Preparing Your Family for Winter Storms and Power Outages

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After going through a nearly 5 day power outage a few months ago due to a hurricane, I am more aware than ever about the importance of being prepared for weather related emergencies.  Long power outages, especially when you cook with electric can be trying times, but if you Prepare Wise , it doesn’t have to [...]

Be on the Lookout sendCheer Cheerios Boxes in Stores Very Soon #sendcheer #CBias

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As I had mentioned a few days ago, Cheerios is about to kick off a new initiative to both show appreciation to our military families, and make a considerable donation.  The program is called sendCheer, and the specially marked Cheerios boxes that are part of the program will be showing up on store shelves very [...]

The o.b. Share It Forward Program

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Here in the United States, few of us put much thought into the availability of sanitary protection products.  It is just something we pick up when needed.  This is far from the case in some parts of the world. Sadly, in many developing countries sanitary protection is considered a luxury item, that too many simply [...]

The Free SignUpGenius Tool Makes Planning Your Party or Volunteer Event Easy

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I don’t know about you, but for me one of the most daunting tasks associated with hosting an event or party, is the organization.  Sending out invites and making sure that guests or participants aren’t bringing the same items, and all have the proper time and information can be more time consuming than you expect. [...]

Make Sure Your Child Is Not Left Behind with the Help of Sylvan Learning Fit 4 Algebra

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The current state of mathematics education in our country is a bit dis-spiriting.  It always surprises me, to see young people who can’t even grasp the concept of counting change back.  If they don’t have the basics, what chance do they have with more complex concepts.  Algebra is the stepping stone from basic arithmetic to [...]

Look for the “Holiday ” Bookazine on Newsstands Now

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I received a review copy of “Holiday” a few weeks ago, and found it to be packed with wonderful ideas for the holidays.  Unique wreath ideas, festive recipes, gift ideas and decorating tips are plentiful in this deluxe magazine.  I was especially pleased with the giftable food recipes.  The Pistachio & Tart Cherry Chocolate Bark [...]

Smarties: An Allergen-Free Halloween Candy Option #IamASmartie #CBias

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Until the past few years I never put much thought into the allergen content in the candy I gave out on Halloween.  I pretty much picked out what my husband and I liked, since I knew there would be left-overs.  Now that I am a mom, I look at things a bit differently.  I see [...]

Playing It Safe On Halloween

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Halloween is an exciting time when your kids dress up in cute costumes and venture out to get lots of candy goodies. Parents are more aware then ever of the many dangers to kids out there. You want to be careful and play it safe this Halloween, but you don’t want to go overboard. Obviously, [...]