In today’s society, there seems to be status attached to being busy: the busier you are, the more you are respected. While having a full daily schedule certainly has its benefits, for example, it keeps you motivated, avoids laziness and lethargy and can mean you’re more productive, it also has its drawbacks. When was the last time you truly felt relaxed, for example?

You’d be forgiven for thinking you don’t have time to unwind, but there are many ways you can squeeze in some relaxation even with the busiest of weeks. You may even find you’re able to get more tasks done if you allow yourself the chance to take a break.

Protect a Slice of “Me Time” Every Day

Trying to keep a consistently busy lifestyle is a one-way road to burn-out. There’s only so much activity the body, mind, and spirit can take before it goes into overload.

As such, you should try to protect a little “me time” every day. What does “me time” look like to you? Perhaps it’s putting on your favorite song while driving in the car or treating yourself to a coffee sat in a cafe, rather than always opting for take out. Whatever you choose to do, allow yourself to pause to truly enjoy the blessing. You’ll feel better for it!

Wake Up a Little Earlier

A lot of people will say they haven’t got time to unwind at the end of the day. Once they’ve finished work, been to the gym, made dinner, got the kids ready for bed, answered some emails, there’s no time left at all.

Have you thought, instead, about getting up thirty minutes earlier in the morning? There’s nothing quite like the silence and solitude of a household that’s yet to wake up. You may find this quiet time very rejuvenating indeed.

Treat Yourself to Micro Treatments

Everyone can spare fifteen minutes, especially if it’s in the name of self-care. You’d be surprised at the treatments you can get in as little as a quarter of an hour. For example, find a spa or gym local to you that hosts hydromassage technology to enjoy the relaxing nature of an ‘all sides’ body massage. You don’t even need to take off your clothes, making the whole process even speedier!

Remember to Breathe

It might sound absurd, but when you’re rushing around with a busy agenda, the quality of our breathing takes a rapid decline. Where you can, remind yourself to take long, deep breaths, with equal length inhales and exhales. This ‘equal ratio breath’ works with your parasympathetic system, calming you down in no time at all.

Be Aware of How You Speak to Yourself

 We all have a little voice inside our heads which, if not monitored, can start to apply subconscious pressure to work harder, faster and more doggedly. If you’re always saying to yourself, “I should do…” then consider rephrasing to, “I could…”. Giving yourself the option, where there is one, will free up mental space to take on challenges more efficiently and in a calmer manner.

Getting together with your buddies for a weekend of fun is a great way to let off some steam, as well doing something that you’ll all remember. However, to get the most out of it, there is some planning to be done. You will want to fit in some activities that you all enjoy, as well as making sure that you all have the right things with you for your trip. If you are looking at planning a weekend getaway for the guys, this guide gives you some tips.

What sort of getaway do you want?

The first thing you need to do when planning a trip with the guys is to make sure it is the kind of trip you all want to go on. It could be a road trip in an RV, a ski-break, or a casino in Southern California. It doesn’t truly matter what you do, as long as it is something that you would all enjoy. So, send some emails around to your buddies and see who comes up with the best suggestions.

Remember, you don’t have to do all the organizing yourself. Get every guy involved by giving them something to do to contribute to the trip. For example, if you are camping, get one of your friends to stock up on beer for the first night, another friend to bring food, or someone to check out what bars and restaurants there are nearby.

Keep Plans Flexible

You are going to want to do a few activities on your trip that might need to be booked in advance, like a baseball game, but try to keep other plans flexible. You don’t want to all have to stop enjoying yourself just because you have somewhere else you should be. By keeping a degree of spontaneity, it lets things happen naturally, and everyone feels more relaxed. You also might end up doing something you’ve never done before!

Take it Easy

You can enjoy a few drinks, hit the dance floor, or even bring a few cigars from your favorite cigar brands! Having a weekend away with the guys is a way for men to unwind and cement their friendships. making an effort to spend time with the friends you have is essential to happiness and wellbeing. So, get started with a weekend getaway, and create some guy memories that will last forever!

Resist the Phones

While it is now common for people to spend so much time looking at their phones, it doesn’t mean it is right! The whole reason for a guy’s getaway is to spend time together and reinforce the bonds of friendship. You can’t do that if you have one eye on your social media all the time. Do yourself and your friends a favor and keep off your phone as much as you can.

