I’m usually a wine drinker and have an amazing collection of wine stemware . Martinis I love but have been admittedly a bit intimidated to buy glasses for one of my favorite cocktails.  They just all seem so… well, big and clunky. But I think I’m in love – because I’ve just discovered this totally cool, [...]

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I’m a sucker for anything convenient. And doesn’t require water. So when these two products–Rene Furter Naturia Dry Shampoo and Skyn Iceland Glacial Cleansing Cloths–came across my desk, I knew that they were right up my alley. You see, both can be tossed in a tote bag and used whenever and where ever (I’m talking about even [...]

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Ok, I’ll admit it. I have been called a hippie once or twice in my life. Maybe because I was trying to do my part to tread lightly on the planet before being green was cool. Maybe it’s because I choose pure and organic over processed and laden with chemicals . Perhaps it’s because I’d rather be [...]

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I’ve been listening to Michael Jackson all day. Not only was he my hero as a child of the 80s growing up (along with being everyone else’s), but his song “Black and White” totally changed my young adult life in that I finally felt like a conversation about racial equality in entertainment was starting — [...]

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I’ve always secretly admired women who have neatly organized boxes of decor that they whip out like clockwork for every major holiday or occasion. They hang themed wreaths on the front door, adorn window sills and fireplace mantels with cute doodads and create amazing centerpieces for their tables.
Maybe it’s my Midwest roots, but decorating [...]

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It’s June and that means wedding season. Never mind the gloomy weather and the gloomy financial outlook in this country. Brides are still getting married and celebrating holy matrimony for better or for worse. One thing I’ve noticed is that the weddings I’ve been going to are so much more creative. Couples are making the most [...]

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First there were Tickle-Me-Elmos, then there were Webkinz – now, I think I’m going to have to go ahead and say that the cutest IT gadget is the Mimobot USB. Mimobot USBs are created by a company called Mimoco, who launched their “Designer Mimobot USB flash drives” in 2005. They’re a Boston design house that [...]

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A few weeks ago my son turned three. It was a momentous occasion because it signified the official end of the terrible twos which he had been experiencing since he was one. Anyways, we had a big party for him complete with a bike racetrack and a big boy cake.  I wanted to capture all [...]

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I have what they call: “hard to manage hair”. It’s curly, thick and unruly and I straighten it as much as possible to keep it looking tidy and kept. Yet the challenge has always been finding the right hair products to help me with my mission of controlling the curl. Needless to say, I’m always on [...]

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Does this guy look familiar? His name is Vince Shlomi, although you probably know him as “Vince Offer.” Yes, that’s Vince Offer, infomercial legend best known for the peddling of ambiguous products such as the ShamWow and the Slap Chop.
So while I’ve personally always been a doubting Thomas about anything sold on TV, it only [...]

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