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I drink a lot of coffee and tea which of course after periods of time stains the teeth. We recently had family pictures taken at my brother’s wedding in November, and while I knew I didn’t have “white” teeth, I was a little taken aback at how yellow they actually appeared in the photos. I definitely wanted to change the look of that and brighten them so they looked more polished. Here’s the thing; I WANT to take back my smile — to not be embarrassed or worried about how it looks to others, and I realize that If You’re Not Whitening, You’re Yellowing. Yikes! Who would purposely want to do that?!

If you have been looking for a place to purchase a gift for the four legged member of your family, look no further than Chief Furry Officer.

Many people want to get their pup something for the holidays and for different reasons don’t want to go with just the rawhide bone. Some ‘moms & dads’ want to indulge their ‘chief furry officer’ and would like to show just how much their pup is a part of their family.

I set aside some time to look through Chief Furry Officer’s website, and even though I don’t have a dog right now, I found myself looking through the pages of

To be honest, I really had a lack of interest in seeing ParaNorman when it was released in theaters in August.  It took us a long time to see Coraline (which I found a little creepy).  Plus a story about a kid who could see dead people, meh I’d seen the Sixth Sense.

But when I was asked to review ParaNorman on 3D Blu-ray (it was also released in 2D on DVD this past week), I figured why not.  I’m sure my husband would be interested in seeing it, and I’d watch it objectively to write a review.

With the Master Lock Vault, users can save passwords, user names, combination codes and other important documents for easy access online or on the go. Users can use templates to store data, digital duplicates of passports, wills, tax returns and other critical documents you can’t afford to lose. With a 256-bit encryption, authentication controls and 24/7 monitoring, information will never be safer!

What’s even better is that the Master Lock dialSpeed is the first electronic combination lock to have connectivity to the online application, among other products as well. From primary codes to guest codes

The Green Refrigerator Machine will change the way you stock your fridge. Both with the kinds of food you purchase and the amount of fresh produce. And it’s an easy to put together package; just slide off a panel, drop in batteries, place it in your fridge and walk away!

“The Green Refrigerator Machine (GRM) is an eco-friendly, award-winning and inexpensive refrigerator update that uses patented ozone technology to keep food fresher longer, preventing waste, and extending healthy life of refrigerated foods.”

When I write about the holidays, I mostly talk about Christmas, and that’s because that’s what we celebrate this time of the year. But I recognize that my readership is diverse and not everyone that lands on my blog celebrates Christmas, and very well may be looking for gift ideas for Chanukah or another December holiday.

That being said, while we aren’t Jewish, we did have some fun the other day putting together a Chanukah House from Manischewitz. This Chanukah House Kit came with everything we needed to build a great and tasty Chanukah house including cookies, icing, and decorating accents.

Boxed wine gets a bad wrap, and it really shouldn’t. Because of its packaging it’s a great way to get a really good wine for not a lot of money. And while I’m no wine critic, I did serve some Black Box Wines to friends who know a thing or two about wine and have discriminating palates, and they were impressed! Surprisingly to me it was their first taste of a boxed wine, and I think Black Box Wines won them over.

We got to try a white and two different reds.

I don’t know about you but my oven is working overtime this holiday season! I’m using the baking pans faster than I can wash them! Over the years I’ve picked up some tips and tricks from various sources to streamline my holiday baking and cooking, but I’m always open to new ways to use ingredients and prepare dishes.

This year Fisher Nuts is teaming up with Food Network Chef Alex Guarnaschelli, a regular judge on Chopped, to make your holiday cooking a bit easier and she offers up some simple twists for cooking with nuts during the holidays.

I was recently provided the opportunity to review Jooners, an online signup sheet designed to streamline social event planning. I received a premium membership and courtesy swag but the opinions in this review are 100% mine.

You know what it’s like; Room Mom, Church Nursey Coordinator, Girl Scout Troop Leader, Booster Club parent, Fundraiser Chair for the Prom committee, oh and the list goes on and on. And that’s what I’m here to talk to you about ‘THE LIST.’ Yes, that volunteer, sign-up, collection page that is unruly, sometimes lengthy, and we pray NEVER gets lost, because if it

Thanksgiving week is always filled with celebrating around our home, not just because of Thanksgiving, but my birthday is November 23rd, so it always lands sometime during that Thanksgiving week. Sometimes though if we are very busy, birthday celebrations get pushed aside, but usually that’s okay with me because