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How to Write a Book Review?
[Editor's Note: I've received a lot of bad pitches in my time as a book blog and many authors have passed on what they believe to be helpful advice for the best way to talk about their books. I'll...
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Dirty Girl Christmas: Holiday Gifts for the Gardener
Are you shopping for a dirty girl this holiday season? Do you have a veggie enthusiast, rose maven or flower fanatic on your shopping list? Gardeners are wonderful people, but unless you happen to be...
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Zumba Fitness: Initial Thoughts
I received the game Zumba Fitness for the Wii for my birthday, and today I gave it a go for the first time.I've been meaning to set the Wii up for the entire time I have lived in my current house and...
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Will the Internet Make Cookbooks Obsolete?
Though I have cut down on the number of cookbooks I own, I still have several shelves in my quite-small apartment dedicated to printed tomes on cooking. Whether it's staples like The Joy of Cooking or...
View ArticleMessage from a Non-Running Coworker: You’re Freaking Crazy
(Editor's Note: Okay - everyone knows runners are a bit obsessive. Even when they're not running, they're thinking about running. Carly, who blogs about running at CarlyBananas, encounters coworkers...
View ArticleNot Just For Wizards: Quidditch World Cup Sweeps Into New York
Think quidditch is a game just for Harry Potter fans? Think again. Quidditch is definitely not for couch potatoes. Or the faint of heart. It may be based on a fictional activity but it combines speed,...
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The Problem with Reviewing Video Games
Over at Gaming Angels, crunchychocobo has a problem. She thinks she's a bad video game reviewer. How would you judge if you had to review a video game? Would you share her problem? crunchychocobo...
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Artichoke, Roasted Red Pepper, and Feta Biscuit Recipe
[Editor's Note: I love this biscuit recipe, which features so many of my favorite Meditteranean flavors. They'd be fantastic alongside a Greek omelette at breakfast, a lovely soup at lunch, or with...
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Does it Pay to Get a College Education?
I have been reading some very troubling articles lately about the state of affairs for young adults entering the workforce. Because I don't know someone personally affected, it sort of flies past my...
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Parenting While Vegan
Babies. Cooing, sleeping, screeching, crying . . . they’re suddenly everywhere, with an often tired parent in tow. A toddler with big blue eyes, bouncing curls, and a mischievous smile runs to her...
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Wordpress: Using the Image Gallery Feature
It's now easy to create image galleries using built-in Wordpress tools. You use the normal Add Image icon, but can now add more than one image at a time, to create a gallery effect. All images by...
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The Season's Coziest Cardigans Aren't Lacking in Style!
If it hasn't already arrived in your neck of the woods, rest assured, winter's coming. Myself, I'm more of a spring, summer, and fall kind of girl, but even I have to admit, Jack Frost has his charms....
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Why Is This Football Coach Still A Guidance Counselor?
[Editor’s note: I’m not sure you’re going to want to read about Pat Lynch. It might just ruin your day. Or your week. Or make you so furious as to boycott football entirely. Given Penn State. Given Joe...
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Can We Be Too Passionate About Our Causes?
Amidst all the shouting and finger pointing that has become normal in the American daily forum, there sometimes rises a voice of reason...."Without a doubt, there are times when a quick, harsh reaction...
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We're Happy Now: Gwen Stefani debuts Harajuku Mini at Target
For years, Target has partnered with designers to bring high fashion to the masses. The recent Missoni mania left me curious if their next collaboration could follow in those chevron wellie-wearing...
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Running: Sometimes the Road Is Lonely, And Sometimes...
[Editor's Note: One of the constant battles of motherhood is coming to terms with, taking care of and learning to love your post-baby body. (Whether you carried said baby or not, the toll of taking...
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Holiday Party Fare: Root Vegetable Pot Pie with Cheddar Biscuit Crust
The Root Vegetable Pot Pie has been the center of our Thanksgiving dinner for at least five years. Maybe longer. I made this dish the day before Little Man was born, and I often look back at the...
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The Truth About Becoming "That Mom"
[Editor's Note: We all think we will never be "that mom," the mom we see and scorn before we have the merest inkling what it's like to take your child out into a public shopping arena. But Kristin has...
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Following the Crumbs of Who I Am
I am the same age as my mother when she gave birth to me. Twenty-four years and some-odd months later, I still know so much less about her than I wish. She was a nurse, engaged to my cop father, with...
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5 Fabulous Tech Gifts for Moms
I will never forget the year I tore open a holiday gift with my name on it, only to pull out...a onesie. For my second baby. Or at least I hope it was for her, because there was no way I was fitting in...
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