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Everyone jokes about that fantasy of having an affair with the pool boy. However, it’s no laughing matter if you really end up falling for someone that’s providing a service in your home. That’s particularly true if you’re involved in a committed relationship and the thought of an affair is making you want to cheat. [...]

People who lead creative lives are all aware of the same painful reality: being creative isn’t easy. It’s fulfilling and exciting and allows you to live a life of your own making. But it’s not easy. One of the most difficult parts of being creative is that sometimes there just isn’t any inspiration helping to fuel [...]

We’ve all received a phone call that was a little bit unnerving. Sometimes it’s just that an unlisted phone number turns up on our "missed calls" list. Other times we receive hang-up calls or even threatening calls and can’t identify the source. This is something that can make you feel frightened and powerless.
Here are some [...]

Many people have a stack of promotional bags somewhere in their homes. We get them when we order magazines and they come with a "free gift". We get them when our employers need to give us something during the holidays. We get them at events where people are handing them out to market their companies. [...]

Many people in today’s society long to get in touch with their creative selves. They head to writers’ retreats, take week-long vacations to catch up on their scrapbooking or attend classes which teach them to make their own pottery. These artistic endeavors help to get the creative juices flowing. But the individual who is really [...]