San Diego is one of the most famous cities in the world. Famed for year-round sunshine, green city spaces and long, sandy beaches, there is no surprise that people host numerous events here each year. Whether it is a wedding, a corporate event, or an intimate gathering, there are infinite options you can follow when you are in the planning process. This can be both a huge help and overwhelming, so it’s sometimes best to follow some key tips for when you are hosting your event in San Diego. Such tips will help you pull off your day without a hitch, and impress all your guests in attendance.

It’s all about the food

It is almost impossible to host a successful event without having a delectable menu that your guests can enjoy. With the numerous eateries around San Diego, there are many places you can choose from; it wouldn’t be wise to leave the option of local seafood off the table. Often, it depends on which kind of event you are hosting, and how big your budget is. However, if your budget will allow, it is usually best to add a touch of luxury to your dining by having top-notch chefs cater to your guests. In fact, you can even choose to have a San Diego dinner cruise, which will offer your guests the chance to enjoy the city’s impressive scenery alongside indulging in some of the best food in the area. This could be merely one part of your event, or it could be where you choose to spend the entirety of your selected time.

Consider the venue

Dinner cruises are not the only way you can showcase the scenery of San Diego, as there is a multitude of outdoor spaces you can choose from to host your event in. Such spaces allow your guests to be surrounded by some iconic sights, such as the stretching Balboa Park or the impressive skyline. Even better is that some outdoor venues in San Diego also allow you to put your own personal spin on your event by leaving you with a blank canvas and a luxury space. This means you can combine the beauty of San Diego with your event ideas to create the perfect event.

Choose the right time of year

One of the best things about San Diego is its perpetual blue skies and warm weather, which make an appearance all year round. This means you will encounter relatively few risks when it comes to planning an event, whether it be indoors or outdoors. When you have the entire year to choose from, the defining factors come down to convenience and cost, as there are still some parts of the year where San Diego is more popular. For example, hosting your event when tourist season is in full swing means that more people will be in the city. At this peak, booking a venue or a place to eat may result in higher prices and restricted availability for your event, even if you are a planning locally.

Exploring the wilderness, going camping, or taking up some form of field sports is not an activity associated with glamor or fashion, because when you’re in the back of beyond you need to be thinking more about safety and practicality than looking stylish. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t introduce an element of style into your country wardrobe. More and more people are realizing how enjoyable and beneficial it is for your health to get out into nature, and outdoor gear clothing companies have realized there is a demand for more fashionable clothing.

Safety first

Before you head off into the wilderness, it’s important to consider your own safety and health, in case of accidents or mishaps. If you’re shooting, for instance, wearing a high visibility tabard is required by law, so that all hunters can be seen and not fired at by other hunters. If you’re shooting waterfowl or planning a fishing expedition, hunting waders will keep you dry and protect your legs, which will make the world of difference to your enjoyment of the experience.

You also need to think about your fitness levels. You could be walking considerable distances over steep terrain, so make sure you’re physically up to the challenge. One of the best ways to fit in preparatory exercise is the use of exercise bands, such as those offered by Rubberbanditz, that can be carried with you wherever you go.

Finding stylish outdoor gear

Some years ago now, snow sports clothing manufacturers cottoned on to the idea that all the glamorous skiers at Aspen and Val D’Isere would pay for less functional-looking clothing that had the appeal of fashion and set new trends. Now anyone can buy a highly desirable skiing jacket that can be worn both on and off the slopes, and the market is awash with designer labels. Other outdoor sports may have been slower on the uptake, but the choice of styles is on the increase now. That’s good news for the fashion conscious, and you’ll find that certain brands are now considered the most desirable to wear when hunting or fishing. One interesting and timely trend happening right now is the introduction of workwear, and in particular, high visibility jackets and other clothing that has been designed for looks as well as for a practical need. Army camouflage has always been popular on the cat walk, and with winter around the corner there is an emphasis on winter wear with practicality and fashion in mind, so there is going to be an increasingly wide selection of hunting and camping gear that has the designer touch in the future.

