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Celebrations & Holidays > Wedding Traditions & Themes Vintage wedding theme ideas: 1 of 6
Dreaming of your perfect wedding? Dreaming of something old, something blue, something vintage, fabulous, and you? Creating the perfect vintage wedding soiree can be stressful and enjoyable at the same time. The main thing is to stay completely focused on the most important thing, you. This is all about you and your dream eve... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Wedding Planning Tips for planning a morning wedding: 1 of 5
People shudder at the thought of having to get up early to go to a wedding. Most people assume that morning weddings are boring and rushed. Quite the contrary. If planned correctly, morning weddings can be very romantic and very chic. What better way to start your new life together, than at dawn, as the sun rises? Picture bri... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Shopping at large chain DIY stores: 3 of 9
There's something about craft stores that make me want to vomit. I, like everyone else in the world consider myself to be the next huge something. I feel I posses super human artistic powers that need to be unleashed for world domination. Where, oh where, I ask myself, do I take this artistic fury that needs an outlet? My loc... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Wedding Planning Wedding dress ideas for a second marriage: 2 of 5
Ready to make that second trip down the aisle but unsure of what dress to choose for the most important day of your life, again?No worries the answer is quite simple. Anything other than the traditional white, cream or ivory. I hate those colors anyway, and who really looks good in yards of white tulle accented with beads, cr... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Weddings (Other) Unforgettable weddings: 16 of 34
Weddings are a pivotal point in a woman's life. It says to the world, " Look at me I graduated from singledom." " I am not like all my single girlfriends anymore ha, ha." So why settle for the same old song and dance, complete with lackluster hotel hall reception, cheesy limousine ride, and tacky wedding favors that everyone ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Mother-daughter friendship: 29 of 53
I am my mother. It has happened. I have become the one person I have challenged my whole life. I have become the one person that I could never for the life of me get along with for more than 2 hours. I have become that crazy, intelligent, adorable, multi bag carrying, woman, that swears by home remedies and Vicks vapor rub. I... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: My wedding disaster: 10 of 16
No wedding goes perfectly as planned. I was expecting mine to be the most beautiful wedding of the world. I wasn't going to do any of the tacky favors, I wasn't going to do the chicken dance, and I most certainly was not going to have bridesmaids. Being the first to marry of all my friends, relatives and siblings, the bar was... More..
Style & Beauty > Hair Care Celebrity hair-care secrets: 6 of 8
Ever wonder how on earth celebrities have the shiny glossy hair that seems to jump out of a shampoo ad? Ever get so down because it seems that you have hair that will never be camera ready? Well hold hold the hairspray! Seems like not even celebrities have perfect hair all the time.We all know that rain, a break up, weight ga... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Pet peeves: 40 of 53
My pet peeve is time. I hate time. I hate having to be on time, time management, its about time, have a good ole time, anything and everything associated with time. We live in a society of calendars, and appointments, and blackberry's to do lists and schedules. Why? Time for me creates anxiety. It reminds me of things I have ... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Shopping at the grocery store: 37 of 49
Going to the grocery store for me is like going to the dentist or getting an oil change. I don't want to do it and I prolong it as much as I can.I find myself perusing my cupboards looking for an answer to my hunger pangs. What will it be today? Instant oatmeal from 2005 or cement hard rainbow colored pasta with salt.I settle... More..