The Oscars are this Sunday. Will you be tuning in? I sure will be. The 82nd Annual Academy Awards will surely be a spectacular show — both before and after. Just think of the breadth of movies up for Best Picture: Avatar, The Blind Side, District 9, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Inglourious Basterds, Precious, [...]
A little while back, Ian’s sent me some samples of their Rodeo Mix 2 Go snacks to try out. The mix is 70 percent organic, according to Ian’s, and as with all their products, it is free from artificial flavors, colors and preservatives. Each box comes with six individual pouches of the snack mix. My [...]
Do you ever walk by the cheese counter and wonder what the big deal is about all those fancy butter? I did. So, one day I stopped and bought one. Kate’s Butter runs about $2.99-$4.99 for a tub, depending on what store you shop in.
Kate’s Homemade Butter is manufactured in Maine and salted with sea [...]
Are you tired of winter yet? Feeling trapped indoors and ready for a great big pick-me-up? Winter can be a whole lot of fun … but the dark days and cold air can sap away your mental and physical get-up-and-go.
What can you do?
Dr. Steven Joyal, M.D., Vice President of Science and Medical Affairs for Life [...]
When I was pregnant with my first child, it dawned on me that my husband and I might not have the chance to travel again soon. So we planned a getaway and enjoyed our impending parenthood in tropical climates. It was wonderful. Trips like that are called babymoons …
Brightstarts is giving away three babymoons right [...]
If you are like most people, you probably started the year off hot and heavy and ready to make some big changes in your life. You made resolutions and promised yourself that this was the year that you should stick to them. But things seldom go as intended, even with the best laid plans. Soon [...]
Pillsbury is having a really fun contest for people who use their Easy Frost No-Fuss Frosting.
Are you a frosting whiz? Pillsbury is having a contest where people are asked to share their special techniques using Pillsbury Easy Frost No-Fuss Frosting. The grandprize? $10,000! Yes, you read that right. Who couldn’t use a little cash these [...]
A few months ago, a book so revolting, so grotesque, so shocking arrived on my doorstep. But lest you think that the book was a flop, it’s meant to be like that. That’s this book’s purpose. It’s meant to be gross.
This Is Why You’re Fat: Where Dreams Become Heart Attacks is a book of grotesque [...]
A month or so ago, I received a box filled with the most glorious food on Earth: Chocolate. The fine folks at Ritter Sport sent me a selection of their chocolate bars to try, in hopes I might write about them. After one bite, I knew it was a good call on their part. (Diet, [...]
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to be healthier in 2010 like so many others? If so, then this tip is for you.
If you have Netflix, then you have a great way to infuse variety into your exercise. Netflix can stream instantly to Xbox, PS3 and Netflix-ready blu-ray players, as well as laptops [...]
