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YumYum Oven Review: A Sweet Blend of Nostalgia, Patience, and Pure Kid Joy

Growing up, the closest thing we had to “real baking” was an Easy-Bake Oven powered by a lightbulb that barely warmed anything. But we didn’t care. That tiny oven made us feel like pastry prodigies — even when our creations tasted like sugar-flavored drywall. So when my nieces tried the YumYum Oven, I felt that same little spark of childhood excitement… just without the questionable ingredients.

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7 Baby Monitors Tested and Reviewed For The New Mom

As a a first time mom, there can be a lot of things that scare you. (Read: my story.) As soon as your baby is born, you come to the overwhelming realization that it's your sole responsibility to keep make sure baby thrives. This means feeding baby, changing baby, making sure baby naps and generally just keep an eye…

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It’s Okay to Brag During Performance Reviews

It is almost time for annual performance reviews at many companies. I can already feel the anxiety building as we prepare to receive some “constructive feedback” about our job performance and decisions about promotions and raises. Annual performance reviews are especially stressful for many women. Whether this is due to cultural norms of female modesty…

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My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: A Dash of Awesome [REVIEW]

In My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: A Dash of Awesome, Rainbow Dash is back and ready to set off on some exciting adventures with her best friends of Equestria.The DVD has a collection of five beloved Rainbow Dash episodes from Season 2 of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic including “May The Best Pet Win” and “Rainbow Falls.”While her friends all possess different traits – Twilight Sparkle is studious, Fluttershy the quiet animal …

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Muppets Most Wanted: 2 Frogs, 2 Furious [REVIEW]

It’s hard to think of anything that has been more integral to my cultural awareness than the Muppets.I mean, I’m not necessarily a fanatic, but the Muppets have this level of significance that spans generations – one of my earliest memories is sitting with my brother reading/listening to The Muppets Take Manhattan book/record over and over again. They connect to us through a very special avenue of nostalgia in a way …