http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/as-lifestyle.htm Lifestyle articles from The Anniston Star. StarScraper 1.45 Copyright (c)2008 Consolidated Publishing. All rights reserved. http://www.annistonstar.com/rss/images/as-logo_lifestyle.gif 14450 http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/as-lifestyle.htm Lifestyle en-us 20 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-family-0511-ltutor-8e10t5715.htm Some things we know about Mother's Day. The inspiration was the British custom of Mothering Sunday, when everyone was supposed to go home and be with mom. In the United States, first services were organized in 1908, and it became an official holiday on the second Sunday in May, 1914. http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-family-0511-ltutor-8e10t5715.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-family-0511-ltutorcol-8e10t5345.htm For every girl who has talked herself into starving so she can be 'beautiful'... For every woman who has had to listen to another woman tell her she's too frumpy, too fat, not glam enough ... And for every guy who got himself all hot 'n bothered over a supermodel's image — and then thought his girlfriend was plain — here's someone you should meet. http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-family-0511-ltutorcol-8e10t5345.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-family-0511-bbuckner-8e10t5623.htm Where Anthony feels pressure, Natalie finds comfort. Where Natalie sees a blessing, Anthony sees only the burden that he simply cannot wait to be rid of -- if only the opportunity would present itself. Sex for teenagers can be the defining wedge issue that turns young men into liars and forces girls to keep secrets from even their best friends. http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-family-0511-bbuckner-8e10t5623.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-family-0511-0-8e09v3615.htm HACKENSACK, N.J. — This year was the most competitive yet for college admissions as the sheer number of students — it's the nation's largest high school graduating class ever — made getting into colleges tougher for students. http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-family-0511-0-8e09v3615.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-family-0511-0-8e09v3553.htm Many the parent of an elementary school student have seen the notes written — in teacher-perfect handwriting: Please work on penmanship. Easier said than done, as many grownups can attest. http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-family-0511-0-8e09v3553.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-fashion-0511-0-8e09v3440.htm With warm weather comes the need for something lighter on the lips, smudge-proof mascara that won't run in our humid Southern clime and fruity, flowery smells. It also helps with the easier mood if the product has a fresh pop of color like tangerine orange and hot pink. http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-fashion-0511-0-8e09v3440.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-fashion-0511-0-8e09v3513.htm It is one of fashion's enduring mysteries: How do fashion folks manage to miraculously tap into the cultural zeitgeist, with designer after designer trotting the same trends down the runway, season after season? http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-fashion-0511-0-8e09v3513.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-fashion-0511-0-8e09v3535.htm This spring, fashion types are buzzing about neon, florals, sculptural details and transparency. But donning a stoplight-yellow jacket or a splashy, peony-covered frock has plenty of fashion-victim potential. Our solution? http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-fashion-0511-0-8e09v3535.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-home-0511-bbucknercol-8e09v3635.htm I fear the sod may have been the final straw. 'Course if that didn't do it, the four busted bags of wet composted manure left in the trunk over an especially warm weekend are sure to. http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-home-0511-bbucknercol-8e09v3635.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-home-0511-bbuckner-8e09v3702.htm What Melissa Wembley lacks in vision, she more than makes up for in imagination. Pushing a rusted two-wheeled cart loaded with trailing purple petunias, narrow-leafed zinnias and hot-pink begonias around B & B Nursery, Wembley can see the beautiful outdoor showplace her yard will soon become ... soon as she finds her checkbook. http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-home-0511-bbuckner-8e09v3702.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-home-0511-0-8e09v3419.htm We have an old house, and the front door enters into a mudroom/laundry room off the kitchen. How do you make an entrance like this more inviting as well as very functional? How do you make it flow into the galley-style kitchen? http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-home-0511-0-8e09v3419.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-home-0511-0-8e09v3349.htm Regular exercise has been linked to mental health benefits. Does it matter what that exercise consists of? A study analyzed data on 19,842 people 16 and older (average age, 45). http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-home-0511-0-8e09v3349.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-home-0511-0-8e09v3331.htm Kewpie is the name of a nude, elf like baby with fat cheeks, wide eyes, a topknot and tiny blue wings. Rose O'Neill drew the first Kewpies for a Ladies' Home Journal story in 1909. The drawings were turned into 3-D designs for Kewpie dolls and figurines by 1911. http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-home-0511-0-8e09v3331.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-recreation-0511-0-8e10t5559.htm A national trend of health and fitness clubs offering boot camps for summer brides has hit Calhoun County. The YMCA's Buff Brides Boot Camp starts Tuesday and runs six weeks, through June 19, two classes a week. http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-recreation-0511-0-8e10t5559.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-smalltalk-0511-amaddoxcol-8e09v3257.htm Anniston's Lisa Gardner recently spent eight days with her son, Zane Wheeler, his girlfriend, Meridy Farmer, and Lisa's 'precious grand-dog' Maska. Zane and Meridy are wildlife biology majors-turned-ski instructors (bums) at Big Sky Resort in Montana. http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-smalltalk-0511-amaddoxcol-8e09v3257.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT