Archive for April, 2009

Disney Deal-Mother's Day Package

| April 13, 2009
Disney Deal-Mother's Day Package

Everyday mothers create their own magic trying to juggle work, family and life. Take a break from it all and let Disney spoil you with some much needed Mother’s Day magic at Disney World. You deserve relaxation and pampering, right?   The Walt Disney Swan and Dolphin Resort have put together an amazing Mother’s Day [...]

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Green Tip of the Day

| April 13, 2009
Green Tip of the Day

A spider plant does more than brighten up your home with greenery. It helps clean the air in your home by absorbing formaldehyde from your carpets and other indoor toxins while using them as food. Yes, you still have to water them.  Breathe cleaner air now and pick up a spider plant. It’s also a nice “go [...]

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Green Tip of the Day

| April 9, 2009
Green Tip of the Day

Paper or Plastic? The next time you’re checking out of the grocery store and the cashier asks you this question be prepared with your reusable bags. By using your own bags you are saving thousands of trees (by not using paper) and preventing harmful toxins (by not using plastic) from entering the environment. Most grocery stores and [...]

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Halle Berry on Life in Harper's Bazaar

| April 9, 2009
Halle Berry on Life in Harper's Bazaar

Halle Berry is divalicious on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar. She chats about love, motherhood, diet and more in the May issue of Harper Bazaar. Take a look at her fabulous photo shoot and bit of her cover story by Laura Brown. One doesn’t want to enter the Berry/Aubry residence in Los Angeles feeling less [...]

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First Lady Michelle Obama & Mom Grace Essence Magazine

| April 8, 2009
First Lady Michelle Obama & Mom Grace Essence Magazine

Mother’s Day is around the corner. What a way for Essence Magazine to celebrate by spotlighting the mother and daughter the country adores. First Lady Michelle Obama and her mother Marian Robinson will appear on the May cover of Essence Magazine on newstands April 1oth. In their first interview together they chat about motherhood, marriage and more. Take a [...]

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Green Tip of the Day

| April 8, 2009
Green Tip of the Day

The next time you apply foundation and other beauty products think about how you can recycle and reuse to keep our environment beautiful. Here are a few helping tips and tricks: If the lotion you usually buy comes with a pump dispenser, you can avoid sending another hand pump to the landfill by purchasing a [...]

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Shedding the Mommy Guilt

| April 8, 2009
Shedding the Mommy Guilt

The great thing about being home during the day is the ability to spend more time with my son. A few weeks ago there was a parent event at his school. As I was wrapping things up to get ready to leave him for another day of learning and playing with his friends until the late afternoon. He [...]

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Green Tip of the Day

| April 7, 2009
Green Tip of the Day

Buy locally grown produce. Instead of pushing a cart around your grocery story, try a burlap sack at your local farmer’s market. Not only will your fruits and veggies be extremely fresh but you will be supporting local farmers. Mostly likely your items will be cheaper and have less packaging. This weekend try a farmer’s market [...]

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Spring-clean your friendships

| April 7, 2009
Spring-clean your friendships

Put your friendships in perspective with this article from Stephanie Elliot. It’s spring — the time of year where we take stock of what we have and dig deep into those closets and drawers to rid ourselves of the clutter we have acquired from the past year. While it’s easy to toss those sweater sets [...]

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Green Tip of the Day

| April 6, 2009
Green Tip of the Day

The little orange box in your refrigerator has more power than you think. You can use baking soda to deodorize and clean just about anything. Start using baking soda instead of harsh cleaners and limit your indoor pollution.  Baking Soda can also be useful in your beauty products. I’ll have another post on that later. Here [...]

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