Mommy's little helper.
Mommy Dearest, I sent my godson a scooter for his birthday and just received a thank-you note saying that he returned the present because he preferred something else. I don't mind that he exchanged the gift since I just guessed that the ride on was something a nine-year-old would like, but I thought mentioning it in the note was rather rude. We live in different states and I never would have Read more
I'm sure everyone can do with a little more cash in their wallets. Here are some great suggestions by Wise Bread for you to make extra money. Even though I'm self-employed full-time, I'm always looking for new and exciting ways to make more money. Earlier this year, I wrote a Wise Bread post on websites that can help you earn extra cash. More recently, I came across a blog post on Zaarly titled, Read more
We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Today, Mark Tyrrell offers eight relationship tools to make your marriage work. "All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble." — Raymond Hull So how do you make your marriage work? Or do you just blindly hope it'll take care of itself? Think of a hot, successful Read more
Lea Michele and Cory Monteith were all smiles during an afternoon of shopping in NYC yesterday. Cory and Lea held hands following a stop at a John Varvatos boutique. The stars recently went public with their real-life romance during a romantic trip to Cabo after playing on-again off-again high school sweethearts on Glee for the past two years. Lea, Cory, and some of their fellow Fox stars are on Read more
It's official: Britney Spears and Demi Lovato are your new X Factor judges. The ladies stepped out in NYC today at Fox's upfront presentation for the official announcement that Britney and Demi are joining the show. Rumors started swirling months ago about Britney's involvement and a reported $15 million contract, but no confirmations were made until today. Returning judge Simon Cowell took the Read more
Though we may be loathe to admit it, one of the most exciting — and frenzied — moments of wedding planning is setting up a registry. While deep down I knew that marrying the man of my dreams was the best present of all, other visions, like that of a perfectly appointed home, turned me into Dirty Harry with the scanner gun. A fondue set? I'll take two. The enormous countertop convection oven? Read more
We're happy to present this story from one of our favorite sites, The Good Men Project. Lisa Solod, who came of age during the sexual revolution, explores what feminism means to this generation. My mother married my father because, she told me in a rare moment of candor, she wanted to have sex with him. She was 25 and tired of pre-sex fumbling and stolen kisses. My father was, of course, far Read more
We're happy to present this story from our friends at Allure: Katy Perry's blue hair is still going strong, but others are ditching — or at least taking a break from — Crayola hair. Rihanna (whose hair has been fire engine red, then bleach-blond) and Lauren Conrad (peach and rainbow-colored) are now jet black and blond, respectively. In light of this return to normalcy, we asked Amy Huson of Read more
I'm happy to present a post from one of my favorite sites, Stylelist Home! From the return of Domino to the newly launching Design Hunting title by New York Magazine, shelter magazines in the US are looking strong. And across the pond in London, home design is also getting a whole new focus, thanks to the online lifestyle and shelter magazine Heart Home, which just released its latest Spring Read more
We're happy to present this story from our friends at Allure: Super Tuesday has come and gone with no apparent progress in the GOP presidential sweepstakes and barely a hint of drama — at least in comparison to the political excitement of a place like, say, Egypt. If you haven't heard, that nation was rocked by a plastic surgery scandal earlier this week when a male member of parliament was Read more
