does not make you happy. But after I read it I had to think about it for a bit. According to the article: Parents experience lower levels of emotional well-being, less... Read More »
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