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There was a mix up with my neighbor’s mail this weekend, and the postman delivered the Barbie Collector Holiday 2010 catalogue to my house. My daughters are in their teens, so I have been out of Barbie mode for a long time, but I have to say that I was shocked at the evolution of…
Take a Shine to These Back-to-School Shoe Saving Ideas Celebrity Ballroom Dancer Cheryl Burke Reveals How to Send Your Children Back to School in Style As children are preparing to return to school this fall, this season’s television celebrity dancing stars are also heading back to the studio dance floors. I know I perform better…
I recently learned about a new company called Little Twig that offers safe and natural bath products for babies and kids, including sulfate free shampoo, baby wash, bubble bath, extra mild unscented diaper cream and my personal favorite, their new SPF 30+ Mineral Sunscreen. This past month I had the opportunity to review a couple…
A few months ago, I wrote about my quest for a new nail color. I’d been stuck in a red rut for years, and while I’ll always love that classic, glamour-girl shade, I really wanted to branch out. Fabulous TFH readers gave me some great suggestions, which solidifed my resolve to try something new. For some…
Nearly everyone has a fond memory of their father – or grandfather – pulling out his shoe care kit, complete with a tin of KIWI shoe polish and that old rag you just knew had seen better days. Well, the world’s number one shoe care brand is playing hard and fast in today’s busy, multi-tasking…
HOW DO FRENCH WOMEN REALLY DRESS? Are They Actually Genetically Gifted in the Art of Chic? Kookai Spring 2010 dress My answer would be a resounding “YES”. The year was 1992. It was a frigid and snowy December, so, at the spur of the moment, I chose to go to Paris for the first time….
“The Voice of Kindness” Image of Russian Folklore Plate – Titled – The Voice of Kindness Although there is a movement in many states in the United States to outlaw the keeping of Mute Swans, that in no way diminishes the swan’s lovely entanglement with story-telling and with human history, throughout various ages. These swans…
MUCH ADO ABOUT A MUTE SWAN: Part 8 “The Original Pet” All of the plants in my Japanese garden were frozen solid. The sky was an ice-blue and that was bad news. When it’s sunny here in winter, the temperature DROPS. The air was very still and the ice was thick. No birds were in…
Image Courtesy of eHow.com When Exactly Did We Start to Hate Our Bodies…? I can precisely pin-point the moment when I started to hate my body. I was twelve years old and my dad was a professor at UNLV, Las Vegas, Nevada. I hadn’t thought much about my appearance until the summer I would turn…
I’ll admit it… I’m pretty immature some days. It probably has something to do with wanting to still be a child, but there are some parts of my day that could just use a little more fun. Case and point: lunch time. I know this isn’t fashion-related… but bear with me! I don’t usually feel…
One of my favorite singers, bar-none, almost wasn’t. That’s right. Her career almost never got started at the ripe old age of sixteen. She was sent to an audition at a famous singing hall because of the sound of her voice. A voice that was so sweet it sounded like angels carrying spoons of dripping…
Christmas is a wonderful time to show your love and thanks to friends and family, and the life that you’ve built with them. But with managing chores, errands, and parties, it can get pretty difficult to know what to buy for those who are on your nice list. Here’s some ideas for the housewife in…
This Holiday Season, Eat Your Heart Out and Still Look Swell, Without Looking ‘Swollen’ Oh my! Is it that time again? All of a sudden I am hearing Perry Como, from the 1958 recording, gently crooning “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” in the background. The kids are all sweetly tucked under fleece…
Say hello to Marie, who is guest posting for us today to share a little insight on plus size fashion! As plus size fashions become more readily available, we find ourselves with more options, choices, and motivations for wanting to put our best curve forward! But where does one begin to fashion her curves with…
No, those aren’t Ugg boots! They are Fitflop Billow mules in Camel and I like them very much!! The lovely people at FitFlop are too cheap to send me a pair, so I had to save up and buy myself a pair… on eBay. I got them for $60 with free shipping, which isn’t an…
Yes it’s true. I kind of hate winter, What? It’s not like I hate Christmas, or the snow (much) or the jolly laughter of little children playing in the snow, I just hate freezing. Actually, I hate the cold waging it’s yearly war on my sexy skin, by drying it out and thus causing flaking…