The main reason to go out into the country is to get back to nature, so worrying about what you look like has never been much of a priority before. However, feeling confident and ready for whatever comes your way is a crucial element of enjoying the great outdoors, and now you can both look and feel great on your adventures.

Fashion is a massive, global industry that doesn’t just start and stop at the clothes you wear. It is a statement. A means to express yourself. It can be used in protest, in celebration, as an art form and as something practical. It also has close ties to many other different industries in the world. From agriculture to waste management, fashion is entangled to so many different processes and livelihoods that it is has become a global powerhouse worth trillions.

It also has millions of fans worldwide. Clothing is a necessity for everyone, and anyone can turn their passion for what they wear into a career – including you. You don’t have to be a designer, or a model, but to only follow this guide to get started on your own smash-hit fashion blog:

Go in with a Niche if You Can

When you want to start a fashion blog, the first thing you need to remember is that you have a lot of competition. The best way to cut through this competition and build a following faster is by catering to a niche.

Create a Great Website

Your website doesn’t need to be overly complex, but it does need to do its job and look great. Find a well-made and easy to use theme online and try to invest in you can in a domain name. Having your own domain name, rather one that is hosted will help give you an air of professionalism. It will also make customizing it much easier in the future when you have an income coming in.

Work on Your Photography Skills

You can take great photos with your phone, but you will first need to work on framing, angles, and of course editing. Work on perfecting this, and even help teach your friends so that they can take great photos of you, and you will already have great content to share.

Create Compelling Visual Content

Photos and text posts are not the only way you can market content, however. Pinterest offers those in the fashion world a huge market share, but only if you create the content that can enjoy click-through rates. Having people pin a photo of you in a rocking outfit is great, but it won’t bring in more traffic. A great infographic, however, can. Invest in infographic design services, and you can create content that will be widely shared and be useful in bringing in organic traffic to your site.

Post Regularly

Regular posting is key to success. Post at least once a day on social media, and ideally once or twice a week on your blog. It can be very tempting to just throw in a bunch of photos of your outfit of the day into a blog post and call it a day, but try to add context and textual elements as well. This will give you more narrative depth and help your search engine ranking.

Fashion is a highly competitive world, but so long as you stick to what you love and are dedicated to growing your own personal corner of the fashion world, you can make it.

We feel the influence of technology in every aspect of our lives. On a personal level, we are at a loss without our trusty smartphones, and in business, the influence of tech is even more profound.

Whatever industry you might be involved in, it is unlikely you have been immune from the constant march of technological progress, and the fashion industry is no different. In fact, in the world of fashion, technology is having a broader effect than you might have imagined.

New materials
Digital technology is reshaping the way clothes are made and the materials used to do so. Some of the designs being made into a reality would have been simply impossible in the pre-digital era.

An example of the innovations on offer is the bioengineered clothing being created by experimental material development house Modern Meadow. The company has used yeast cells to make a leather-like material that is completely free from animal products. Chief Creative Officer Suzanne Lee explained that the cells can be engineered to produce collagen, which is the same protein found in animal skin. They can grow billions of cells and engineer the collagen into whatever form they choose.

This is an intriguing example of a material that blurs the differentiation between natural and man-made. It provides an intriguing glimpse into our future.

 The app-based world
We use smartphone apps every day to look at the latest fashion trends, compare prices and be notified about the latest promotions. However, the use of software and apps within the fashion sector runs far deeper. At its heart, a fashion house is a manufacturing business like any other, and it relies on clear, efficient processes to operate effectively. Getting the right processes in place when it comes to new product development, production planning, scheduling, manufacturing, quality assurance and distribution is as important in fashion as it is in any other sector.

Fashion houses are using apps and bespoke software to improve all these internal processes. The result? New products come to market faster and arrive on the physical or virtual shelves at reduce cost, which can be passed on to the buyer.

Smart clothes
The concept of wearable technology has been around for a while, but some of the biggest names in fashion are taking it to new extremes that go beyond smart specs or fitness trackers.

Levi Strauss & Co teamed up with Google last year to develop what is being hailed as the world’s first smart jacket. So what is so smart about it? The jacket incorporates washable technology in the cuff that can communicate with other devices. So for example, if someone calls on your smartphone, the jacket vibrates to let you know. This is just the beginning of its potential applications. It can provide directions to your destination, change the music on your sound system and interact with any number of other devices – all from a touch on the cuff.

