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If you're feeling anxious, stressed or just like you need to step back and take perspective, a good place to start is by focusing on mindfulness. 

The theory behind it is simple – to accept and be aware of your emotions in the present moment, whether those emotions are positive or negative.

A good analogy is to think of your emotions and thoughts as cars on a busy road. Rather than running out into the road and causing chaos, it's important to sometimes simply sit on the sit of the road and watch the cars as they go by.

Here are a few easy ways to become more mindful in your daily life, no matter how busy you are.

1. Focus on single tasks
Try to avoid multi-tasking where it is not necessary. Focus on the task at hand – be it eating, showering or writing an email. Allow yourself to be slow and deliberate rather than rushing through everything.

2. Take time for you each day
Whether you walk home from work without scrolling through Facebook, or have your afternoon cup of coffee outside of the office, be sure to take a few minutes each day without distractions or stresses from other sources.

3. Meditate
Meditation is an active training of the mind that can actually improve and change how your brain works, as well as giving you a better quality of sleep and a reduction in stress levels. Start by trying ten minutes a day and we guarantee you'll be hooked in no time. Free apps like Headspace or Simply Being guide you through each session to give you a good base point to start from.

4. Focus on the now
So many of our worries are related to things that haven't even happened yet – where out career is going or if we're making the right decision about our love life. Try to live more in the present and take each day at a time. When you notice your negative thoughts wandering towards the future, try to bring yourself back to the present moment and what you are doing right now.

5. Be present
Aim to really listen next time you're having a conversation with a friend or family member, rather than letting your mind wander or thinking about what you're going to say next. Enjoy the time you're spending with that person and really savour the moment.

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If Cara Delevingne is giving you serious brow envy, then it might be time to amp up your own beauty game.

Getting defined, fuller brows is easier than you might think and even if you don't have the time or patience to let your eyebrows grow out, with a few simple touches you can totally fake it.

Check out our DIY guide…

What you'll need in your kit:

  • A good pair of tweezers
  • A small scissors for trimming (optional)
  • An eyebrow pencil
  • A matte brown eyeshadow
  • ​Setting wax or Vaseline
  • A spooled brush
  • An angled brush
  • ​Concealer
  • Highlighter or a light golden eyeshadow

​Time to get started…

​1. Tidy your brows up
Start by plucking any hairs from between or around the brows. Brush the eyebrow hairs upward using a spooled brush and neatly trim any hairs that are longer than your desired brow line, if needed.

2. Define
Shape the arch of your brow by using an eyebrow pencil to line the bottom curve of the brow. Fill in any patchy spots or gaps with the pencil or by lightly dusting on some matte brown eyeshadow with your angled brush.

3. Clean up the edges
Use your concealer to clean up the edges around and above the brows, for a more defined look. Be sure to blend!

4. Highlight
Use a cream highlighter or light golden eyeshadow to highight your brow bone and the area directly under your eyebrow arch,

5. Set the shape
Using setting wax or a tiny dab of Vaseline (too much will look greasy), gently brush your eyebrows into shape using the spooled brush. 

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Heidi Klum is NOT a happy lingerie designer right now.

The supermodel unveiled her new collection in London last week, but after photos of models posing in her brand outside of Buckingham Palace surfaced today, Heidi was left fuming.

Taking to Instagram, Heidi shared the photo and captioned: “Nearly fell of my chair when I saw this. Who did this??? Not me!!! #NotCool.”

 

Nearly fell of my chair when i saw this. Who did this??? Not me!!! #NotCool

A photo posted by Heidi Klum (@heidiklum) on

Yikes, it sounds like someone somewhere is going to be in BIG trouble when Heidi gets her hands on them!

The Heidi Klum Intimates range has been launched in London and New York  in Selfridges and Bloomingdales respectively. 

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Every country has its own distinct foods, but Irish food takes it to a whole new level.

No, we may not have invented French bread or hummus, but have you HAD a hot chicken roll lately?!

Here are the 10 foods Irish people everywhere just love:

1. Bacon and cabbage
This old Irish meal may be losing popularity as generations go by, but you’re still bound to get a good feed of bacon, cabbage, spuds,  white sauce and carrots boiled to within an inch of their lives when you visit your nana!

2. Club orange
Or, as Tommy calls is ‘fizzy orandge’. There is a definite obsession with Club Orange in Ireland and it’s always paired with a…

3. Hot chicken roll
A magical deli creation of breaded chicken and your choice of filling. The ultimate hangover cure.

4. Tayto sandwich
You may be a King’s person and it’s an old age debate but the majority tend to swing towards cheese and onion Taytos in their crisp sandwiches. With Brennan’s bread and REAL butter only, thanks.

