http://Life.bitchbuzz.com:80/::Page:: en-gb BABE v1 Thu, 17 May 2012 07:39:08 GMT 20 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/the-school-of-life-live.html You may have heard about the fantastically useful School of Life - maybe from my BitchBuzz review of one of their classes - and have perhaps wondered why there wasn't something similar in a city near you. Well, never fear, The School of Life is now going on to... Lori Smith Wed, 02 May 2012 09:16:18 GMT Life 3945 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/the-advertising-cult-of-armpit-vanity.html 77% of women feel sexier with cared for underarms. Wow.Imagine being part of the focus group that led to this astonishing statistic. What kind of crazy-assed questions did these poor confused souls get asked? Did they get shown pictures of armpits and have to rate them in terms of sexiness? Oh, to have been a fly on the wall... Jen Evans Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:42:19 GMT Life 3933 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/does-absence-make-the-heart-grow-fonder.html Some people say that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Others say "out of sight, out of mind." It's always possible to find an idiom to suit your needs, so many are rather contradictory. This is largely irrelevant though because all of them can be true at some point, depending on the circumstances. Lori Smith Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:22:00 GMT Life 3924 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/how-to-keep-your-head-when-falling-in-love.html You meet someone amazing, you go on a few dates, you fall head over heels in love. You're so happy that you just can't stop talking about it. It's a story that I'm sure many of you will recognise, but how do we stop it before we get too bad?When a friend meets some one new and won't shut up about them, it can be so bloody irritating. At the beginning, it's nice that they're happy and you love to share in their joy but, after a while, you start to wish... Lori Smith Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:44:39 GMT Life 3919 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/are-you-proposing-today-if-so-why.html I find it hard to believe that, in a society where women can choose to have have jobs and choose to get married, some people still think that it's only right and proper for a man to propose marriage. Women are supposed to do the swooning and saying yes, not the asking. Apparently. Except today, of course, this one's meant for us girls. Lori Smith Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:20:06 GMT Life 3905 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/having-fun-while-flying-the-red-flag.html Oh, periods. That wonderful time where your body reminds you that it is probably physically capable of making a baby, given the right ingredients. For some women it's an entire week of pain, for others it's simply a few days of mess. However, there is one subject that is guaranteed to raise an eyebrow or two at this time of the month, and that's sex. Lori Smith Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:22:00 GMT Life 3900 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/i-love-you-but-not-in-that-way.html In the weeks surrounding Valentine's Day each year, much is written on the subject of love. That wonderful emotion which poets, artists and songwriters have been obsessed with for centuries. As Ewan McGregor helpfully summarised in Moulin Rouge's Elephant Love Medley, "Love is a many splendored thing! Love lifts us up where we belong! All you need is love!" Lori Smith Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:00:00 GMT Life 3894 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/things-teen-mags-never-told-you-about-sex.html When you're a teenager, losing your virginity is often quite a big thing on your agenda. I remember wondering how I'd find a boyfriend, whether it was easy to kiss like they did in the movies and, later on, what on earth I was going to do when it came round to sex. There was always plenty of advice around, but it never seemed to be the right stuff. Lori Smith Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:44:00 GMT Life 3867 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/how-to-talk-to-your-partner.html If I asked you "do you tell your partner everything?", what would your answer be? If your reply would be "no, not everything" and you sometimes wonder why your significant other isn't a mind reader, perhaps you should stop and think about that for a while. How can they truly know you if you keep secrets? Lori Smith Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:25:00 GMT Life 3855 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/6-useful-cold-weather-comforts.html As the temperatures drop precipitously, I must adjust my wardrobe and habits accordingly. In urban areas like New York, you can’t beat the cold by hopping from the heated seats of a car to the heated office where you work. You can’t even guarantee a heated home. You have to brave the cold, head on.  