Pick out one of your favorite, classic sci fi movies, or a try out a brand new one, and grab the popcorn. We’ve made this date adaptable to use with any of the films in the sci fi genre, from Back to the Future to Star Trek! Just staring at a screen doesn’t always feel like the best way to get closer to your sweetie, but this is MUCH more than a typical movie night!...

– Chade-Meng Tan Engineering manager Bill Duane, for example, discovered the importance of giving himself quality time, so he reduced his working hours to four days a week. After he did that, he was promoted. Bill found time to take care of himself and discovered ways to accomplish more while doing less. I asked Bill about the most significant changes he experienced during Search Inside Yourself, and he said he learned to listen a lot better, gain control over his temper, and understand every situation better by, in his words, “learning to discern stories from reality....

But then, once again, the mood strikes, and you find yourself and your sweetie falling into the same bedroom routines. There’s nothing wrong with that – but do you sometimes wish there was something a little bit more? Some ideas you could try, moves that could impress, or fantasies you could create together? The only problem is that when you put those requests into a search engine… YIKES!!! What if you could have your own collection of detailed, step-by-step instructions for how to cook up a sexy new bedroom experience, without all of the awkward or crass internet search results?...

Invitation Ready to get your date night underway?! Give your sweetie a little hint about what’s in store with this cute country date invite! Leave it on the bathroom mirror, in the car, or on the bed next to a pair of cowboy boots, if you’ve got them in the back of the closet. Country Date Printables Can I just say that I’m in love with this sweet country banner!...

While there may be a lot of maintenance steps for this style, everything is easy to do and you will notice the difference once you implement these steps. Read on to learn the first steps to maintaining short dreadlocks: Tips for Maintaining Short Dreadlocks Once your hair is styled in dreadlocks, it’s so important to care for your locs properly. If you do, your style will be able to last a very long time while maintaining a healthy scalp and strands....

Although this style might take a little bit longer to create, it’s highly doable with affordable hair products! Check out which products are a must to create slick side bangs and prepare to be highly inspired for your spring nights out on the town. Slick Side Bangs are the Style Upgrade You Need Prep with Leave-In Conditioner This style is all about having sleek and smooth hair so when you apply the gel it’ll be easy to create your slick side bangs....

The whole idea came about when she and co-founder Pam Warhurst, the former owner of the town’s Bear Cafe, began fretting about the state of the world and wondered what they could do. They decided they needed to act locally. So now raspberries, apricots and apples are grown on the canal towpath; blackcurrants, redcurrants and strawberries beside the doctor’s surgery; beans and peas outside the college; cherries in the supermarket car park; and mint, rosemary, thyme and fennel by the health centre....

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. 10 Luggage and Organizational Essentials 15 Travel Essentials for Your Carry-on 15 Travel Essentials for Warm Weather 15 Travel Essentials for Cold Weather 15 Travel Essentials for Entertaining the Kids 10 Essential Travel Tips 10 Luggage Essentials Keeping yourself sane during Spring Break is so much easier with these bags and organizational ideas. Save these ideas on your traveling board on Pinterest!...

According to Mindfulness Research Monthly (MRM), “stress acts through the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and other endocrine signaling systems to influence the immune system.” So acute and chronic psychosocial stress can be expecially harmful to people who are HIV-positive (and have compromised immune systems). The participants involved in the study are said to often encounter “stigma and related stress.” The participants’ CD4 returned to baseline level by 12 months. Results were published in Psychosomatic Medicine....

The study, by researchers from Giessen University in Germany, Maastricht University in the Netherlands, and Massachusetts General Hospital, involved 17 experienced mindfulness meditators and 17 non-meditators. While brain activation of participants was measured in an MRI scanner, participants received mildly painful electric shocks on the left lower arm. Participants were instructed to relate to the shocks in different ways: with mindfulness, and with a normal, daily life stance. Participants were then asked to rate the intensity and unpleasantness of the shocks, and the anticipatory anxiety in regard to receiving the shocks....

10 Styles Perfect for Your ‘Summer Spontaneity’ 1. Blonde with Dark Roots If you want to change up your hair color but don’t have the time to go in for multiple appointments to change your entire color, keep your roots dark and dye the rest a shade of golden blonde! This look is great because it adds a dramatic change but is lower maintenance than dyeing your hair completely blonde....

Need a hand figuring out the top styles before anyone else? Read on for our top crops from the runway: Super Short Cuts for 2020 1. The Boy Cut We are constantly borrowing from the boys and wearing their looks much better than they do. This boy cut is hot on so many levels. Whether you’re a girly-girl or a true tomboy, this runway look is proof that the cut is more versatile than you think....

Ahead, we’ve put together a comprehensive guide that’ll help you learn more about the cut that’s dominating the male grooming scene, plus how you should be rocking it for ultra-modern results. What Is a Taper Fade? Are you wondering “What is a taper fade?” We’ve got you covered: What is a taper fade? You’ve likely heard the word “taper” thrown around quite a bit in the men’s style and haircut discussion, and it’s important to know exactly what it is in order to get the correct style you want....

“Our kids are facing such adversity at different times in their lives, are we really teaching kids to weather the storm?” says Lantieri, “In the U.S. I’m sorry to say, 1 out of 5 kids growing up wind up having a mental disorder. There’s got to be something wrong with a culture that raises kids where 1 out of 5 of them is not emotionally healthy at the age of 17....

Just like there are hot and trendy ingredients, there are also those on the opposite end of the spectrum that has been, as some would say, unfairly demonized for years. The concept of alcohol-free hairspray, in particular, is a buzzword circling the industry for its purported non-drying benefits. But is alcohol really as detrimental as the public has condemned it to be? Or is this just another example of alternative facts?...

The Best Oil for Damaged Hair: Is it Worth It? It’s also that time of year when we bring out the big guns in the conditioning game, such as hair masks, deep conditioners, and the best hair oil for dry damaged hair, with the latter being the newest kid on the block. Most of us have it down to a science: Lather, rinse, repeat, then a weekly hair mask soak, if things are feeling particularly haggard, and off we go....

Such is the universal appeal of hair products for damaged hair: They cover such a wide umbrella of stressors, that nearly anyone past the age of 12 (or who, you know, has ever used a blowdryer more than once) has incurred some level of damage and porosity at a certain point. That said, it’s also super easy to be inundated by the hundreds of products out in the market today, hence drumroll our list below, which we hope streamlines the process a bit, and helps you curate your search to fit your needs....

Right now, there’s a shampoo out there for all of your needs. Need a shampoo to tame your flaky scalp? Check! A shampoo that’s also a conditioner? Check! How about a shampoo that helps with styling? Yes, there is a shampoo for this too! Read on to learn about our picks for the best shampoo for men: Best Shampoo for Men: 5 Shampoos You Need 1. Shampoo for Soft, Flake-Free Hair Shampooing your hair should never really feel like a chore....

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. Tell me if this sounds a bit familiar to you… The husband is crazy busy with work and school, money is tight and with 3 (almost 4) kids at home and my own at-home work schedule sometimes life gets a bit… routine, out of control and boring! Sometimes “date night” turns into both of us working at our desks in the office with a show playing in the background....

There’s a very subtle, and for some, not-so-subtle habitual relationship with our technology. I could easily make the argument that most of us have an addiction to our screens. In China there are currently 400 intensive treatment center for web addiction. An entire documentary called Web Junkie has been created to chronicle this issue there (Note: I’ll be at the Laemmle Music Hall in Los Angeles, California on October 5th doing a Q&A after this screening)....