Everyone is excited because of the coming holidays. It is a season of giving and sharing and getting invited to parties. Giving gifts and sharing foods with your relatives and friends are but natural. But do you realize that you got to earn a good reputation as a party guest before you could expect the flood of invitations to your mailbox and inbox?

Here are some suggestions on how to behave nice and good as a guest:

1. Always bring a token gift for the party host. You can bring a bottle of cheap wine, or a box of mint candies or chocolates. You can also be as extravagant as you like and bring a whole roasted turkey or a large cake.

2. Do not bring an extra baggage when not indicated in the invitation. Your friends know that you’re a couple but there must be a reason why your mate should not be invited. And that goes for the kids, too.

3. Drink moderately. You know your alcohol limit so you must be the one controlling the shots. Otherwise, your host will be obliged to get you a taxi and pay for your fare home.

4. Eat moderately. Chew your food slowly so that you’ll avoid gobbling down plate after plate of party foods. Have your dinner at home before going to the party, especially if it was a cocktail one.

5. Take a bath in soap and water–not in heavy perfume. Some of the guests may be sensitive to strong scents. Just a few dabs of light-smelling perfume here and there should make you feel fresh all night. You can go heavy with gargling on minty mouthwash instead.

6. Never act as a wet blanket. When you’re not feeling well or just not in the mood to party, call your host and apologize for not being present. If you forced yourself to attend, you might rub off bad mood to other guests and ruin their evening, too.

7. Enjoy the party. Put your celfone in silent mode and talk with your fellow guests with enthusiasm. Circulate around to meet old friends and make new friends. Talking or texting on your phone while in front of other guests is rude.

8. Get interested to be interesting. People like to listen to other people’s story and they love to talk about themselves, too. If you asked questions about the other guests and show interest on listening, they would love to ask questions about you, too. However, avoid prolonged discussions on hot topics like politics, religion, health, and economy.

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The only way to prevent acne is through having good sleep every night. This is what most mothers tell their teenaged kids, no matter what country they come from. Mothers know best, but do mothers really know correct acne prevention? How does lack of sleep cause acne?

Sleep deprivation is not a direct cause of acne–but it definitely affects acne. If you had enough sleep, your pimple may be banished because you’ll be getting all the healthy benefits of having a good rest. Because sleep is one of the important things that your body needs.

Observe that when you’re not having quality sleep, like sleeping for 5 to 6 hours only but waking up relaxed and refreshed rather than tired even after sleeping for up to 10 hours, your skin would appear blotched and reddish in spots. If you had acne, they will look inflamed. Sleep deprivation also increases resistance to insulin, which could lead to diabetes. This condition could get the inflammation of acne worse.

Another direct effect of sleep deficit is obesity. Lack of sleep causes increase on Grehlin levels, which boost appetite, and excessive production stress hormones, which regulates digestion and immune system.

All these negative conditions caused by only a few hours of sleep deficit will surely aggravate your acne. Therefore, if your body were healthy and your body chemistry happy, your skin would be clear. Teenagers should learn and acquire good sleeping habits while still young because acne is not exclusive to teenage skin. So, mothers know best, after all.

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