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Whether you are still waiting for the arrival of your bundle of joy or you have already had your newborn baby, one of the biggest items on your priority list is more than likely preparing and childproofing your nursery. Several steps need to be considered when it comes to achieving this goal. Buy a Quality…
It isn’t always easy to come up with good gift ideas for each and every member of your family. Each member of your family is an individual, and all have different and varied interests that you should think about in detail when attempting to find the perfect gift. No matter if it is for your…
I’ve been using the Acer Iconia W510 Intel Tablet as part of the Intel #tabletcrew for almost 3 months now. This tablet has become a part of my daily life and I can’t even imagine how I ever got by without it. Content and/or other value provided by our partner, Intel. I started by…
This look would work well for an evening out – a dramatic cat eye and bold, look-at-me red lips. If you want to nab Taylor Swift’s glam look for yourself, check out these simple tips and product recommendations from CoverGirl. FACE Using a foundation brush or wedge sponge, smooth CoverGirl Natureluxe Foundation over your face,…
I know, I know… you don’t even want to begin thinking about swimsuit season yet… and neither did I! Then Elite Fashion Swimwear offered us he opportunity to start the season a little early by getting a sneak peek at their Jolidon swimsuits line. I, myself, am a fan of slimming one pieces. This doesn’t…
Well if you read our blog, I am pretty sure that you have seen that we are big fans of Jewelmint and Stylemint, so we are obviously drooling over the impending launch of Rachel Bilson’s Shoemint! (HELLO SHOES!) They happen to have a dream sweepstakes going on right now where if you register before November…
Planning the perfect play date is more than just child’s play, with issues ranging from coordinating with other parents and selecting the appropriate toys to adult and child etiquette. With the newly redesigned Kmart Playdate Place community, parents will have even more resources at their fingertips to help them perfect the play date – moms…
When is the Best Time to Have a Second Child? Guest Post By Marc Courtiol So you are thinking of having a second child. During this time, as your first child begins to grow up and the effects of pregnancy and childbirth are fading, it is natural to start considering when to give your…
When the temperature drops my nails dry out so quickly that it is all I can do to keep them from splitting and chipping. And with dry cracked nails come dry cracked cuticles that bleed and hurt and look awful. I have tried all sorts of creams and lotions and fancy oils but nothing seemed…
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…
MUCH ADO ABOUT A MUTE SWAN: PART 17 “To Have the Love of a Wild Heart” There’s nothing like having a soul-connection with a wild animal. Unlike domestic animals who automatically subserve to humans, wild animals do anything but subserve. When I am sitting on the dock, and Prince gets three inches from my face…
“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…
MUCH ADO ABOUT A MUTE SWAN: Part 4 “The Coldest Day of December” The interesting thing about mute swans is that they mate for life. They reach maturity around 2 years of age and that’s when they start scouring the pond for available males and females. The pond turns into a veritable bar scene on…
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…