5. Tea
It can be argued that this isn’t a food group – but who are we kidding? Tea is for all occasions and all occasions require tea. With milk. The great Barry’s vs. Lyons rages on…

6. Garlic cheese chip/Curry cheese chip
Or, as one SHEmazing! girl witnessed one night: curry and garlic cheese chips. While we don’t condone that absolute sin, a simple garlic cheese chip OR curry cheese chip hasn’t let us down yet.

7. Superquinn sausages
While we’re still on the fence about the green sausages unveiled for Paddy’s Day, no Irish fry is complete without a good old Superquinn sausie.

8. Brown bread
It seems almost impossible to find good, proper brown bread outside of this heavenly island. Perfect with REAL butter – we’re hungry now.

9. Triangular sandwiches
Associated with funerals or family gatherings, you spent your youth looking for the plain ham triangular sandwhich and are scarred for life from that one time you bit into an egg mayo one age 5. *shudder*

10. A good ol’ fashioned spud
Now, we hate to be a cliché, especially on St. Patrick’s Day, but is there anything better than a floury potato mashed with some REAL butter and a little salt sprinkled on top? 

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Fans of KUWTK may have seen this one coming…

Kourtney Kardashian's long-term partner Scott Disick has entered rehab once again in an attempt to curb his addiction issues. 

The dad-of-three has voluntarily checked himself into the Rythmia Life Advancement Centre this week, a treatment center which includes a full-service spa and a five-star restaurant. The reality star says he is "looking forward" to starting treatment. 

The news comes just days after Scott failed to show at a nightclub appearance in the UK< instead flying to Paris to party with Kourtney's little sister Kendall.

It's also reported that Scott invited a number of women up to his hotel room during one of the wilder nights on his European trip.

In an official statement released by the centre about his decision to enter rehab, Scott said, "I realise my issues are bigger than me and I’m ready to truly remedy this struggle I continue to battle. While I have been unconvinced in the past of treatment and therapy methods, Rythmia’s rehab approach puts my worries at ease."

Scott's therapy will include use of the iboga plant, which the statement says is a "plant that has been used to treat a variety of addictions and has been an effective form of treatment." 

This will be the reality star's third stint in rehab.

Scott and Kourtney welcomed their third child, a son called Reign, shortly before Christmas. Kourtney has been staying positive on social media, posting this cheery update yesterday:

We're glad to see Scott finally taking charge of his life and working on his issues.

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Kanye generally seems like a stand-up dad and husband but his latest tweets have left us (and the rest of the world) a tad baffled.

The tenth season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians aired last night and viewers were treated to some shots of Kim posing for a nude photoshoot. Classy as ever.

Kanye is clearly chuffed with his wife's confidence and hot bod, and so he took to Twitter to post a number of nearly-nude shots from the show with the caption "SWISH!" and some bizarre congratulatory messages:

Twitter soon jumped on the bandwagon, tweeting their own "swish"-worthy pictures:

Kim was delighted with Kanye's odd gesture, taking to her own Twitter account to sing his praises, writing, "Ummmm how cute is my husband?!?!?!?! Ugh I love him so much!!!"

Those two never fail to confuse/entertain us…

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Miley Cyrus and Patrick Schwarzenegger may have been dating for the last five months, but it looks like Arnold's son isn't ready to settle down just yet.

The 21-year-old was on spring break in Cabo San Lucas this weekend when he was pictured getting VERY cosy with a mystery brunette.

Judging by her sorority headband, the bikini-clad girl appears to be one of Patrick's fellow students at the University of South California, and it definitely looked like the two were more than friends as they danced together.

Although no pictures of Patrick and his mystery woman kissing have emerged, it certainly seemed as if they were about to in this snap:

The pair were then seen walking along the beach arm in arm:

We wonder what Miley will have to say about this! The singer has made no secret of her relationship with Patrick and has reportedly even been trying to reign in her wild-child ways to impress his mum, Maria Shriver.

The pair have apparently even discussed marriage and a future together, according to friends.

It's only been five months – is Patrick already getting cold feet?!

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This week is St. Patrick's week (yes, it's a whole week now) so whether you're taking it easy and spending some time with family, or nursing a hangover on the couch, here is what's on this week:

Monday
Republic of Telly
RTE2 22:00

Yay – Republic of Telly is back on our screens tonight! Join Bernard and Kevin for some serious laughs and brilliant skits. What will Eamon do without Bridget though?!

Tuesday
St. Patrick’s Festival Highlights
RTÉ1 19:00

If you didn’t get to be at tomorrow’s festivities then catch them with Patrick McKenna and Sinead Kennedy tomorrow evening! All of the highlights and none of the crowds. Yay!

Wednesday
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
3e 22:00

Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd star in this comedy classic from 2005 (can you believe it’s ten years old?!) which sees Steve star as a 40 year-old virgin whose colleagues try to help him out with getting a date.

