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Celebrations & Holidays > Gift Advice Great gift ideas for a house-warming party
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When it comes to gift-giving occasions, a house-warming party ranks among the best. Not only is a carefully chosen present for your host/s a tangible way of sending good wishes, it can be a lot of fun to shop for. In fact, there are SO many options available to the gift-giver, knowing where to begin can be difficult. It may ... More..

Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Juno
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This movie couldn't have been titled anything else. Like Pretty Woman before it, the appeal of Juno begins and ends with an uber-charming (although fairly unrealistic) heroine. The film does share a few good insights along the way, but mostly serves as the portrait of a teenage girl almost as mythical as her namesake.Wise, wi... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Testimonies: What I would reform in the Catholic Church
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I feel as if I'm cheating on Catholicism. I have been sneaking around on the internet, closely following the teachings of an Evangelical minister in Minnesota. After months of watching his podcasts and reading his blogs I feel as renewed in my faith as I've ever been. It's no casual fling; in as much as it is possible, I actu... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting Styles (Other) Is it better for children to be raised by stay-at-home parents?Smallicon
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Look, parents, we could go around and around on this for years, and it wouldn't change the fact that there is just no evidence that children are better off being with a stay-at-home mom or dad instead of a good daycare. Children have an amazing capacity to adapt. As long as there is no shortage of love and nurturing in a chil... More..

Education > High School Humanities How to prepare a child for high school
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The summer after eighth grade graduation was both magical and terrifying. Knowing that I had survived three years of junior high made me feel almost indestructible, not to mention the fact that I was finally on the way out of one of the worst awkward phases in the history of adolescence (or so it felt). I was beginning to li... More..

Style & Beauty > Hand & Foot Care Nail polish: Finding the right color for you
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I could probably throw a pretty decent dinner party with all of the money I've wasted over the years on unflattering shades of nail polish. Often I would select a bottle of polish, purchase it, bring it home and try it on, only to find that I've given myself "witch hands". Somehow in the journey from the bottle to my fingerti... More..

Style & Beauty > Style & Beauty (Other) Tips on looking and feeling young
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We've all seen them: the young-ish woman who lives in frumpy clothes, the more mature woman who can't get enough of "dressed up" sweatshirts, and the older gal who dresses as if she's old enough to make the cheerleading squad. They all have in common the fact that their looks age them unnecessarily.When it comes to maintainin... More..

Travel > Vacations Planning a family summer vacation on a budget
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Your first child was born and you found that the cash spilled a little more quickly out of your wallet. Another child, and the money began to gush as if from an enormous hose putting out fire after financial fire. Three children, four children, and you cling to the hope that in your golden years you have the same affinity for... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenthood A guide to the complex emotions of a first-time mother-to-be
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After the "baby" line on my pregnancy test lit up a very faint blue, I began to wonder what condition capable of mimicking the symptoms of being with child I really had. I couldn't wrap my brain around the idea of an actual pregnancy going on in my body. I half assumed that my husband and I would be one of those couples who ... More..

Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) Baby shower ideas
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When the hostess of my first baby shower asked me what my "theme" was (I didn't know kids were supposed to have them), I was at a bit of a loss. I supposed she was referring to the way our son's room would be decorated. As it turned out, my husband and I had purchased a home with an adorable nursery rhyme mural already painte... More..

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