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5 Dream Destinations for Your Second Honeymoon

Ill be completely honestmy honeymoon, nearly 20 years ago, wasnt all that great. I was sick in bed with the flu the whole first week on Kauai. The second week, my husband and I decided to try our hand at windsurfing on Maui. While I was feeling better, it was grueling. We ended each day bandaging our blistered hands (a side effect of gripping the boom when youre a beginner windsurfer …

3 mins read

Girl Drama: Is Honesty ALWAYS the Best Policy?

Ten-year-old girls. Sleepover parties. Tween drama. Need I say more? My daughter attends a small school with about 20 girls in her class. Very nice girls. But not every sleepover and birthday party can include all 20 girls. So, inevitably, there have been a few hurt feelings. Tears. Playground huffs. Mean looks.

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5 Beautiful DIY Projects Made From Boring Household Items

We all have things around the house that wed like to throw away. You know, that chipped pot you got from you grandma, the carpet that had its glory days back in the ’90s or the old desktop computer you havent used in ages but you still keep it in your workspace.Now why dont we throw them away, really?It just might be that, deep down, we find it wasteful to …

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Love & Time Travel: Interview With About Time’s Rachel McAdams

If you’re a sucker for a good romantic comedy, don’t miss About Time – a new film from the man behind Notting Hill and Bridget Jones’s Diary about love, family and time travel. Writer/director Richard Curtis has done it again with the story of Tim, a young man who comes from a long line of time travelers, and Mary, the girl he loves so much that he’ll change the past to win her heart.

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Beautiful Baby Shower Craft Ideas

I am pregnant with my third child and due in six weeks. My girlfriends asked to throw me a baby shower, and somehow I just didn’t feel right about asking my friends for more gifts, and putting my hostesses through all that work, not to mention the expense. Fine and welcome for my first baby, but the third? Not for me.