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Posted on April 28, 2009 - by Amanda

Gardening

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Gardening

With the economy a bit down and people looking to pinch pennies wherever they can, vegetable gardens are enjoying a day in the sun. It seems that anyone with a bit of space is planting food to help with the grocery bills. With this in mind we offer a few tips to help you avoid [...]

Posted on April 24, 2009 - by Amanda

Be Kind Rewind

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A Guest Review from Ms Amy Brueggemann
Be Kind, Rewind (2008)
A movie about the magic that is the movies…
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy/Drama
The gist: Mike (Mos Def) works for Mr. Fletcher (Danny Glover) at the Be Kind Rewind movie rental store – where you can rent a VHS for one day, for one dollar.  When [...]

Posted on April 7, 2009 - by Amanda

Start Your Week Off Right

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Start your week off right; humor edition.
If you are not already familiar with CakeWrecks you need to run over there right now. Who knew that food could be so very, very hilarious?
We know that the grammar and spelling are terrible, but since that is really the point, please check out the Lolcats and while you’re [...]

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Developing A Low-Maintenance Routine

We want to encourage women everywhere to reduce the amount of time and money they spend on their appearance. Many women have a morning routine that takes an hour or more and requires dozens of different products. Powders and creams and foundations and liners and blushes and sprays and irons and gels and waxes and cleansers and toners. Here is the naked truth:

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Making Birthday Traditions

This is the first in a series of posts on establishing your own family traditions. Traditions happen whether you mean them to or not, even if your only tradition is just not doing anything. One hears about everything from elaborate parties for infants and toddlers to hastily consumed stale cake in the presence of unhappy and tense relatives. Here are a few suggestions for establishing your own family traditions.

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Small Children in Public Places

Children are not particularly popular in public settings. They are noisy, demanding, selfish, messy little creatures and most people would rather not deal with them. Especially if the children aren’t related to them. While this is very normal it is also completely wrong-headed.

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St. Valentine is Calling

Unfortunately for the poor, beheaded Saint, Valentine’s Day comes with a lot of greedy, over-inflated expectations. Wives and girlfriends think that their men should know exactly what to do and when. They want chocolate, diamonds, and flowers and romantic and unexpected gestures.

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Arguing With Class

Within our close relationships, we are often faced with challenges that test our patience and communication skills. The measure of a classy, mature woman however, is how she handles those challenges. It’s natural to get frustrated or angry, and most certainly there are times when you must voice your opinion strongly. But while there are many ways to get your point across, there are several things you should definitely not do in a disagreement.

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The Diamond Engagement Ring

We are well aware of two things. One, the position we are about to take has been taken before and two, that it is still extremely unpopular. We still think that it is worth arguing again.

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