The Parents’ Guide to the Best Kids Toys

Parents seem to constantly be battling their children over what toys they absolutely need to have. After several attempts on their child’s part that likely go to the tune of “But Mommmmmmm! I need [insert toy here]! So-and-so’s mom let them have it and I need it, too. Neeeeeeed!!!” A lot of parents cave in, go out and buy this really awesome toy that without, their child would surely drop dead at the dinner table upon hearing that it would not soon be theirs.

Another problem parents deal with quite frequently, especially when their children start to get older, is thinking a video game their child can’t live without this week is simply just a video game or that a toy or item their children wants is just a toy. In reality, Some toys and even more so, video games that …

Stay Fashionable in the Heat

The heat and humidity can mess with people, I am proof positive of that fact, turning into one raging bitch as soon as the humidity kicks up. As soon as my hair starts rising five inches above my head and my face breaks out in prize-winning acne, I need something to make me feel sexy again because all women know that if you feel sexy, other people are going to look at you and think the same thing.

It’s the little things that make a woman feel like a million bucks–New underwear, her “skinny jeans,” a manicure; a lot goes into how a woman feels about herself and what she puts on her body when she goes out in public. One thing that is not to be forgotten in the spring and summer months are a very small item that not a lot of …

Book Review: Please Excuse My Daughter by Julie Klam

Allow me to preface this review by stating the fact that typically, I enjoy memoirs. Memoirs, in my opinion, mark the struggles, triumphs, courage and stamina of a person. They signify a life that has truly been lived and allow a person to share their lives with others who may benefit from reading their story.

Julie Klam was born and raised in a Jewish family where her mother and many other Jewish wives and women in general believed that women did not work. Instead, they married rich men, spent their husband’s money on luxuries that purely benefit the way they look and eat and nothing else and have a few children before they are expected to get a job and contribute to their families. Julie was not only raised in this lifestyle, she inhabited …

Hell’s Kitchen’s Newest Executive Chef

The season finale of Gordon Ramsay’s popular reality show, Hell’s Kitchen, revealed the winner and new Executive Chef for Gordon Ramsay’s newest restaurant.

Christina, a 25 year old culinary student with only three years of experience hit it big last night landing herself an Executive Chef position with a $250,000 salary. Beating out Petrozza for the position, she learned that an elegant dining room and simple, home style food with a gourmet twist can go a long way and her efforts certainly paid off.

I’m glad that someone with a passion for cooking won this season, although I was rooting for Corey from the beginning and was devastated when she left. I’m just glad that Jen didn’t win because I could not stand her; every time she opened her mouth …

Find the Best Deals on Diamonds and Jewelry

Summer is the season for engagements, weddings and in turn, wedding anniversaries. People are most definitely spending an obscene amount of money leading up to the summer season and a lot of people run into the problem that for the first few months leading up to summer and through the entire season, prices on jewelry of all kinds is marked up for just these occasions, as well as through all major holidays.

Because of the convenience as well as the chance to find the best deals possible, more and more people are shopping online. The only confusing and sometimes irritating people run into while shopping online is the fact that there are so many websites out there trying to sell you pretty much the same thing–How do you know what site to choose and what site is going to give you the best deal …

The Hopeful Haven Project

When you think of homeless shelters, most people’s first thoughts leap to movies and what they’ve seen showcased on their television screens–Bland, cold, run down. Sadly, what people have seen for so many years on movies and television shows aren’t far from the truth in the least.

Terry Grahl visited a homeless shelter for women dealing with drug addictions and domestic violence, Grace Centers of Hope in Pontiac, MI. The women who live at Grace Centers of Hope have already had some very traumatic and life-shattering experiences and this shelter provides these women with shelter for them and their children for up to one year. Because of the experiences these women have already had, shelters such as Grace Centers of Hope and so many others across the country are there to lend these …