Google’s Ivan Poupyrev is heading up the project. He explained that the underlying technology can be incorporated into any kind of clothing. It could completely redefine what me mean by the phrase “dressing smartly.”

New design practices
The nature of fashion and the direction it takes is also being changed by technology. We all spend plenty of time on social media, and this has led to opportunities for buyers to have more influence in fashion trends than ever. Social influencers are more than just a marketing tool to be exploited by sales teams – their influence runs both ways, and can be as persuasive on the decision makers in the design studios as it is on their social media followers.

From the latest in authentic street food to blazing sunshine, there are a hundred and one good reasons to visit California’s southernmost city, San Diego. With an average temperature of 70 degrees and 70 miles of sun-bleached beaches, San Diego just oozes good times, relaxation, and an incredible atmosphere like nowhere else. If you’re planning a visit, take a few tips from the locals to hit the best spots — and avoid the worst.

La Jolla

If you head west from pretty much anywhere in the city, you’ll hit a beach, but La Jolla (the jewel in Spanish) is the must-see beach, with stunning rugged coastline, pine trees, and sandstone canyons. Whether you’re into dining in style with an ocean view at some of SoCal’s finest restaurants, or if you prefer an active day riding the surf, or even if you want to catch some rays, this beach resort has something to offer everyone.

However, if you’re planning to hit the beach at La Jolla, you don’t want to go unprepared. The vibe here veers towards the upscale, so make sure you’re packing the authentic SoCal beach look in the shape of the latest fashion swimwear.

Tequila, Tacos and Craft beer

Mexican-American food does not come any better than in San Diego’s Old Town. Why not head directly for Café Coyote and sample their famous hand-made tortillas? If you prefer a little beer, then San Diego is the place for you: the city boasts no fewer that 115 craft breweries. Fancy sampling them all? Just remember to hydrate too!

Coronado Island

If you’re looking for a more chilled-out feeling, head over to Coronado Island. Not a real island, in fact, but a narrow peninsula reached by crossing San Diego Bay. The quarter offers a tranquil beach, a stunning hotel and some great golfing on a course overlooking the bay.

Take a safari

If you’re an animal lover, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park offers an ethical way to catch a glimpse of the wonder of nature. The park serves up a genuine safari-style experience, where a lot of big animals are roaming freely in their natural habitat.

Take a trip with the locals

San Diego has so much to offer the visitor, but there are some downsides too. The city is not immune from rip-off tourist traps and tedious so-called attractions. To avoid these common pitfalls, why not cut to the chase and schedule in some authentic San Diego tours with locals who can custom-build your visit to show you the real deal?

Watch out for Batman

Just one word of warning: while any time of year is a great time to get a little San Diego in your life, the city does get its share of rain and cloud, particularly in Winter. Also, if you’re planning on booking a stay in the city, avoid clashing with the ever more popular Comic-Con. It can be hard to find a room during the convention when hotel rooms get booked up faster than the Flash!

These FB statuses reveal people’s mood. Some of the outstanding and funny Facebook status are here for you.

Status for men: Men, who think that kitchen is the place for women, must remember that there are number of knives kept too.

Lightning: If you find that it is lightning outside, don’t get afraid. It is just the picture click for Google Earth.

iPhone status: What is the best feature of iPhone? It helps in being aware of not pushing into the pool.

Suicide status: You may feel like killing the sexiest person on the Earth. But it is always a crime to commit suicide.

Wall painting: At home, you were always told by mom, not to write on the wall. But Facebook allows you to do so.

Money status: Money is not regarded as the best thing in this world. It is love which is the best and most important thing. Eventually, people ’love’ money.

Pizza alert: It is a high-tech age people receive ‘pizza’ at their home sooner than the police reach after an accident.

It’s about you: When none  is hating you, it is sure that you are doing something too boring.

Relationships are a good blend of happiness, fights and then patch up. Here are some of the best relationship memes you will find ever.

How do you feel when your ex-lover tries to recall all the moments you both had together? Most of the times, you can hardly remember them even after trying hard.

It is that awkward moment when your girlfriend tried to kiss you in front of her parents? You don’t know how to react!

