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43 Absolute Best Things to Do in Chiang Mai

Surrounded by lush mountains and dotted with historic temples, Chiang Mai is the best hub for exploring northern Thailand. This city has a rare combination of adventure, nature, culture, history, food, and modern comforts; a blend that makes it one of our favorite cities in the world. If you’re planning a trip to Thailand, we’ve got you covered with a huge list of fun things to do in Chiang Mai. And this isn’t just any list you’ll find online or in the guidebooks… We’ve spent a lot of time in Chiang Mai. Like a LOT. We even called it home for a year, so we know this city really well. We’ve rounded up the top attractions as well as our...

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10 Steps to Help Older Women Get Energized for Losing Weight at the End of the Year

This year is quickly coming to a close. As a holistic nutritionist I’m often asked: “What is the secret to lasting weight loss?” That’s a heavy question, no pun intended. Here are 10 things I’ve learned in the 20+ years I’ve been helping older women who want to lose weight: #1: The Law of Attraction Matters Do you ever hear slender women talking about wanting to lose weight or how many calories they have consumed on a given day? Somewhere deep in their brains they have learned to eat enough, but not too much. They don’t think about calories or weight… they think about other things and eat when they are hungry. #2: Consider Your Eating Habits Weight is only...

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Huda Beauty Nude Light Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

Nude Light Huda Beauty Nude Light Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette ($27.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a new, rosy-toned neutral palette that is designed specifically with lighter skin tones in mind (like Nude Medium and Nude Rich being designed for medium and deeper skin tones respectively). The palette includes five matte eyeshadows and four shimmery shades housed in a slim, travel-friendly compact. The mattes were soft, blendable, and fairly pigmented, though they were slightly to lightly dusty to powdery, so there was a bit of sheerness at times. The shimmers were pigmented, smooth and cream-like without being too firmly-pressed into the pans, so they picked up well with dry brushes and didn’t have to be used with fingertips or a wet brush....

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Indiana Jones Cosplay or Halloween CostumeIndiana Jones is such an iconic character that is one of our family favorites

My oldest son loves Indiana Jones and was inspired to start cracking whips after watching Temple of Doom. My son decided to dress up like Indy for Halloween last year and his costume was super successful for a few reasons. Make an Indiana Jones Halloween costume or cosplay easily with a fedora, leather jacket, button up shirt, tan pants, and a leather bullwhip...plus the Indiana Jones theme song playing on a loop! Reason #1:  The leather bullwhip. My son loves cracking whips and he is super talented at it. He typically uses 2 stock whips instead of just one bullwhip, but he's good at both. Dan has his own youtube channel and instagram too. Check out his video here and...

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