Don’t ‘dye’ for a bargain
With drug-store hair dye kits — especially those on sale — you get what you pay for
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
This is what happens when you try to act like a professional hair colorist/stylist and you aren’t one. You end up in a chair with foil on your head and a cloak of shame.
I have written about this very topic before and in my typical “know-it-all-ness”, I sound...
How to get your kids to eat fruits and vegetables
It may take a little creativity and marketing, but it can be done
By Nina Gundecha, Columnist, The Times
All parents have faced the wrath of a five year old who refuses to eat his spinach because he doesn’t like the look of it… the taste of it… the smell of it… or, the texture of it. In fact, he likes absolutely nothing about it and there is nothing you can do at that moment to get the...
Pa. announces another insurance co. settlement
Multi-state agreement aims to expedite benefits to policyholders
HARRISBURG — Genworth is the latest company to reach a multi-state settlement agreement with insurance regulators regarding its use of the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File (DMF), state Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine announced on Thursday, Jan. 23.
The agreement is a result of a series of multi-state...
Pa. receives poor grade for reducing tobacco use
Report from Am. Lung Assn. cites failures that are costing lives
Pennsylvania received grades ranging from failing to mediocre when it came to taking steps to reduce tobacco use in 2013, said a news release on Tuesday, Jan. 21, from the American Lung Association.
Less than a week after the new Surgeon General’s report on smoking and health – which warns 5.6 million of today’s youth will...
My terrible secret: The Bachelor
Yes, it’s bad. But there are important life lessons, here, right?
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
I have a secret.
And, it’s bad. Really, really bad.
I watch “The Bachelor.”
I KNOW! I KNOW! Stop judging! It is just SO DARN ENTERTAINING. But, there are also lessons to be learned, ladies….so, pull up a chair for my assessment of this train-wreck of a show:
County: Jan. is Cervical Health Awareness Month
Health officials issue reminder that vaccine prevents most cervical cancers
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and the Chester County Health Department wants to remind women of the importance of screenings and vaccination to help prevent cervical cancer.
About 79 million Americans currently have HPV (human papillomavirus), the most common sexually transmitted infection in the US. Nearly...
Happy Dental New Year
A new year could mean new insurance and different rules and fees
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
January is the month of renewal, time to start over, make some healthy changes or break some old habits. It is also a new year for most dental insurance plans.
There is no perfect dental insurance plan, some plans will work better for you and your family. Dental insurance...
YMCAs to tout fitness opportunities at open houses
Area facilities will be free on Sunday, Jan. 19, from noon to 3 p.m.
On Sunday, Jan. 19, branches of the YMCA of the Brandywine Valley will be free and open to the public from noon until 3 p.m.
Visitors will have a chance to swim in the pool, play games, work out, and check out the Y’s offerings. Non-members can also enter a drawing to receive a free three-month membership; one will be awarded...
Frosty fashion? It can be done
Just because it’s cold out doesn’t mean you can’t still look great
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
OK, we are barely into winter and this #PolarVortex thing is already on my nerves. It is so cold that even Gisele Bundchen is wearing UGGS….and just like that, they are back in fashion!
(TJMaxx has the sequin version on sale. I have to draw the line and I wear sequins...
New year, new Super Six!
Ring in 2014 with some fun home furnishing items
By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times
Happy New Year! I can’t believe it is 2014 (although I will continue to write 2013 on everything for at least 6 months)
Time for my January Sunday Super Six! I decided to do fashion for the home this month. It is always nice to spruce up your surroundings every once in a while. Here are some of...
