All About Women's Things

When you wear the right size plus size swimwear, you can actually look slimmer than you are. With plus size swimwear, ladies who are a little overweight can look their best and still enjoy the hot summer weather. Wearing swimwear that is too small shows out the bulges much more and makes them seem even bigger than they are. Plus size swimwear does not mean old-fashioned styles because plus size swimwear is available in all the latest fashions. photo credit: plus-model-mag.com photo credit: dailyvenusdiva.com It is often hard to find plus size swimwear when you visit a regular department store. All you can find on the racks are the tiny bikinis that probably wouldn't fit around your leg. You start to wonder whether you are the only one that has this problem with the lack of plus size swimwear that is available. photo credit: alwaysforme.com There are specialty stores that do carry plus size swimwear lines for women. Because this is often a special line t...

Feeling Down? These 12 Encouragement Quotes Will Lift Your Spirits Life can be challenging, and there are times when we all feel overwhelmed or disheartened. Whether it's a tough day at work, personal struggles, or just a general sense of uncertainty, we all need a little boost now and then. That’s where the power of encouragement quotes comes in. These snippets of wisdom have the remarkable ability to lift our spirits, shift our mindset, and reignite our passion for life. In this blog post, I'll share with you 12 carefully selected encouragement quotes designed to inspire and uplift. Each quote is paired with insights on how it can be applied to your life and practical advice for integrating these words of wisdom into your daily routine. But first, let me share a bit of my journey with you. As a content writer specializing in motivation, I’ve often turned to quotes to navigate my own challenges. There’s something profoundly comforting about a well-timed, encouraging m...

This quick and easy recipe for orzo pasta salad makes an elegant and enticing garden-fresh salad that is loaded with bright, summery color and flavor - making it the perfect summer side dish. A sophisticated pasta salad that looks and tastes like one of those fancy gourmet deli salads, this one is miles ahead of that rubbery tri-color pasta salad we've all seen again and again. photo credit: tastespotting.com This no-mayo pasta salad is also safe for picnics, beach trips, boat rides and relaxing backyard BBQs with friends and family. Kid friendly too! You can even make this one ahead as it holds up well once assembled. Try this orzo pasta salad for your next summer fete and see if you don't get rave reviews! This orzo pasta salad is one of my go-to recipes when I need to bring a summer salad or side dish to an outdoor event. Easy to make and beautiful to serve, this one is always a hit. The recipe calls for orzo pasta, a small rice-like pasta that holds ...

The Rewards of Vegetable Gardening If you love to have fresh produces in the spring and summer, you should consider creating a home vegetable garden. Growing a vegetable garden is a fun and healthy hobby that anyone can excel at. While gardening, you may find that your troubles and stresses of the day simply float away. Home vegetable gardening relieves stress and allows you to be out in the sun. Vegetable gardening is proven to lower blood pressure and clear the mind. Also, the act of nurturing plants and watching them grow is rather soothing. And it can look good too! photo credit: planetnatural.com The Pros of Organic Gardening One great aspect of home vegetable gardening is that it does not require a bunch of chemicals. Therefore, home vegetable gardening allows you to have more natural, juicy, and healthier vegetables that are also better for the environment. Using a lot of chemicals on vegetables is not only unhealthy for your body, but also takes a la...

Preserving fruit by deep freezing is easy and very convenient because fruit can be frozen raw and eaten raw all the year round. Raw fruits which are low in acid content need treating before freezing to prevent discoloration on thawing. To help you identify high or low acid type fruits I have prepared and listed below: photo credit: girllikestoeat.com Low Acid Fruits Raw fruits low in natural acid tends to discolor and go brown once cut. To prevent discoloration I recommend adding ascorbic acid, because it is nature's vitamin C and so we add a vitamin to the fruit. The low acid fruits listed below should be cored, stoned and peeled (where applicable). Place fruits into acid solution, 1½ teaspoons of ascorbic acid powder to 2 pints of ice cold water. Soak for approximately 5 minutes. Drain and use either the raw fruit sugar method or the raw fruit syrup method for freezing. Apples, apricots, avocados, bananas, cherries (sweet), nectarines, peaches, plums, pears...

With the evolution of plus size retro dresses, the fashion industry have instantly proven to the world that they are now more flexible and open to all types of people. Then, fashion industry only caters fashion to perfectly slim people however; as new breed of fashion designers emerged they infused the idea of letting the fashion approach people, not the people approaching to fashion. They also pushed the idea that not all people are created with perfect bodies and still people with very shapely curves could still look glamorous and beautiful just like any other people. Sometimes, it only takes a little attitude to carry one's self and look at its very best. photo credit: plusnina.com photo credit: chicgalleria.com Technically, these plus size retro dresses are the bigger version of retro outfits. And they are made exclusively for people with bigger body sizes. With this, people with such sizes could now dress in accordance to fashion and feel good about th...