Emily Petrone Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:45:00 GMT Life 3838 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/15-starbucks-drinks-under-150-calories.html While everyone is freaking out about losing weight and pretending as though they’re going to run five miles every morning or start going to the gym at 5am, the rest of us are getting on with our every day lives.However, crazy diets and exercise regimes aside, trying to eat a bit healthier isn’t exactly bad idea, is it? I can’t knock people who are trying to eat their five a day or snack on some kale rather than, I don’t know, eight cupcakes. For a lot of people, just making small chang... Cate Sevilla Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:23:00 GMT Life 3832 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/coping-with-the-post-christmas-come-down.html I hate to break it to you, but it is over. Put down the Cava, step away from the smoked salmon and face up to facts: all good things have to come to an end.After two weeks of intense festivities, the real world is calling. As a hardened Christmas addict, I find cutting the festive ties particularly painful. Once the decorations have been taken down, I find myself pacing the house wondering where all the magic has gone. Jen Evans Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:47:58 GMT Life 3828 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/the-hidden-dangers-of-new-years-eve.html Many bad things are said these days about New Year's Eve. We always assumed it was going to be The Best Night Out Ever, when it usually just ended up being an expensive disappointment, so now many sensible people tend to realise they should probably rein it in a bit. All well and good, but has anyone ever mentioned the hidden dangers of NYE when you're single? Lori Smith Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:00:50 GMT Life 3827 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/how-to-avoid-arguments-at-christmas.html It's the most wonderful time of the year! There'll be much mistltoeing and hearts will be glowing, when loved ones are near... well, if you're Andy Williams, at least! For the rest of us, Christmas can often be a time for arguments with loved ones as we are all thrown together in the name of celebration. Whether we like it or not. Lori Smith Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:38:08 GMT Life 3815 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/dos-and-donts-for-holiday-small-talk.html Holidays bring the often trying task of making small talk with people you do not really know, whether they are co-workers in distant cubicles, business acquaintances you've never really had a chance to develop a rapport with or relatives you can't actually recall having met before, or at least not since the age of three. While Oscar Wilde maintained that, "Conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative," I say any port in a storm when faced with days of chit chat with ... K.A. Laity Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:00:47 GMT Life 3812 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/are-your-life-and-relationship-all-planned-out.html Do you have a life plan, or are you one of those people who decides to just see where things take you? Are you ticking things off on a list, or are you constantly re-evaluating what you want and need? As kids, many of us plan out our future life - e.g. school, college/university, job, marriage, house, kids - but then there comes a time when you start questioning that plan. But we all still need to know where we're heading, right? Lori Smith Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:39:00 GMT Life 3792 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/are-you-hiv-aware.html Do you know what HIV is and how it is transmitted? Do you know if you have it? Do you even know if you're at risk? As the Act Aware campaign has reminded us on the week of World Aids Day, knowledge of HIV is on the decline despite the fact it's very important for protecting yourself and your partner. So, what can we do? Lori Smith Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:00:00 GMT Life 3780 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/holiday-gifts-that-wont-steal-your-soul.html If you watched the Black Friday madness in the States last week—a horrifying inversion of the Occupy movement: people camping out in the streets, buying pepper spray and using it on fellow shoppers or even shooting at them—you got a sharp reminder that holiday sho... K.A. Laity Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:32:00 GMT Life 3776 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/potential-new-fitness-craze-treadmill-dancing.html This past weekend I defied the odds and went to the gym.Please, please, hold your applause.While huffing and puffing away on the cross trainer, Beyoncé’s “Girls” came on, and it made me up my speed and even put on a game face. There may have been some slight hip wiggles going on. I was impressed with myself, perhaps even a little bit smug. There’s just something about the question “Who run this mutha?” that really gets the adrenaline going. Cate Sevilla Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:15:00 GMT Life 3770 http://life.bitchbuzz.com/how-did-we-all-become-so-boring.html Recently in the Guardian, Stuart Jefferies examined both popular music and TV shows of today and how they represent a new wave coined by PopJustice.com’s Peter Robinson as “The New Boring”.  Cate Sevilla Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT Life 3750