When you are with a girl she turns up in her casuals as your girlfriend. But her beautiful look comes out when you break up.

You are most welcome to a new relationship. It is all about being ‘fine’ and doing ‘whatever you want’.

The difference between the girl you saw on first date and the girl with whom you are in a relationship – it is like the difference between hell and heaven.

You will always remember the expression when your girl goes ‘off’ on you from the beginning of the relationship.

What’s the difference between dating and marriage? On dating you choose the most stylish bike for you and your girlfriend. But after marriage you look for a durable vehicle!

Often you will find the most beautiful and handsome Hollywood celebrities look horrible in their old age. There are different reasons actually behind these changes. It may be due to health issues, surgeries, irregular lifestyle or any other serious reason.

Here are ten Hollywood celebrities who got scary as well as weird look in their old age. Have a look.

Meg Ryan: She was the sweetheart of nineties in Hollywood industry. Meg reigned over the Hollywood romantic comedies for more than a decade. Her beauty and attitude were just incomparable.

Her locks, smile and the next door look – made her the beautiful and promising actress soon. But after lots of plastic surgeries she was no more beautiful. Her fresh faced beauty was no more and she became quite horrible in her look.

Mickey Rourke: In 63, he looks scary and horrible. He was a professional boxer along with being an actor. As a young man, this actor and screenwriter looked quite attractive.

But with passing years that appearance got harmed. It seemed as if he did not take care of himself that much.

Melanie Griffith: While Griffith became worried about her aging too much she started taking the collagen injections, treatment of detox, and plastic surgeries.

But unfortunately those things didn’t bring in her enhanced beauty. It was rather a wrong choice that damages her real beautiful look.

Val Kilmer: This famous musician, film producer, and actor was too attractive in his young age. But a drastic and huge change came along with his age.

It is quite shocking for those who have seen him in his young age. Now Val Kilmer is 56 and he looks like just a regular guy. He has two children named Jack Kilmer and Mercedes Kilmer.

Fashion is a massive, global industry that doesn’t just start and stop at the clothes you wear. It is a statement. A means to express yourself. It can be used in protest, in celebration, as an art form and as something practical. It also has close ties to many other different industries in the world. From agriculture to waste management, fashion is entangled to so many different processes and livelihoods that it is has become a global powerhouse worth trillions.

It also has millions of fans worldwide. Clothing is a necessity for everyone, and anyone can turn their passion for what they wear into a career – including you. You don’t have to be a designer, or a model, but to only follow this guide to get started on your own smash-hit fashion blog:

Go in with a Niche if You Can

When you want to start a fashion blog, the first thing you need to remember is that you have a lot of competition. The best way to cut through this competition and build a following faster is by catering to a niche.

Create a Great Website

Your website doesn’t need to be overly complex, but it does need to do its job and look great. Find a well-made and easy to use theme online and try to invest in you can in a domain name. Having your own domain name, rather one that is hosted will help give you an air of professionalism. It will also make customizing it much easier in the future when you have an income coming in.

Work on Your Photography Skills

You can take great photos with your phone, but you will first need to work on framing, angles, and of course editing. Work on perfecting this, and even help teach your friends so that they can take great photos of you, and you will already have great content to share.

Create Compelling Visual Content

Photos and text posts are not the only way you can market content, however. Pinterest offers those in the fashion world a huge market share, but only if you create the content that can enjoy click-through rates. Having people pin a photo of you in a rocking outfit is great, but it won’t bring in more traffic. A great infographic, however, can. Invest in infographic design services, and you can create content that will be widely shared and be useful in bringing in organic traffic to your site.

Post Regularly

Regular posting is key to success. Post at least once a day on social media, and ideally once or twice a week on your blog. It can be very tempting to just throw in a bunch of photos of your outfit of the day into a blog post and call it a day, but try to add context and textual elements as well. This will give you more narrative depth and help your search engine ranking.

Fashion is a highly competitive world, but so long as you stick to what you love and are dedicated to growing your own personal corner of the fashion world, you can make it.

We feel the influence of technology in every aspect of our lives. On a personal level, we are at a loss without our trusty smartphones, and in business, the influence of tech is even more profound.

