Holding hands is a simple, yet deep, way of sharing and connecting with our loved one. When is the last time you held hands with your partner?

True signs
Not long ago I ventured downtown to do a little shopping. Walking from one store to another, I spied a bench sitting in a shady spot along the sidewalk and decided to take a break from shopping to enjoy one of my favorite past-times; people watching.

Out of the hustling and bustling crowd, two people in particular caught my eye. They were an elderly couple - late sixties or so, and were slowly strolling down the sidewalk. What drew my attention to them was they were holding hands. This was somehow touching to me.

Spending your weekly pay on skincare of you face is now considered the norm. The price of beauty creams has increased at five times the level of house prices since 2000, according to research carried out by Olay.  It’s hard not to be tempted by each new expensive product. But you can achieve great results without spending a fortune - and even better, you can do it without leaving your house.

Trends come & trends go. This season you certainly don't want to be caught in public looking like last year. I've read all the magazines for you & come up with the best & worst trends for winter.

1: Goodbye Helmet Head.

The less done your hair looks, the more 'in' you'll look. You'll notice trendy hair this season looks loose, wavy & fresh. To mimic it, throw out the hairspray, use a light mousse instead of gel to add texture & don't be afraid to let your roots grow out, just a bit.

2: Keep the self-tanner.

Yes, we love Nicole Kidman's porcelein skin too, but there's nothing sexier than a bronzed glow in the dead of winter.

Having coworkers who are always complaining? Deal with genuinely negative people by spending as little time with them as possible. Just as you set limits with the coworkers whose negativity you believe is baseless or unwarranted, you need to set limits with negative people. You can deal with them in these ways.

• Avoid spending time with a negative coworker.
• If you are forced, through your role in the company, to work with a negative person, set limits. Do not allow yourself to be drawn into negative discussions. Tell the negative coworker, you prefer to think about your job positively.
• Suggest the negative person seek assistance from human resources or their supervisor.
• If all else fails, talk to your own supervisor or human resources staff about the challenges you are experiencing in dealing with the negative person. Your supervisor may have ideas, may be willing to address the negativity, and may address the issue with the negative person’s supervisor.
• If negativity among employees in your company is persistent, and the negativity affects your ability to professionally perform your work, you may want to consider moving on. Your current culture will not support your desired work environment. And, if no one is working to improve a work culture that enables negativity, don’t expect the culture to change any time soon.