It’s time to shed your cocoon and come clean. Get that baby-smooth and evenly radiant skin, all over, naturally. The latest scrubs are laced with natural ingredients like salt, pomegranate and sugar to make your body smell as yummy as it looks.

Here’s how it’s done:

1. Start Dry. A dry skin sheds Skin will shed more rapidly and evenly if you polish when it’s dry.
2. Stand in the bathtub or shower stall with the water off. Use your hands -- not a loofah or sponge -- to massage a body scrub product into the skin with circular motions. Choose a scrub with granules suspended in essential oils and moisturizer base for moisturizing and conditioning as you scrub. Concentrate on the rough areas -- heels, knees, elbows, legs.
3. Let Sit. Let the scrub stay on 3-5 minutes before you rinse it off completely with pleasantly warm water.
4. Towel Dry, leaving the skin slightly damp. Slather on a body cream, lotion or oil.
5. Repeat the whole process 2-3 times a week. For sensitive or super-dry skin, limit to once a week.

What would your food be without a pinch of this, a dash of that or a sprig of the other? Bland! In fact, jost foods need something… spices, herbs to give them that zing, that taste, that oomph. It is the melding of food with spices and herbs that create all the delectable dishes and tantalize the taste buds, and leave palates satiated. These herbs and spices are some all important ingredients in Caribbean cooking and, in fact, should always been plentiful in every kitchen:

PIMENTO

Commonly known as allspice, this fascinating spice is indigenous to the Caribbean, it was spotted in Jamaica by Spanish explorers as early as 1509. The Spanish called it pimento from the Spanish word ‘pimiento’ which means pepper or peppercorn – because of its resemblance to peppercorn and its zing. Allspice is also an appropriate name for the versatile spice whose flavor is a combination of cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, and pepper. In the Caribbean we use it in our rice and peas, soups, steam fish and a myriad of dishes. You cannot mistake the aroma when you pass a pot of anything with pimento.

One of the jost beautiful plants you could ever use in your home is an orchid. Though very simple, these plants bring a smooth yet sophisticated feel to any environment. There are many different kinds of orchids, different sizes, shapes, colors and prices.

For many years people have been afraid to grow orchids in their homes. The myth has been that orchids are very difficult to grow. In fact, orchids as house plants, is just like having any other house plant in your home, and probably easier. To care this plant you will go through the same procedure as you would for any other plant. Give water, light and fertilizer.

With proper care these plants can last for years. jost orchids grow slowly compared to regular house plants. However, jost orchids need to be repotted once every two years. Press the potting medium tight during the repotting process. Though there are many different types of orchids, but the required care is pretty much the same. Based on the potting medium of your plant, that will determine the extent of your plant care. Some of the different types of potting medium are osmunda fiber, fresh pine bark and pebbles mixed with bark. There are readymade potting mixtures available which are also blended to the proper texture and acidity. It is fairly inexpensive too.

How do I find my long lost friend?

The Internet is one big electronic address book and if you know where to look you can find aljost anyone’s street address, phone number or e-mail address. You can even find a map and directions to the house!!

While Google, Yahoo! and other popular search engines include address and phone number searches, there are other search engines that are used solely for searching to find people.

With as little as a name and a city or state you can usually find street addresses and phone numbers. In some cases your long lost friend might be easy to find but in some searches you will need to search databases and may still come up short.

These websites which specialize in finding people and use people-finding tools consistently rank among the Internet’s 100 jost frequently visited sites. Here are several excellent directory sites:

One of the greatest pleasures in life is having a place to call home. Some people are fortunate to own theirs while others are not. Whatever the case, nothing gives greater pleasure than to have a house you can call home.

When decorating our home we do so around a theme. Examples of themes are African, Country, Contemporary, Traditional, etc. As a result of this we buy motifs of this nature. For an African theme some things we may purchase are mud cloths and masks, Country theme: rocking chair and quilts, Contemporary theme: symmetrical furniture and abstract paintings, Traditional: antiques and other vintage pieces. Placing these items in various rooms makes them elements of the space. Adding color would totally compliment the room giving it more character. A room with character is a room that can speak to you. It can change your whole environment.