Whatever industry you might be involved in, it is unlikely you have been immune from the constant march of technological progress, and the fashion industry is no different. In fact, in the world of fashion, technology is having a broader effect than you might have imagined.

New materials
Digital technology is reshaping the way clothes are made and the materials used to do so. Some of the designs being made into a reality would have been simply impossible in the pre-digital era.

An example of the innovations on offer is the bioengineered clothing being created by experimental material development house Modern Meadow. The company has used yeast cells to make a leather-like material that is completely free from animal products. Chief Creative Officer Suzanne Lee explained that the cells can be engineered to produce collagen, which is the same protein found in animal skin. They can grow billions of cells and engineer the collagen into whatever form they choose.

This is an intriguing example of a material that blurs the differentiation between natural and man-made. It provides an intriguing glimpse into our future.

 The app-based world
We use smartphone apps every day to look at the latest fashion trends, compare prices and be notified about the latest promotions. However, the use of software and apps within the fashion sector runs far deeper. At its heart, a fashion house is a manufacturing business like any other, and it relies on clear, efficient processes to operate effectively. Getting the right processes in place when it comes to new product development, production planning, scheduling, manufacturing, quality assurance and distribution is as important in fashion as it is in any other sector.

Fashion houses are using apps and bespoke software to improve all these internal processes. The result? New products come to market faster and arrive on the physical or virtual shelves at reduce cost, which can be passed on to the buyer.

Smart clothes
The concept of wearable technology has been around for a while, but some of the biggest names in fashion are taking it to new extremes that go beyond smart specs or fitness trackers.

Levi Strauss & Co teamed up with Google last year to develop what is being hailed as the world’s first smart jacket. So what is so smart about it? The jacket incorporates washable technology in the cuff that can communicate with other devices. So for example, if someone calls on your smartphone, the jacket vibrates to let you know. This is just the beginning of its potential applications. It can provide directions to your destination, change the music on your sound system and interact with any number of other devices – all from a touch on the cuff.

Google’s Ivan Poupyrev is heading up the project. He explained that the underlying technology can be incorporated into any kind of clothing. It could completely redefine what me mean by the phrase “dressing smartly.”

New design practices
The nature of fashion and the direction it takes is also being changed by technology. We all spend plenty of time on social media, and this has led to opportunities for buyers to have more influence in fashion trends than ever. Social influencers are more than just a marketing tool to be exploited by sales teams – their influence runs both ways, and can be as persuasive on the decision makers in the design studios as it is on their social media followers.

These FB statuses reveal people’s mood. Some of the outstanding and funny Facebook status are here for you.

Status for men: Men, who think that kitchen is the place for women, must remember that there are number of knives kept too.

Lightning: If you find that it is lightning outside, don’t get afraid. It is just the picture click for Google Earth.

iPhone status: What is the best feature of iPhone? It helps in being aware of not pushing into the pool.

Suicide status: You may feel like killing the sexiest person on the Earth. But it is always a crime to commit suicide.

Wall painting: At home, you were always told by mom, not to write on the wall. But Facebook allows you to do so.

Money status: Money is not regarded as the best thing in this world. It is love which is the best and most important thing. Eventually, people ’love’ money.

Pizza alert: It is a high-tech age people receive ‘pizza’ at their home sooner than the police reach after an accident.

It’s about you: When none  is hating you, it is sure that you are doing something too boring.

Relationships are a good blend of happiness, fights and then patch up. Here are some of the best relationship memes you will find ever.

How do you feel when your ex-lover tries to recall all the moments you both had together? Most of the times, you can hardly remember them even after trying hard.

It is that awkward moment when your girlfriend tried to kiss you in front of her parents? You don’t know how to react!

When you are with a girl she turns up in her casuals as your girlfriend. But her beautiful look comes out when you break up.

You are most welcome to a new relationship. It is all about being ‘fine’ and doing ‘whatever you want’.

The difference between the girl you saw on first date and the girl with whom you are in a relationship – it is like the difference between hell and heaven.

You will always remember the expression when your girl goes ‘off’ on you from the beginning of the relationship.

What’s the difference between dating and marriage? On dating you choose the most stylish bike for you and your girlfriend. But after marriage you look for a durable vehicle!