Category Archives: Life

DD Audio Bubinga Wood Headphones Review

I’ve been using these DD Audio headphones religiously for a couple of days now and I must say they are the best headphones I’ve used to date.  The noise cancellation is amazing for ear bud style headphones and this pair are made of Bubinga Wood.  The feel of the wood is really solid and makes…

100 Days Smoke Free – Daniel Gordon

100 Days Smokefree – Daniel Gordon I’m celebrating 100 days without tobacco today, and words cannot begin to tell you how good I feel. One hundred days ago I made a decision to release something that had taken control for more than half of my life. Why quit now? Well, unless you’ve been a smoker…

Silence Is Golden

It’s been a while. A while meaning since I have actually written a blog post. I’ve got all these self righteous excuses to make if  you are wondering why I haven’t. I’m just prepared like that. That’s how I roll. The best defense is a good offense, as the saying goes, right? Well no, but the truth…

Luxury hotels & spas with 24 Karat gold facial

      Diamonds are passé; gold might be the girl’s new best friend. Gold is just a metal but if we analyze, it has several benefits that can help us in various ways. In case you think wearing gold jewelry is the only way to sparkle and make heads turn, we give you some…

Would you wear a divorce ring?

  We’ve heard of women transforming their engagement rings into new pieces of jewelry after a divorce, or even celebrating their newly single status with divorce parties, but the latest craze is women buying symbolic divorce rings. Bride Finds has brought our attention to the 18K gold Spritzer and Furman “Divorce Ring” set with four full-cut diamonds and center…

Question Of The Week

What is the one major thing you hope to accomplish this upcoming week?

Reduced Friction Make Diamonds a Plow’s Best Friend

 Diamonds are already forever, and you better believe they’re a girl’s best friend, but Germany’s Fraunhofer Research Institute thinks the precious stones could benefit farmers even more than fiancés. Based on the new research, plowshares coated in diamond like carbon (DLC) generate significantly less friction than their regular counterparts. For farmers, the smoothly cutting plowshares mean either a…

Brooch with solar panels will heat your cuppa on a picnic

    Solar Heater BroochSolar Heater Brooch by Lorena Aguirre Coughanour My mother always nags me to invest in gold jewelry instead of the junk that always end up buying because she thinks ornaments should serve more than one purpose. Well, I guess I might just give her this incredible Solar Heater Brooch next Mother’s…

Nationwide ban on jewel-encrusted baby bling

  JEWEL-encrusted dummies and necklaces known as “baby bling” have been outlawed after tests showed they posed serious choking hazards. The national ban, which has been supported by Victoria, will be immediately enforced and retailers must remove the dangerous items. Parents are also being warned to avoid baby bling if they have bought items online….

Would You Wear a Male Engagement Ring?

  On a sunny afternoon in June five years ago, Tyler Wigg-Stevenson proposed to his girlfriend, Natalie, at the top of a bell tower at Yale Divinity School, in the way that men have been doing for generations: He got down on one knee and presented a brilliant-cut diamond ring. After she accepted, they descended…