July 2007 Issue

• Latest Articles
• Advice For Starting Your Own Wedding Blog
• Online Grieving
• Beauty Tips
• 3 Day Weekend or Week Long Vacation?
• Tips For Planning A Modern Day Picnic
• Advice For Parents Whose Children Are Moving Back Home
• Swimsuit Styles
• About April Masini
• April In The News
• April's Readers Poll Results

New Articles

Here are the latest articles on AskApril.com:

Advice For Starting Your Own Wedding Blog
Q: I'm getting married next year and am having a blast planning the wedding! A lot of my other engaged friends have started their own "wedding blogs" where they write the details of every aspect of their planning. It seems like a fun idea, but I don't really get the point of it. Why do people blog about their wedding planning and how can you do it successfully?
Sincerely,
Blogger Wannabe

A: Dear Blogger Wannabe,
Blogging about your wedding is definitely the new thing to do....for many reasons. I'll help you understand why brides-to-be are doing it, and how you can create the best wedding blog possible!

Online Grieving
Q: In my day, when you had a huge tragedy, you had funerals, put up memorials, and watched specials about it on television. These days, the younger generation has whole online communities where they can come together and grieve. How are these communities changing the ways our society grieves?
Sincerely,
Grieving Online

A: Dear Grieving Online,
Students live much of their lives online, and they will grieve online -- on MySpace, in e-mails, and on message boards. This is their cyber-community, and it makes sense that they will learn, date and connect online, just as they will grieve online.

Beauty Tips
Q: I love summer and I try to spend every moment possible outside... But my hair (and feet) pay a huge price and often leave me looking like a dried out frizzle ball, with paws. How can I look great and still have summer fun?
Thanks,
Summer Sizzled My Hair and Makeup

A: Dear Summer Sizzled My Hair and Makeup:
Want to revive hair that's faded and frizzy from the sun, beach and pool?
Summer is tough on hair -- whether you live in a region of the world that is frizz-land or whether you're just in and out of the pool and the ocean. Here are some ways to fend off the frizzies

3 Day Weekend or Week Long Vacation?
Q: I handle employee schedules at my company and I’ve noticed that over the years people are taking fewer and fewer extended vacations and instead are opting for more long weekends. Is there a reason for this?
Sincerely,
Whatever Happened to Vacations

A: Dear Whatever Happened to Vacations,
It’s interesting that you noticed people in your office are taking fewer extended vacations and are instead taking more long weekends. It’s not just happening in your office. It's a national trend!

Tips For Planning A Modern Day Picnic
Q: The weather is beautiful and my girlfriend and I are looking for some fun summer activities. Picnics seem to be the new thing to do and we want to go on one. How can I take my girlfriend on the ultimate picnic date and not feel like we’re stuck in a boring time warp?
Sincerely,
Wanna-Be Picnicker

A: Dear Wanna-Be Picnicker,
Picnics are definitely picking up in popularity and there are plenty of ways you can go on one and still feel like you’re living in 2007. Here are some fabulous and fun ideas for your picnic.

Advice For Parents Whose Children Are Moving Back Home
Q: My son just finished his senior year in college and is coming home for the summer, until he finds a job where he can make enough money to live on his own. While I love my son and am excited to have him around, I'm a little nervous about what we should expect of him and how he'll act. He's not a child anymore, so I don't know if I should be able to make rules for him and give him chores to do. Of course, he is still living under our roof so we should have some say in what goes on. Right? What do you think?
Sincerely,
He's Coming Home -- Again!

A: Dear He's Coming Home -- Again,
It's normal for parents to have mixed feelings about their grown children coming home, even if it's only for a short while. I can help you know what to expect so that your extended time with your child can go as smoothly as possible.

Swimsuit Styles
Q: It's bathing suit shopping time again, and I'm NOT looking forward to it. I never do. Can you give me tips on buying the best swimsuit for my body-type?
Sincerely,
Scared Of The Swimsuit

A: Dear Scared Of The Swimsuit,
The more expensive suits are made better, not just in cut, but in fabric.

Author of the critically acclaimed Ask April advice column and the driving force behind AskApril.com, April Masini is also the best-selling author of four books: Date Out Of Your League, Think & Date Like A Man, 50 First Dates and The Next 50 Dates. Nicknamed "the new millennium's Dear Abby" by the media and interviewed for over 2,300 national and international articles, radio and television shows...Read More

April In The News

FOXs' O'Reilly Factor, April Masini one-on-one with Bill O'Reilly, Click here to view the video (13MB)

USA Today, Saying - I Do - Again by Judy Mandell

MSN, What Musical Tastes Reveal… by Bob Strauss

Chicago Sun-Times, Rebuilding Paris... by Paige Wiser

Maxim Magazine, Dominate Everything, Win A Lovers Spat by Maxim Insider

She Knows.com, Fashion and Style: Flipping For Flip Flops by Aly Walanski

April's Readers Poll Results

When asked "When it comes to dating, are you shy?", respondents voted:

47% of respondents were male, 53% were female

Express Yourself: If you could exact revenge on an ex without getting caught, would you?