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Hollow handle = handy storage Look at this handy brush that will be perfect for your work out bag or your daughter’s gymnastics/cheer/sports backpack. The handle is hollow to easily hold bobby pins, elastics or hair ties. Only $3.99 at Walgreens, there are several colors from which to choose, each with different hair accessories in […]
Doesn't it just make you want to sit down and start labeling? What do Martha Stewart and and Easy Button have in common? Staples, the office supply store with the tag line, “That was easy.” Ironic, no? You must beware of the vortex where the Martha/Staples forces collide to create the most dangerous aisle in the store, the […]
Did your grandmother skip the part of her stereotype where she was supposed to knit sweaters for the family? Ours too! But there is a local octogenarian who can knit something more artful than a sweater – a beautiful heirloom stocking from your choice of more than 15 patterns. There is even a little pearl […]
Easy breakfast for a crowd Flip-style waffle makers used to be reason enought to stay at a Hampton Inn and enjoy the breakfast. They’ve solved the problem of getting the top of the waffle equally browned and are amazingly easy to use. Now these waffle makers are everywhere, and you can have one at home for less than 30 […]
Coke Zero Selections Back in the skating rink days, we went crazy with the fountain drink station mixing up “suicides,” the oh-so-worldly drink made of a lever push from every possible available soda flavor: Coke, Fanta, Dr. Pepper and the hard stuff, Mellow Yellow. Fountain drink nirvana has arrived. Now we have an interactive beverage dispenser that offers over 100 versions of […]
Privo Shoes – "Meridian" When you’re traveling, there’s an inherent conflict between being a fashionable traveler and a tacky tourist, and that conflict is comfort. On the one hand, your travels will be immortalized in photos on Facebook. On the other, you can’t Eat, Pray, Love your way around the world when your feet are […]
Emi Jay hair bands in all sorts of colors Ponytails are possibly the easiest hair fix ever and reason enough for many women to keep shoulder-length hair. Pulling hair up and out of the way regardless of overdue hair appointment or workout is a small luxury, and savvy coworkers know that hair pulled up late […]
When you are driving down the road and suddenly realize that you’re supposed to be bringing cookies to the office send-off party or the teacher reception TODAY – know that you don’t even have to get out of the car to fulfill your mission. Just take the next exit and head through the McDonald’s drive-through […]
There was a phase when the kids were younger when every weekend was spent at one (or two) parties at an inflatable play gym. Soon the kids seemed to feel they had outgrown the inflatable venue, but they never tired of jumping (do we ever outgrow the fun of jumping, or do we just become […]
Find your signature home fragrance at a local source for hand poured, custom blended soy candles at a fraction of the price of national brand and boutique candles. Diane is a Birmingham mom who practices the art of candle making in a small workshop at Yucatan Trading in Cahaba Heights (the store beyond the Summit […]