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All Aboard ‘The Dinosaur Train’
Ever since my daughter started going to school a few days a week, she’s been more enthusiastic about saying her ABCs. She loves going around the house and finding things that start with each letter of the alphabet. The EMMY®-nominated children’s series DINOSAUR TRAIN® will be incorporating the alphabet with its traditional dinosaur facts and [...]
My Blog Got Hacked!
Many of you had been emailing me to ask what was going on with the blog. The short answer is, it was hacked. Big time. The knowledge required to fix it was way beyond my technical scope, so I had to call in help. I tried fixing it, with help, three different times, only [...]
A Boy’s List of “50 Things I Do for Fun”
My middle son is obsessed with electronics, in particular, the computer. He can take or leave television (me, too, thanks to Hulu), dabble in X-Box and the DS, but according to our James, Minecraft or Spore on the computer make his life worth living…or so he thought. My husband and I limit access to his [...]
Beauty and Fashion
When to Wear White – No Rules
Ever wonder, when exactly can I wear white again? The answer – always when you are talking about white denim! White shoes or white linen – a little different, save those items for the summer or the old rule “after Memorial day/before Labor day”. White denim is always great! Now, that being said, you may [...]
Matters of The Heart
I had to look away as the needle plunged into my skin, I hate needles, and as I felt the pinch, (admittedly not as bad as I expected) I remembered that I was not supposed to have eaten before I came. Not only did I forget to fast before checking my cholesterol, but I had [...]
Makeup makes me more Trustworthy?
While doing my daily mindless 10 minutes of internet surfing, I came across an article about women who wear makeup appearing more trustworthy… say what? It seems a little absurd to me, but researches at Procter and Gamble, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston University and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found women who apply [...]
Parenting
All Aboard ‘The Dinosaur Train’
Ever since my daughter started going to school a few days a week, she’s been more enthusiastic about saying her ABCs. She loves going around the house and finding things that start with each letter of the alphabet. The EMMY®-nominated children’s series DINOSAUR TRAIN® will be incorporating the alphabet with its traditional dinosaur facts and [...]
A Boy’s List of “50 Things I Do for Fun”
My middle son is obsessed with electronics, in particular, the computer. He can take or leave television (me, too, thanks to Hulu), dabble in X-Box and the DS, but according to our James, Minecraft or Spore on the computer make his life worth living…or so he thought. My husband and I limit access to his [...]
25 Things I Want My Daughters to Know
Have you read the book or seen “The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch? If not, let me share a little about The Last Lecture. It is a tradition at Carnegie Mellon for teachers to do a “Last Lecture” where they are asked to imagine they are going to die soon and clarify what would they want to say or [...]
How Do You Teach Your Children to Listen…to Themselves?
Often we are concerned about whether or not our children are listening to us, their teachers or any other authority figure. Listening is an important skill. However, while it’s important to learn listen to others, it’s also important to learn listen to ourselves. How do you teach that? While one daughter was at an afterschool [...]
Health & Fitness
A Treadmill That Takes You Around the World in HD
I’ve logged plenty of treadmill miles while enduring Cleveland’s frigid winters and Arizona’s blazing hot summers. Most treadmills are pretty boring, that’s why real runners–of which I am definitely not one–always say they prefer to run outside. I get it, really I do. I just find it too easy to quit if I’m running outside. [...]
Phix NATURAL Energy Drink
Let me start off by saying that I’m a tad bit leery of anything that claims to give you energy. I have friends that down red bull and, frankly, it scares the heck out of me. Maybe it’s flashbacks to all those NoDoz I took in college. Well, recently I was sent a few boxes [...]
Allison
All Aboard ‘The Dinosaur Train’
Ever since my daughter started going to school a few days a week, she’s been more enthusiastic about saying her ABCs. She loves going around the house and finding things that start with each letter of the alphabet. The EMMY®-nominated children’s series DINOSAUR TRAIN® will be incorporating the alphabet with its traditional dinosaur facts and [...]
My Blog Got Hacked!
Many of you had been emailing me to ask what was going on with the blog. The short answer is, it was hacked. Big time. The knowledge required to fix it was way beyond my technical scope, so I had to call in help. I tried fixing it, with help, three different times, only [...]
PBS Kids Presents Dr. Seuss Marathon
I have been a Dr. Seuss fan for as long as I can remember. My love of Dr. Seuss started with the books my mom used to read to me as a child. I’m always delighted when one of the books Paige picks of the shelf for me to read to her is The Cat [...]
Good Eats
Cinco de Mayo Margaritas!
It would really be a shame if you only made these margaritas today. I am hoping that you will enjoy them all weekend long. Heck, all summer long and then perhaps into fall. Or maybe for Christmas Eve. This will be your new favorite marg recipe for sure. I like to think of myself as [...]
How to Create the Perfect Cheese Platter
If there is one thing that I always have at every gathering it’s a delicious, rich, cheese platter. I am not talking about the mixed cheese cubes you buy at the grocery, heavens no! For a couple of bucks more I like to wow my guests with a variety of cheeses that are gone before [...]
Cool Weather Calls for Chili
Just when I think I can’t HANDLE the truth regarding the change of seasons in Phoenix (cue Jack Nicholson voice); we get a cold front that upends us all and has us running from our cars into the already busy Starbucks to get some piping hot concoction that will make up 1/4 of our daily [...]
Deals
Shaving, Simplified (Review)
I recently took a trip to Arizona with my daughter (boy, do I love traveling solo with a toddler) and I was thisclose to having to pay extra for luggage that was over the weight limit. I’m convinced that even a travel-sized can of shaving cream would have tipped the scales in the wrong direction. [...]
Whiter Teeth in Just Two Hours: Before/After Pics!
As I mentioned the other day, I was taking the Crest 2 hour challenge. Just two hours to whiter teeth with Crest’s 3D White 2 Hour Express Whitestrips! Confession time: several years ago I tried one of those at-home whitening kits that took TEN days to get whiter teeth and, although I started to see [...]
Whiter Teeth in Just 2 Hours?
A few weeks ago I was staying with my BFF, Beth, and I forgot my toothbrush. She let me borrow her motorized toothbrush. Now, before I get a collective “Ewww!” from all of you, let me just say Beth and I have been best friends for over 25 years AND she had a spare head [...]
Reviews & Giveaways
Unique Holiday Cards
Do you ever go through the process of choosing the perfect holiday card only to discover that someone else on your card list has chosen the exact same card? It happens to me almost every single year. In fact, last year, my sister and I chose the same card. This year, I don’t have to worry [...]
A Treadmill That Takes You Around the World in HD
I’ve logged plenty of treadmill miles while enduring Cleveland’s frigid winters and Arizona’s blazing hot summers. Most treadmills are pretty boring, that’s why real runners–of which I am definitely not one–always say they prefer to run outside. I get it, really I do. I just find it too easy to quit if I’m running outside. [...]
The Gift That Makes Everyone Happy
Since my family is all spread out–and so are my friends–I’m always struggling with the perfect gift to send over the holidays. Growing up, my parents would often rely on Hickory Farms to send to long distance friends or to bring to holiday parties. In my opinion, it’s the perfect gift for the person who [...]
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