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How to Grow Shaggy Hair

While you may have loved that shaggy hair cut initially, eventually it may be time to grow it out. Shaggy cuts range from short pixies to choppy bobs and longer shags. In all cases, the hair is cut at a variety of lengths, from quite short to somewhat longer and different sections of hair may be different lengths. Growing out uneven layers is especially frustrating, but some simple tips can reduce the awkward stage and keep your hair looking good as it grows out.

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Moms, Need a Girl’s Night? How About a Wine Club?

Many women are so busy running from work to home to the kids’ activities that they do not carve out any time for themselves. If you work outside the home or take care of children all day, you still need to be able to relax and unwind! Every mom needs a girls night out and how perfect to join a wine club — it gives you the perfect opportunity to socialize while also learning fun facts about wine (and getting a lil’ tipsy 🙂

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5 Ways To Reuse Paper Shopping Bags

Wondering what to do with all of those extra paper shopping bags? Since more and more stores are now switching to paper bags, you more than likely have a closet full of them and no ideas on how to reuse them. The key to keeping paper shopping bags out of landfills is to find new uses for them that go beyond the obvious.

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Megan’s Law? It’s Only Half the Battle

Spend some time in any PTA meeting, Mommy & Me group, or even a playdate with friends and it isn?t long before the conversation turns into a worried discussion about Megan?s Law and the sex offender information that parents can now readily access with just a few clicks of their computer mouse. Parents everywhere are feverishly checking these websites, sometimes weekly or even daily, to see if a registered sex offender resides nearby. Unfortunately, there are a few flaws in this perceived ?safety net? that well-intentioned parents should know. Don?t get me wrong, I am a HUGE proponent of Megan?s Law and the information it provides. I strongly believe that once a sex offender has been released back into the community, the public has the absolute right to know their whereabouts. But? focusing solely on this component of child safety can do a serious disservice to our kids, IF we stop there.