How to Survive a Breakup

Breaking up is never easy, but guess what?

Living after the breakup is even more difficult. But don't let that deter you. Luckily, your Belle de Jour sisters have come up with tips on how to turn that breakup into something positive and worth your time. Trust us - you'll emerge a stronger, wiser, and more beautiful bella after this!

1. Try out something new. Breakups can be jarring, since you've gotten used to a routine. However, this is a good time for change, be it big or small. Sign up to learn a foreign language, pick up a sport or teat yourself to a spankin' new do. Celebrate your freedom!

2. Channel your feelings into your journal or blog, or work off the rage in the gym. Since moving on can take a while, you need an outlet for all of your pent-up emotions. Start a new journal or a blog with the sole purpose of chronicling your life after the big breakup. Experts often suggest this because it's a good way of releasing your emotions and helping you inch closer to closure.

3. Have a handful of close friends as your support system. Allow your friends to rally around you and pamper you - you certainly deserve that attention. But don't abuse that privilege, because no one is saintly enough to endure prolonged whining and moping.

4. Enjoy your new found single status. You might be tempted to give in to self-pity or misery, but if you keep on being depressed, you'll never get out of that rut. Instead, look in the mirror and smile: you're single again, and that means you can now indulge your whims without having to worry about what he says.

Cliche as it seems, think of the breakup as something positive. After all, he lost just something precious: YOU. Chin up, bella!

Source: Belle de Jour Power Planner

Belle De Jour Power Planner: The Ultimate Planner for the 'It' Girl

I just bought this 2010's BDJ Power Planner!

Treat yourself with the ultimate planner this coming 2010. Yes, it really does put the "power' in the planner! I have been an avid fan of this planner since 2008. And I must say that it really makes planning your days so much fun. It has all these great pages from your expense and travel plans to your dreams and inspirations page. Plus a dose of motivational words from noted women all over the world.

Here's a peek of what you're gonna get with this planner:

• BDJ Forget-Me-Not (a list for your things to do)
• 55 Discount / Promo Coupons (brands would include: The Coffee Bean, Michelis, Ace Water Spa, FnH, Plains & Prints, etc.)
• Coupon Completion Promo (a special treat of a free 2011 BDJ Planner for completely using all 55 coupons)
• Dream Board
• 2010 Checklist (a list of new and exciting things you may wanna try this year)
• Habit Tracker (for those habits you would wanna start / break)
• Special Events
• Health Checklist
• Menstrual Tracker
• Monthly Planner
• Christmas Gift List
• Vacation Planner
• Fun Articles
• Weekly Planner
• Lifestyle Directory (a list of useful shops for the everyday girl)
• Forward Planning (a space for random thought, pictures, plans for next year)
• Expense Tracker
• Savings Tracker
• 2010 and 2011 Calendar

* Newly designed ring bind.

*Pen Holder

*Garterized lock

Wow what a handful! This is one of my must have buys every year :) Thought I could share 'em with you girls too!
Get it at exactly same price from the market for only P598.

Just visit Glamourosity Shop to find out how ^_^

Lines Not To Fall For: A List of Bullsh*t Cliches Boys Say

• "Let's just be friends."

Verdict: Impossible if they broke your heart.
You: Why prolong the agony? Say you'll think about it, and call them, maybe, in a few years.

• "I value our friendship too much to date you."

Verdict: Bastard.
Translation: They don't love you, never have, don't even find you attractive.

You: Move on. They'll prevent you from meeting THE ONE - and make you miserable in the
process.

• "I love you but I can't be with you."

Verdict: Coward.
You: Walk away; even if you paid for them to see a shrink, it is still an impossible and exhausting
situation.

• "You'll always have a piece of my heart."

Verdict: True.
You: Save the violins, stamp on it. Let them regret losing you.

• "It was the wrong time, wrong place."

Verdict: Poor excuse.
Translation: The ONLY 'it was wrong time / place' was in Casablanca, which does not apply here.

• "I'm sorry. Can we try again?"

Verdict: Jerk.

Translation: How many times have you heard this before? Be honest. Once? Shame on them. Twice or more? Shame on you.

Some things are just not meant to be. Sometimes you grow apart, move on. You've tried, it didn't work, learn and leave. Try to find someone who will appreciate you. Don't kill each other's chances of happiness and waste years on something that will never happen.

Be honest. Be tough. Ask yourself: where do I see myself in ten years? What do i want to be achieved? What kind of person do I want to be with? What kind of person will encourage me to be kind if person I most want to be?

Anyway, you think you got problems, pick up Romeo and Juliet and their dire situation makes everything pale in comparison. Take comfort in the fact that falling in and out of love is never out of fashion.

Above all, believe in true love and know that men are like shoes. A couple is like a left and a right foot, and out there is your perfect fit. Sometimes you need to change styles and shop around to find it. Sometimes you have to break styles in, sometimes you feel like something that is stylish but uncomfortable, and sometimes a style - as much as you like it - just doesn't suit you and will never fit.

Source: How to Walk in High Heels

How to Know When to Wear a Heel

High heels are NOT just for evening wear. They work just as well with trousers, jeans, denim skirts, mini skirts, pajamas. You need to be adventurous.

Any aspiring Imelda Marcos needs to consider multiple locations and situations in order to ensure maximum and successful heel-wearing pleasure.

1. The weather. Suede, satins and pale colours are OUT if there is the slightest hint of rain. No rain protector is worth the risk of losing a key shoe.

2. Short arse. If you're escort is shorter than you in your highest heels dump him immediately. Pointless. A pair of Manolos lasts a lifetime, and you shouldn't compromise style for love.

3. Know your weaknesses. If cobblestones are your Achilles' heel - walk in the road. If 8 hours reduce you to tears call it a day before this point.

4. Don't drink unless you have someone in mind to carry you home. Alcohol and heel coordination is tricky. Bad combination.

5. Always give feet a day off. Tired feet may stop functioning altogether, and leave you unable to move. The only people who can stand on heels all day, everyday are mannequins, and they are plastic and have screw-off feet.

* Source: How to Walk in High Heels