Archive for May, 2008
Shopping For Suitable Baby Shower Gifts
Food, Drinks And Cake Are Central To Any Baby Shower
Should a Baby Shower Be A Surprise For The Proud Mother?
Baby Shower Favors Are An Important Part Of Your Special Day
Couples Relationship Assessment - Section 1 - Lay the Foundation for Relationship Success
The Couples Relationship Assessment is divided into 7 sections that explore 21 areas of your relationship. Each topic corresponds to a chapter in the book and companion workbook, The Journey from “I-TO-WE.?
Couples Relationship Assessment
Section 1
Lay the Foundation for Relationship Success
The first step in any process of change is to develop the basic awareness that some form of change is needed. After gaining awareness, you will need to make a solid commitment to follow the path that leads to your desired outcome.
The History Of Perfume
Much of the history of perfume is a mystery. Perfume is thousands of years old. Most of the oldest uses of fragrances come from incense and aromatic herbs, primarily used in religious services.
The Egyptians were the first to use perfume followed by the Arabs, Carthaginians, Chinese, Greeks, Hindus, Israelites and Romans. The Egyptians were the first culture to invent glass; and therefore, the first to use perfume in bottles.There is evidence that perfumery began with the burning of resins and gum for incense as early as 7000 B.C. Papyrus manuscripts, indicating the use of herbs, perfumes, different oils and incense used for healing salves, were recorded during the time the great Pyramids were built in 2700 B.C. When King Tutankhamen’s tomb was opened thousands of years later, there still existed the faint odor of spices such as frankincense.
Finding Great Fragrances Is An Art
The history of perfume provides that the ancient Greeks deemed the making of perfume an art. So before going out to the perfume shop to purchase, remember the Greeks beliefs as well as my own, and that is that finding great fragrances takes an open mind and a keen sense of smell.
The purposes of the art have been thought to be didactic, cathartic, distracting, profane, sanctifying and elevating. Like all arts, perfume should engage our attention to a most satisfactory end ? first creating expectation and then satisfying it in a way much different and better than for which we hoped.
A Litany of Jewelry
In the words of the illustrious designer Coco Chanel, “A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous?.
One of the ways to become classy and fabulous is by wearing “classy and fabulous jewels?!
The ancient Egyptians were the first to experiment with gold in 3000 BC. Gold was rare, did not tarnish and could easily be made into various forms. They made metalizing jewelry, handcrafted unique jewelry, handmade wood jewelry, custom handcrafted jewelry, handcrafted beaded jewelry for applications such as collars, bracelets, necklaces, rings, earrings, head ornaments and pectoral ornaments of gold. When King Tutankhamen’s tomb was discovered in 1922, it contained many gold artifacts including the King’s gold funeral mask.
Carers of a Mentally Ill Person - Coping Strategies and a Focus on Recovery
Carers do a very important job and those dealing with mental illness can find themselves in very stressful situations. If a carer does not take care of themselves it will not be long before health problems arise for them too. Strategies for dealing with the day to day issues and focusing on the recovery of the mentally ill person are issues to be addressed.
I used to think that anyone afflicted with a mental illness was going to be a very ill person for the rest of their lives.

