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There are so many things I wish I could change about my kitchen. It's the least used room in our home, yet it seems to be right in the middle of everything. So I would start off with the simple placement of the kitchen itself. Right now, it sits right in between my living room and study, diving one half of our home in two. Were it up against one side of our home,
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Free Birds movie review | @FreeBirdsMovie
Contributing post by Liby Castillo
Free Birds opens in theaters everywhere this Friday, November 1st. It's a 90 minute, PG rated animated comedy kid flick filled with humor, tear jerkers, and moral parables. Director Jimmy Hayward, who also directed “Horton Hears a Who!” illustrates the grim reality of turkey life in America, in a kid-friendly way. Parents will recognize familiar actors’
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Creating my Dia de los Muertos altar
The Dia de los Muertos celebration started yesterday (November 1st) in the evening. I set up our altar just in time, but wanted to share with you how we went about creating ours.
We don't have a lot of space in our home, and our altar honors only my dad this year. So having said that, we don't need a lot of space for it. The altar sits atop a side table and is decorated with the
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Enter Jif's Most Creative Sandwich Contest!
I participated in a campaign on behalf of Mom Central Consulting (#MC) for Jif. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating.
Being a vegetarian comes with some perks. One of those in consuming lots and lots of peanut butter in an effort to consume enough protein. Our faves, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, also allows us to have creativity when making them. Sometimes we
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The iDeaPLAY Android tablet is perfect for kids!
Few things are used more at home than our tablets. Unfortunately, we only have two. So when my oldest needs to use it for school (yes, my kid gets to use the iPad for school work), or they want to control the TV or maybe just play games, well, that usually means that the parents are out of luck. Not wanting to go out and purchase another iPad, we turned to a more affordable and much more
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Celebrating the holidays at the Disneyland Resort
The holidays will be arriving at the Disneyland Resort beginning November 12th and boy does it have a fun time planned for you.
At Disney California Adventure Park, "World of Color" will take on a whole new look for the season as it transforms into "World of Color - Winter Dreams." New animation and new uses of the nearly 1,200 fountains and amazing new technology makes this all-new show a
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Fall fashion at The Outlets at Orange
Contributing post by Justine Burgess
Looking for a great place to buy luxury items, but don’t care for upscale department store prices? Look no further than the Outlets at Orange (formerly the Block- or the City- depending on how old you are).
Rather than driving to Cabazon, Ontario, or even Nevada, glance at bit closer to home and you might be pleasantly surprised. High-end department
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Dove Clear Tone Anti-Perspirant Review [update]
I've been using Dove Clear Tone Anti-Perspirant/Deodorant for over a year now. Seriously. I started using it back in April of 2012 because I was told that Dove Clear Tone is designed to reduce red and dark marks, and even skin tone resulting from shaving irritation. Well, I gave it a try and it worked for me. So I kept buying it.
You might not know it, but every time you shave you reduce the
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Easy Camo Pieces to Add to Your Wardrobe
Just last week I purchased my first camo wear of the season - pointy-toed ballet flats with gold studs on the back. Owning only one other camo piece, I've been pretty hesitant about wearing this print.
Since joining eBay and curating collections, I've managed to step over my hesitance over camo wear and envision several pieces of it in my closet. Out of the 12 items in my current "Can you see
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The Intergalactic Nemesis Book Two: Robot Planet Rising at Segerstrom Center
I've mentioned before how much I love Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa. One of my favorite features about this performing arts center is its family theater series. This weekend they showed The Intergalactic Nemesis Book Two: Robot Planet Rising and I was fortunate enough to take them to opening night.
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I took three kids with me (ages 5, 6 and 7) and all three of them loved the
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How to host a Turbo viewing party
If you have big fans of Turbo at home, or just want to make the viewing a little bit more special, I have compiled a list of fun ideas to go along with this movie. My kids and I watched it over the weekend (my first time seeing it) and it was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed the message it sent about following your dreams because it's something that I'm continuously trying to instill in my kids.
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List of FREE gift cards with purchases
This time of the year I feel like there are so many win-win situations. Case in point - the extras that many retailers give when gift cards are purchased. I've begun compiling a list of such offers below. If you have one, please share!
Applebee's: Spend $50, Get $10
Barnes & Noble: Spend $75, Get $10
Black Angus: Spend Spend $50, Get $5
Bonefish Grill: Spend $100, Get $20
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Have a better snack this holiday season!
Now is about the time that I start seriously stocking up on snacks. With the holidays just around the corner, we can never have enough tasty treats.
Recently, I thought I was being introduced to a new type of Snapea Crisps, but as it turns out, it's the same ones that I have been buying at Sprouts for years! It's just new packaging. But I did have my first taste of Lentil Snaps. Having tasted
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Help me raise funds and awareness for men's health during Movember
Clearly the "before" picture
This is the hubster. He's awesome. And I love him even more when he steps out of his comfort zone to do something for other people.
This month, he is part of his first ever Movember. Movember is an official global charity with a vision to have an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health. During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting
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Taking the BackJoy Posture+ for a test drive
Contributing post by Liby Castillo
As a mother of three, I am always on-the-go; driving the kids to school, picking them up, extra-curricular events, or running errands. Sometimes I feel like a stay-in-car mom rather than a stay-at-home mom. Suffice to say that I was excited to review the BackJoy Posture+. I read up on the product and expected great benefits from it. Unfortunately, after a
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Add Green Mountain Coffee Espresso Iced Lattes to your coffee routine
You know how much I love my cafécito. I drink that good stuff morning, day and night. Well I was recently introduced to the NEW Green Mountain Coffee Espresso Iced Lattes. And while it is delicious, it doesn't mean that I'll be giving up my regular Green Mountain K-cups. It just means that now I have more coffee options!
These iced lattes by Green Mountain are stronger than your regular
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Mariachi Los Camperos comes to Segerstrom Center
Celebrate the upcoming Fiesta Navideñas at Segerstrom Center with Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano. Centrally located in Orange County, Segerstrom Center will host one of the best holiday celebrations with authentic Latino music, songs and sharing of traditions. Were it not for my son's birthday falling on that same day, I would so be there! I hope you get to attend so you can tell me all about
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Five tips for luminous skin
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Each season brings forth skin challenges. In my case, it's dry skin. Southern California weather gives me the driest skin. Thankfully, I saved some great tips shared by Dr. Barba via @ViveMejor during the Twitter party on achieving luminous skin. Get winter skin ready with these tips.
1. Sunscreen. Continue using sunscreen, even if it's a cloudy day. Sunscreen
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Why you need Heat Holders socks
Contributing post by Justine Burgess
Winter is almost here. It’s my favorite time of year…other than the freezing feet I always seem to suffer from. For that reason, I love socks. I wear them all the time (except with flip-flops…well, usually, anyway). I sleep in socks as well- I wake up if my feet get too chilly. I can’t just wear any old socks, though- they need to be soft, and comfy, and the
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Disneyland's Main Street, U.S.A. gets dressed up for the holidays
The holiday season is here here! Yay!!! I recently spent some amazing time at the Disneyland Resort and everything is as it should be - magical.
Walking down Main Street is the first experience that awaits you once you're inside Disneyland. It is as beautiful as everyone says it is. The feeling that you get walking down the legendary street gets you prepped and ready to go for a fun-filled
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