Gift Ideas for Girls ages 18 to infinity

Gift Ideas for Girls of All Ages

I can’t tell you how much fun I had shopping for girly things. Now I’m craving a baby girl (don’t tell my husband…). Stuck on what to get girls in…

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Gift Recommendations for Boys 5

Gift Ideas for Boys of All Ages

I’m surrounded by boys!  Not much girly-girl stuff in my house, no-sirree!  Stuck on what to get your boys for Christmas?  Here are a few ideas for gift recommendations for…

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Shabby Apple 9

Shabby Apple Dress Giveaway… Choose Your Favorite!

This giveaway is now closed. The winner selected via random.org is commenter #4: Ashley! Congrats! Thanks to all for entering… If you’d like to shop on Shabby Apple, here’s your…

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Sephora

Sephora Beauty Finds

I’m pretty sure I’m the last person alive who has just discovered Sephora, the make-up/beauty “candy” store. Do you know Sephora? Are you a fan? Do you spend your extra-pennies…

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Dine and Dish Book Recs

Read! Here are Some Book Recommendations For You…

My first book recommendations post was quite the surprising hit.  Seems people are always looking for the next great book to read. Looking for a good book to read?  Today…

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iPod

100 Workout Songs for Your iPod

I went running today (just a little… mixed in with my morning walk) for the first time in a long time.  It felt great.   Here are the songs on…

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Exercise

How to Lose Weight… the Healthy Way

Yeah, I’m gonna talk about losing weight today. Stay with me if you’ve ever struggled with keeping those pounds off, and if you want to spill any magical secrets sharing…

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Kids and Social Media

Kids and Social Media- At What Age is it Okay?

It’s hard enough to be a parent. But these days, parents also have to worry about what their kids might be doing on the internet. Social media is a draw…

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Vineyard

Vineyard Scenery

I had the good fortune of spending last weekend up in Sonoma County with the folks at Kendall Jackson and a handful of other bloggers for an event called, “Sip,…

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Blackout

Every Family Needs a Good, Old-Fashioned Blackout Now and Then

There was a big-time Blackout in Southern California a couple of weeks ago.  It happened suddenly, as Blackouts tend to do. We were all just going about our afternoons as…

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