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    Easter Bunny Nail Art Tutorial

    March 27, 2015 - By 

    Easter Bunny Nail Art Tutorial Happy Easter! Well, soon to be Easter! I enjoy Easter as a rule because it is the first spring holiday and a great relief after all the snowy holidays. I love to see family and have a great meal together. And the weather means you can usually visit with a little less drama from the snowy weather. You could actually still ski if you wanted to. In fact I might actually try to sneak away just to do that very thing at some point. But not before we try this Easter Bunny Nail Art Tutorial…

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    DIY Banana Hair Mask

    March 3, 2015 - By 

    Make Your Own Banana Hair Mask. I’ve been experimenting this winter with some do it yourself concoctions. This is one of them. I hope you enjoy it. It’s easy and super fun to make. Give your kids some of the ingredients and have them help. DIY Banana Hair Mask This is the perfect way to use up those over ripe bananas. They can be made into a deeply moisturizing hair mask which can also do wonders for the hair on your scalp. Packed full of Vitamins A, C &  E as well as potassium, bananas are the goto fruit for…

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    Cute Affordable Glasses OnLine at Glasses Shop

    March 1, 2015 - By 

    I can’t seem to stock enough sunglasses around here. First of all this is a house largely full of girls. Second of all, this is a house where apparently all the girls think what’s mine is also theirs and so on. If you live with tweens or teens, you probably know what I mean. Anyways, these cute fashionable and affordable sunglasses arrived a few days ago from GlassesShop.com and so I am happily restocked with sunglasses again. I’ m reasonably certain I can keep these ones safe until summer, but that said I might need to lock them away until…

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    Zax’s Original DarkSpot Cream and Zax’s Dark Circle Under Eye Cream Review and #Giveaway

    February 12, 2015 - By 

    If you know me at all then you know that I love the sun. I hate the winter weather and I love sun. I am only happy when it is sunny out and I love to travel. So what’s that got to do with skin cream and eye cream? A lot actually. I have freckles and the sun takes a toll on my skin. Recently we were away on a cruise over New Year’s Eve and we might have enjoyed the sun – a lot. It was 28 in Grand Cayman and frankly that’s my kind of town. That’s my…

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    Smile Brilliant Teeth Whitening System Review and Giveaway

    February 5, 2015 - By 

    Smile Brilliant Teeth Whitening System works fast to build brighter, whiter teeth with a special personalized system that matches your teeth precisely. When the kit comes in the mail it contains a stamped envelope that you send back to the company with your dental impressions contained within. From the impressions the company makes two clear lab created custom made teeth trays that look like a bite guard. You then use those personalized trays to insert and apply the whitening gel for at home teeth whitening. The at home teeth whitening part is super simple. Smile Brilliant teeth whitening system is…

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    Do it Yourself Homemade Deodorant

    February 1, 2015 - By 

    As an alternative to store bought deodorants that often contain strange things you cannot even pronounce, many people prefer to make their own. There are many things that can be used as a natural deodorant. After doing some research recently I thought I’d give DIY Homemade Deodorant a try. DIY Homemade Deodorant There are many things that can be used as a natural deodorant. After doing some research recently I thought I’d give this a shot. I will have to let you know how well this works another time. With a tween and teen in the house I am sure…

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    DIY Mint Body Scrub for Gifting

    December 9, 2014 - By 

    Mint body scrub is a great refresher for any time you need it. It is particularly energizing in the morning when you need a natural boost. This mint body scrub makes a great gift for someone special and is so easy to make. There are just three simple ingredients and it meets the thrifty criteria for sure. Make it and package it up with some pretty adornments. Perfect for gifting! Mint is a great way to perk up both your mood and skin, so this easy to make body scrubs proves to be rejuvenating for mind and body. When skin…

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    Voloom Hair Volumizing Iron #TMMGG2014

    November 23, 2014 - By 

    This is a house favourite for hair. I received a Voloom Hair Volumizing Iron this past month for consideration. I tested it out this past week with my daughters and I love it. Please note my kids are 10 and 13. I supervise their use of hair gadgets, especially those that could catch fire or damage something if not used with caution. I think the Voloom makes a brilliant Christmas gift for the teenage girl on your list, or for any women you have to buy presents for this year. The Voloom hair volumizing iron is something that worked on my one…

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    When is it Okay to Start Wearing Makeup?

    March 25, 2014 - By 

    Mom, when can I wear makeup? My oldest daughter started asking about wearing makeup when she was ten. In my head I call her my breadcrumb daughter. She always leaves me little clues as to what she has been up to, almost as if she wants to be caught when she does something out of character or defiant. And around that time, my tubes of mascara went missing. Without much detective work, I could quietly find them in her desk drawer, or in her backpack. I mostly chalked that one up to curiosity. But the questions started then – at…

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    Fix the Pain of Sensitive Teeth #ColgateSensitive

    November 26, 2013 - By 

    My teeth are my nemesis. I have never been happy with my teeth. First, as a tween I felt I had buck teeth. (I didn’t) Then I felt my teeth weren’t straight enough. Then I got braces and that fixed that problem. But my teeth have never been super strong, or white enough or just perfectly lovely as some smiles are prone to be. I have more cavities than I’d like despite brushing and flossing regularly but my enamel is something that for whatever reason is just not strong enough. My health issues have been well documented here. I am…