tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41785802633886541432024-03-13T13:13:53.788-04:00The Good AuthorityJezebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507443289541891603noreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-63253356697499251532012-05-02T00:42:00.001-04:002012-05-02T00:42:50.603-04:00Going Organic
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It's a beautiful spring day today so I'm sitting outside enjoying the sunshine. I'm also plotting...garden plotting, that is. I'm not an expert gardener or anything but I really enjoy experimenting and seeing what I can grow.
I always keep a small herb garden with basil, oregano, rosemary, and Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-44198236312915943972012-01-15T04:01:00.001-05:002012-01-15T04:01:51.685-05:00Important Info on Walgreens and Prescriptions
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Today I want to give everyone a heads up about something that may affect you or someone you know if you use Express Scripts and get your prescriptions at Walgreens (or Duane Reade). The contract between Walgreens and Express Scripts expired at the end of last year and they've been unable to negotiate a new one,Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-87494293157562286612011-11-18T16:46:00.005-05:002011-11-18T16:49:51.891-05:00A new fall clutch for my birthdayGuest post written by Chandra HarperI'm not really that crazy about celebrating my birthday, but I've always enjoyed getting presents. So this year I decided to buy myself a birthday present. I've been thinking about getting an oversized clutch for months now and finally have a reason to buy an expensive bag for myself. At first I was worried about how foolish that would be to do that, but I've Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-68626738569903726602011-09-12T13:27:00.000-04:002011-09-12T13:59:41.932-04:00My very first Fashion's Night OutGuest post written by Tina HaverfordWhen I first heard that they were doing a Fashion's Night Out event in New York City two years ago I was a little confused about what exactly this event was but then once I realized what it really was, I thought it sounded fantastic and decided that I wish I could go to it. Well, I unfortunately haven't really been able to enjoy it until this year becauseEvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-44744507056313814052011-08-27T17:00:00.001-04:002011-08-27T17:00:47.891-04:00Hurricane Prep With Premium Rum
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Hurricane Irene is getting ready to hit the East Coast this weekend, so everyone has gone into full hurricane prep mode. I had to laugh at how many comments I saw from people that went something like "I went out and bought a bottle of _____ at the liquor store, so I'm good to go". Not the worst plan of action, IJezebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507443289541891603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-85330998186875511822011-08-19T10:02:00.001-04:002011-08-19T10:02:26.223-04:00Straight Talk All the Way
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Awhile ago I mentioned that my cell phone contract was about to expire, so I was looking at new options. After doing a bunch of research I've decided to go with Straight Talk. There's no contract required, and with all of the research that I did I started to feel like the whole contract thing is on its Jezebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507443289541891603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-85421515907228405642011-08-16T04:40:00.001-04:002011-08-16T04:40:30.990-04:00Military Friendly Education With The Martinsburg Institute
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I was talking to a friend of mine last night about taking classes online. It was kind of funny, because he's in the military and I'm a bohemian writer type, but online learning fits really well into our totally different lives.
He was telling me about this really cool thing called the Jezebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507443289541891603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-67612673165234959012011-08-07T19:21:00.001-04:002011-08-07T19:40:10.474-04:00Unilever's Back To School BashI was recently invited to a "Back to School Bash" in NYC hosted by Unilever and PR firm Weber Shandwick. The party was a back-to-school fashion event for tween girls to promote Unilever's newest scent for Dove® gofresh(TM), Rebalance. I brought my daughter and my niece, who are both 11.
The company really went above and beyond to make the guests feel special and pampered. Servers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-46490748831409567332011-07-28T10:04:00.001-04:002011-07-28T10:04:38.782-04:00Getting the Straight Talk
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My cell phone contract is expiring next month, so I've started looking into my options once it does. Once of the companies that I've researched that I really like is Straight Talk. You can get unlimited monthly service (including calls, text, picture messaging, and web) for only $45. I don't know about Jezebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507443289541891603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-5478204377160592062011-07-28T04:17:00.001-04:002011-07-28T04:17:18.509-04:00Get Unlimited With NET10
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My cell phone contract is expiring next month, so I've been doing a little bit of research into my options. One of the companies that I've been impressed with is NET10, especially after watching this interview with a real NET10 customer.
