From the monthly archives:

August 2010

Gaga Over My New Iron

August 26, 2010

It sounds pathetic but I had a birthday this month and asked for an iron. It’s one I’ve been coveting. Now that I have it, I keep asking myself why didn’t I get this a long time ago? I use an iron more than the average person. Not because I iron all my clothes but [...]

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This Caught Our Eye

August 25, 2010

Looking Good for Fall With September right around the corner we’re finding all kinds of fab stuff on looking good. Fashion Over Fifty is a very new blog whose creator takes current fashion trends and adapts them for the 50+ crowd. Pretty brave as she uses herself as the model! In this post she shows [...]

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Summer Scooting

August 23, 2010

This summer is going by so fast – where did July go? With all the “getting stuff finished” and Sunday Suppers and kids everywhere it’s been barely organized chaos 24/7. We didn’t even do a vacation this year. Our traditional trip has been going to see my parents at South Padre Island, but since they [...]

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Wick Me! Wick Me!

August 19, 2010

Hot flashes caught up with me this summer. Night after night I’ve been waking up in the wee hours covered in sweat. I thought my new cotton sheets would make things better but no, when I woke in the morning I’d find them damp. I’d seen advertisements about wicking nighties, made from the same types [...]

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Exciting News

August 19, 2010

We’re happy to say that our Practical Mom’s Guide to Outfitting Your Student for College: Dorm Life is syndicated on BlogHer. Welcome BlogHer readers!

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Smiles and Nuts

August 18, 2010

So there are Just the Right Things, and then, there are Just the Wrong Things in the world, and both have been jumping out at me randomly this week. Here’s a review. Things That Make Me Smile, or Just The Right Things Captain Safety. When Excellent Son Sawyer was helping me with a building project [...]

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This Caught Our Eye

August 18, 2010

Two articles on sleep caught our eye. Primarily because they had something new to say. Check out Startling New Facts About Sleep and you can catch up on lost sleep. Hate filing and figuring out where all your old product manuals are? Here is an awesome site with an enormous library of product manuals. No [...]

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The Uber-Complete College Dorm Packing List

August 13, 2010

My daughter, Julie, is the queen of organization. When she left for college she created a packing list. Now known as “the list,” every summer I get numerous calls from friends with students heading off to college asking, “Do you have a copy of Julie’s list? Can I have it?” When Joan and I started [...]

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Guilty Pleasures…Romance Novels

August 12, 2010

Come on, admit it! You’ve read a romance novel at some point in your life. Maybe you’re reading one right now . And that’s okay because I recently learned you are in good (and numerous) company. So why am I writing about romance novels? Last Saturday Joan and I attended the TEDxBoulder conference. Ever heard [...]

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This Caught Our Eye

August 11, 2010

Do you get solicitation calls on your cell phone? Here’s a useful article from Lifehacker on how to block those calls. If Dr. Oz says chocolate sandwiches are good for us we’re in! Here’s a preview of one of OPI’s fingernail polish collections for Fall. Who knew, even masking tape can be fun? And here’s [...]

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