Thursday
Don’t Tell The Bride
RTE2 21:00

This week sees Nora plan her civil partnership to Kaitriona, but how will she feel about a casino theme and a second-hand dress…?!

Friday
The Graham Norton Show
BBC One 22:35

The season finale sees all of the guest highlights from the past year with the likes of Meryl Streep, Jennifer Aniston, One Direction and David Beckham all appearing as well as many more!
 

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When actress Natasha Richardson died of a brain injury after hitting her head in a skiing accident six years ago, all eyes were on her husband Liam Neeson and his struggle to come to terms with her death.

However Liam and Natasha's teenage sons Daniel and Micheál were also left devastated by the loss of their mother, and now Micheál has revealed he turned to drugs and alcohol to help him cope.

Micheál, now 19, spoke out on the sixth anniversary of his mum's death about how he pushed his feelings away immediately after the tragedy, only realising last year that it was time for him to face his grief head-on. 

"Of course, when it happened it was devastating,” he told the Sunday Times Style magazine. “But in my mind, subconsciously, I either pushed it out or stored it deep inside. And so, within the next week I was like, ‘OK, on with my life’.”

Speaking about the years of substance abuse that followed, Micheál said, "I was going out, partying a lot, looking for self-gratification. I wanted to be the man, doing these drugs." 

"Everybody said, 'This kid has lost his mum, that's where the problem comes from.' And I was like, 'No, it isn't, I just like to party.' But looking back, I realise it was a delayed reaction."

Micheál says he "hit rock bottom" last year and checked himself into rehab. "Last spring, things just started going downhill,” he said. “The people I was with, we were partying a lot. I couldn’t leave my house. I was unmotivated, couldn’t wake up in the morning. It was dark. I hit rock bottom and couldn’t do anything."

The teenager says his father Liam is an "inspiration" to him but that he was always a "momma's boy" and took Natasha's death extremely hard. However with the support of his family he has moved on from drugs and is now working as a fashion gallery curator.

We're glad to see he is finally coming out the other side.

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TOWIE star Mario Falcone got put in his place on Twitter last night after his girlfriend Emma McVey exploded at him for some very badly thought out comments on last night's episode.

Mario was seen telling Ferne McCann that he fancied new TOWIE cast member Chloe Lewis, but that she couldn't set him up with her "yet."

Emma took to Twitter to blast Mario, saying he "almost fooled" her and that she was "too good" for him.

Despite the angry words, Mario seems like he might already be moving on. The reality star shared a very telling post on Twitter today which made it clear he's not bothered by what people are saying about him.

The 27-year-old posted a quote which read, "As long as you are worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them. Only when you require no approval from outside yourself can you own yourself."

That emoji says it all!

Fans were quick to comment and show their support for the star despite his bad behaviour. "Soo true Maz! Hope your ok xx," wrote one, with another writing, "you have freedom, freedom to grow and better yourself, freedom to feel true happiness."

Emma has yet to respond on Twitter, but we're willing to bet there were some VERY angry texts exchanged between her and Mario this morning!

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While many people may be going out for a few tomorrow, there are also a lot of us who prefer staying in for St. Patrick’s Day.

And what better to do that cook a nice dinner with an Irish theme?! We thought so…

Here’s a great recipe for the ultimate Irish dinner – the stew!

This stew serves two people with some leftover, so adjust the amounts according to your crowd.

What you'll need: 

  • 1 ½ lbs neck or shoulder of lamb
  • 1 onions
  • 3 carrots
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 1 parsnip
  • 4-5 potatoes
  • Small handful of barley (optional, but be careful as it expands a LOT!)
  • Beef or lamb stock, to cover
  • ½ pint Guinness (optional)
  • 1 tsp. Worcester sauce

What you'll need to do:

  1. Prepare all of the veg by chopping the carrots, celery, parsnip and potatoes roughly. 
  2. Heat oil in a heavy-based saucepan and add the meat in batches to brown. Once browned, remove from saucepan and set aside. 
  3. Add the onion to a little oil and soften. Then, add in the veg, potatoes and barley and cook for about 5-6 minutes on medium heat. 
  4. Throw in the meat, stock and Guinness if using and simmer for about 30mins or until the meat is cooked through and the veg has softened. 
  5. Add a splash of Worcester sauce at the end and serve!

 

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Of all the places to carry out a romantic surprise proposal, a crowded film festival Q&A wouldn't really be top of our list.

But if that film screening is your one and only chance to propose in front of big-name actors like Ryan Gosling, Eva Mendes and Saoirse Ronan… then we guess we'll let it slide. Just this once.

One movie fan took the opportunity to use the final question slot at a recent Q&A event with the Lost River cast at SXSW festival to propose to her girlfriend of 11 years. While the cast seemed pretty delighted, the girlfriend herself seemed pretty shocked!

Watch from around 11:40….

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