Maybe it’s because people are taking fewer exotic vacations lately, but I’ve had more people stay overnight in the past month than I have had in the past year. All the activity has has made me think about what makes a good houseguest. What inspires us to invite some people back, while locking the door [...]

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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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We pay a lot of attention to mother’s day because, really, it’s a lot of fun to shop for mom, isn’t it? It can be entertaining to shop for dad, too. While moms love things that make them look pretty–or are pretty to look at–dads like things they can use. Here are a few ideas [...]

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Going all out on gifts might not be in the family budget this year, but sometimes a little splurging is necessary. That’s particularly the case if you have to make good for missing someone’s birthday (ahem), distance makes it hard for you to visit family often, or you have some major favor to make up [...]

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I really, really love aprons. I think they’re fun to wear, keep you mess-free while doing the dishes, and come in a lot of fashionable and fun prints, like the Diva Delights version from the Fashionista series shown above (call me a cat lady but it has funky cute cats all over it). But would [...]

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Who’s watching American Idol tonight? If you’re an American Idol regular, then you’ve probably seen judge Paula Abdul and perhaps have even noticed that sometimes, well, she’s sparkling from SO MUCH BLING! Coincidentally, she has her very own jewelry line as well and has even flashed it every now and then during the show. (OK, [...]

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Seriously, someone actually wrote that in my high school yearbook. Well, they wrote, “May your summer be long and useful, like a roll of toilet paper.” I guess that’s a bit different. So I’m an open-minded person, but I really can’t imagine why anyone would buy a roll of Valentine’s Toilet Paper. I mean, it’s [...]

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Let’s face it, men are the hardest to buy for. I’m always at a loss of what to get my husband, my dad and my brother-in-laws. The usuals–a tie, shirt or sweater–are getting old, and not to mention, kind of useless. Those gifts seem to get pushed into dark corners of a drawer or closet, waiting to make an [...]

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Macy’s one-day sale today is amazing, you’ve really got to check it out. Tons of Kenneth Cole shoes on sale, tons of really amazing dresses on sale, and lots of handbags & clutches like this one from Fossil on sale for $27. I would DEFINITELY start your holiday shopping TODAY at Macy’s…this one-day sale is [...]

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by: ss_shopgirl I’m a child of the 80s, so I’m about to make an anachronistic reference: Remember Pee Wee’s Playhouse? Remember the Secret Word of the Day? Well these days it seems like the (not-so) Secret Word of the Day is: Economy. I can’t go 5 minutes without hearing about it. At lunch today, while [...]

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