Goodbye Food Pyramid, Hello My Plate

Yesterday Michelle Obama revealed the government’s new “My Plate,” which replaces the Food Pyramid we all grew up with. The My Plate is suppose to make it easier to understand the ideal proportions that we (and our families) should be eating. Gone is the “meats and beans” category, which is now replaced with …

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Melissa & Doug Facebook Sweepstakes

If you’re a fan of Melissa & Doug toys like we are, be sure to head over to their Facebook page to enter their new sweepstakes. All you need to do is “like them” and then fill out the form on the sweepstakes tab to enter. Every time their fan base …

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Pottery Barn Kids In-Store Summer Activities

Pottery Barn Kids is hosting several in-store events for kids over the Summer. Events include a National Geographic Little Explorer Club, Father’s Day LEGO DUPLO JAMS, Sing-Along Concerts, and a Summer Reading Challenge. For more details on the events, and to find your closest location, head over here.

Skincare… My Never Ending Battle

I remember as a teen dreaming (and firmly believing) that miraculously when I exited my teenage years my acne would miraculously clear up. People talked about acne being a teen problem, so I naturally thought it would go away. My 20s came and went, and I discovered the acne was here to …

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Packing, Not My Favorite Pastime

I love to go on trips. I mean I REALLY love to go on trips. But I despise packing. It is so bad, I get anxiety over it. (Seriously.) It doesn’t matter if the trip is a couple of nights or a week, it stresses me out to no end. For the …

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Free $1 Donation To Operation Smile

Head over to Choice Hotels website, and you can donate $1 to Operation Smile by simply downloading the song “Turn on a Smile” by Billy White Acre. Choice Hotels will donate up to $10,000 directly to benefit Operation Smile. “Operation Smile is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children …

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