How Do You Celebrate the Holidays: jessie


Updated 12/25/08 3:51 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 1 comment

How Do You Celebrate the Holidays: jessie

The holidays are finally here! A few lilsugar readers shared their holiday plans, traditions, and pastimes with us. Thanks to jessie for today's read! jessie is a stay-at-home mom and mother of three. She and her husband Mike have been married for 12 and a half years and live in Oregon with their children, Jimmy, 9, Jason, 7, and Isabella, 5. Since they moved from Indiana last February, this Read more

How Do You Celebrate the Holidays: macgirl


Updated 12/24/08 9:20 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 8 comments

How Do You Celebrate the Holidays: macgirl

The holidays are finally here! A few lilsugar readers shared their holiday plans, traditions and pastimes with us. Thanks to macgirl for today's read! macgirl is the proud mama of two sons, Dylan, 9 and Grayden, 11 months. She and her husband own an Apple authorized service and sales business. Since the techs are both fairly geeky, she says there's always a lot of gaming going on in their Read more

How Do You Celebrate the Holidays: schnappycat


Updated 12/22/08 6:04 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 4 comments

How Do You Celebrate the Holidays: schnappycat

The holidays are finally here! A few lilsugar readers shared their holiday plans, traditions and pastimes with us. Thanks to schnappycat for today's read! schnappycat is a stay-at-home mom to 11-month-old, Evan, but in a former life, she worked in corporate marketing, She now fills her spare (barely there) time as a competitive synchronized figure skater. She and her husband Dave are both proud Read more

How Do You Celebrate the Holidays?: meandtheo


Updated 12/05/08 2:07 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 3 comments

How Do You Celebrate the Holidays?: meandtheo

Why wait to celebrate? This month a few lilsugar readers will be sharing their holiday plans, traditions and pastimes with us. Thanks to meandtheo for helping us kick off this festive feature! Prior to parenthood, meandtheo and her husband vowed to travel the world and spend time enjoying one another. They lived in Europe and taught at an international school before settling down in San Read more

4 Things Not to Discuss With Co-Workers


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Things Not to Discuss With Co-Workers

Friendships with your co-workers are inevitable — and a great way to connect to your workplace — but it's important to set a few conversation boundaries. Avoid these four topics to maintain a sense of professionalism and keep your office relationships work-appropriate. Dollars and cents: It's no secret that salary talk should be avoided, but it's not just paychecks that ought to remain Read more

Pumpkin: A Savory Flavor That Spans Seasons


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Padma Lakshmi Pumpkin Recipes

We've got a new partnership with Padma Lakshmi! The host of the Emmy-winning Top Chef, writer, and designer started Padma Lakshmi, a social-networking site that celebrates our favorite topics including food adventures, recipes, and party planning. She'll be dishing up goodies for us here on YumSugar monthly. Today Padma offers creative ideas for cooking with pumpkin during the Winter Read more

Katie Lee Shares Her Secrets For Throwing a Simply Chic Holiday Cocktail Party


Updated 12/19/11 5:26 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Katie Lee's Holiday Entertaining Tips and Appetizer Recipes

The holidays are always a little hectic, and there's definitely some added pressure for those of us who volunteer to play host for a Hanukkah celebration, Christmas dinner, or New Year's Eve party. We caught up with entertaining expert Katie Lee as she toasted her role as Clos du Bois wine ambassador in LA, and couldn't resist asking for some advice on how to make throwing a successful seasonal Read more

10 Surprising and Easy Holiday Decorating Ideas From Sabrina Soto


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Decorating With Everyday Items For the Holidays

You don't have to spend hundreds of dollars to create an amazing holiday look at your house this year. Sabrina Soto, Target Style Expert for Home and HGTV Designer on The High/Low Project shows us just how easy it is to use everyday objects and materials to create a unique and beautiful holiday decorating scheme. Keep reading for her ideas! Candy If it’s colorful, festive and/or sugar Read more

Lil Links: Are Today's Tots Spoiled Rotten?


Updated 12/15/11 5:40 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Spoiled Kids

Three out of four parents believe their children are spoiled — Parenting 11 tips to avoid holiday depression — Health Mother furious over airbrushed class photo — The Stir Angelina Jolie says the kids love to travel! — Celebrity Baby Scoop Cozy gray maternity sweaters are a big hit with celeb mamas this season — Celebrity Baby Blog Which is right for you: an OB or a midwife? — Read more

The X Factor's Ken Paves on the Hair Trend That Needs to Die


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Ken Paves on The X Factor, Trends, and Hair Tips

As part of the style team on The X Factor, hairstylist Ken Paves is charged with creating a wide array of hairstyles for each of the contestants. And when he's not working on the show, Ken keeps more than busy working on charitable endeavors, styling his celebrity clientele, and backing his line of hair products and Hairdo clip-in extensions. Ken is in one of the busiest times of his life as part Read more