They have a plan called NET10 Unlimited that looks really promising. Jezebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507443289541891603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-77049306175802138012011-07-20T13:27:00.001-04:002011-07-20T14:12:00.034-04:00Sports FanGuest post of the week by Brittany BookerI’m really into sports. Like, really, really into sports. I have a favorite team in just about every division and I have probably 12 jerseys to my name. My wife is pretty much the best woman in the whole world and she got me expertsatellite.com satellite for my birthday around Christmastime and it’s been amazing so far! I was able to watch just about all Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-90634651534683299262011-06-18T23:01:00.001-04:002011-06-18T23:01:41.062-04:00Getting Well With Walgreens
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I was visiting my mom the other day when I suddenly started to feel a bad headache coming on. I'm prone to migraines, but I didn't have any of the headache medicine that I usually take with me. My mom offered me some Walgreens brand extra strength pain reliever, saying that it always worked well for her aches Jezebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507443289541891603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-24862648353471409732011-06-09T16:50:00.004-04:002011-06-09T17:09:00.368-04:00More MailboxesIf you've been reading this blog for awhile, you know that I really like shopping (and window shopping) for cool outdoor and garden decor and accessories, like planters, garden statues, mail boxes, benches, etc. My taste is pretty eclectic so I'm always looking for new stuff that I like.Today's a mailbox day so I'm looking at a site that sells all kinds of residential mailboxes as well as Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-58831982599855222082011-06-09T15:11:00.003-04:002011-06-10T00:20:45.884-04:00Calling In The Steam TeamI mentioned the other day that I know a bunch of people who are either planning to move or have just moved recently. So it's funny to me that the craziest home story that I've heard this week came from a friend of mine who hasn't moved in a few years. What she does have is a couple of kids and a couple of dogs, all rambunctious, which is definitely a recipe for wackiness.This week's story was Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-43586477134133100372011-06-08T13:23:00.002-04:002011-06-09T23:58:45.832-04:00Getting MedicareI was visiting my cousin the other day, and while I was there we ended up spending awhile helping my aunt figure out a problem that she was having with her Medicare application. Later, we were talking about how complicated some of this stuff can be to figure out, what with all of the different parts and letters and rules and so on, especially for our older relatives who aren't necessarily so Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-81687606529135498012011-06-06T14:59:00.002-04:002011-06-08T18:26:57.283-04:00Shopping for ScrubsA friend of mine recently got a job at a doctor's office. It's her first job in the medical field, so she's excited but also a little nervous. One of the things that she has to do is buy herself some scrubs to wear to work, and since she knows that I've had to wear scrubs at a couple of previous jobs, she asked me for advice.Scrubs don't have to be very expensive - there's nothing wrong with Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-51484999619053151792011-06-04T14:59:00.000-04:002011-06-08T23:10:55.351-04:00Setting Up HouseIt seems like a lot of people that I know are moving this spring and summer, whether it's across town or across the country. Relatives, friends, friends of friends, people I meet in the grocery store...okay, just kidding about that last one, but it does seem to be going around. I was talking to one friend who moved from California to Arizona, and she was joking about how when you move the to do Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-65834366535496809342011-06-02T15:49:00.001-04:002011-06-05T21:38:42.304-04:00Printer ShoppingMy old printer finally bit the dust, so I've started shopping around for a new one. There are so many different printers out there these days, I kinda don't know where to begin.I found this site that sells all kinds of Brother printers, and I've had good luck with Brother products in the past so I figure this is a good place to start. They've got tons of printers to choose from, including a bunchEvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-88387776574039410222011-05-18T00:19:00.000-04:002011-05-18T00:22:19.911-04:00Getting off the GroundGuest written by our friend Gladys FuentesOne of the things that took us so long to settle when we were getting ready to open our kitchen supply store was the aspect of credit card processing. Deciding on a processor was actually a really big decision since it's a service that costs money, and we didn't want to choose incorrectly and end up losing out. Thankfully, my brother is a business Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-79963226524305287372011-05-12T04:01:00.000-04:002011-05-13T16:29:01.521-04:00It's Pizza Night!
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I'm on my own tonight, which means peace and quiet and no need to cook dinner for anyone else. Of course this means only one thing - pizza night! And I don't even have to deal with getting it delivered because I picked up some of those new FRESCHETTA® Simply…Inspired™ pizzas the last time I was at the Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-90481830735267451252011-05-11T22:14:00.003-04:002011-05-17T00:30:29.566-04:00Taking A HikeYeah, okay, so I couldn't resist the cheesy title. Some friends of mine are organizing a hiking trip for next month and I've decided to join the group. I haven't been hiking in a long time, but the scenery in the area that they've picked is supposed to be really beautiful, and it sounds like a fun trip. Of course, since I'm still me, I'm also using the trip as an excuse to shop around for some Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-13442626157747060772011-05-11T20:55:00.005-04:002011-05-16T23:33:01.898-04:00Spring Shoe ShoppingThe beautiful spring weather is finally here (at least some of the time), which means a few things - spring cleaning, eating healthy to get ready for swimsuit season, sitting outside with an iced coffee, and checking my favorite women's shoe blog and websites for some cute new spring shoes. You know, all the essentials.I really love Stuart Weitzman shoes, and he has some great new styles for the Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-81567877511513445292011-05-11T11:06:00.004-04:002011-05-17T00:04:12.488-04:00Father's Day Shopping: Belt BucklesI'm continuing my Father's Day gift search for my super hard to shop for dad. At the moment it's taken me to a site that sells belt buckles. (I said I like to think outside the box when it comes to this task, remember?) I figure he already has all of the ties and cufflinks that he could ever need, so this would be something a little different.This site does custom belt buckles as well as things Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-348578227133688212011-05-10T14:56:00.000-04:002011-05-16T23:49:19.229-04:00Father's Day Shopping: TarpsSo I've started shopping around for Father's Day gift ideas. My dad is super hard to shop for, so I'm constantly on the lookout for things that I think he might actually need or want, and I'm willing to think outside the box sometimes if I have to. That's the reason why I'm currently browsing a website that sells nothing but tarps.I guess that requires a little bit of explanation. See, my dad hasEvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4178580263388654143.post-68732705035123922202011-05-07T17:36:00.002-04:002011-05-07T23:33:35.967-04:00Getting VaporizedI was talking to a friend of mine who is really into alternative health and aromatherapy and things like that, and she just introduced me to vaporizers. A vaporizer is a smoking alternative that allows you to inhale various herbs and other materials without actually burning them with a flame. Since there's no flame involved, the process is cleaner and can last longer and, probably most Evehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03743940119862712342noreply@blogger.com0