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indiDenim Customizable Jeans and GIVEAWAY

You know the drill when it comes to finding jeans: They are too short...too long...too big in the waist...too tight at the waist...won't fit over your shapely thighs...won't hug your slender thighs...not quite the right color...etc...etc!

Ahhhh, what does a gal need to do in order to find a perfectly fitting pair of jeans?

Well apparently, all we need to do is visit indiDenim.com! Thanks to a very passionate fan, I was recently introduced to this company. Known as the leading online denim...

C-Section Moms: Did You Attempt a VBAC? Would You?

As someone who recently had an (unexpected) C-section, I followed with increased interest the panel at the National Institutes of Health this week that looked again at the the risks of attempting a vaginal birth after C-section (VBAC).

It's not a new debate—for years there has been a steady increase in both the C-section rate as well as a decrease in the numbers of women who then attempt to have a VBAC on a subsequent delivery. The fear, of course, is of uterine rupture caused by a scar-weake...

Ugly Legs? Try Tablevogue!

With spring on its way (yes, really -- you'll see!) I thought I'd share a company that can handle the problem of "ugly legs" on tables in a jiffy! Now there is a practical solution that not only looks great but turns utility and card tables into a chic focal point because let's face it, plastic tablecloths and covers that show the legs on folding tables don't give your party the polish that you're looking for. These covers are from a new company called Tablevogue and their covers are floor...

The Life-Changing Soda Assault

I recently wrote a story about the gigantic unemployment gap between rich and poor. While the overall jobless rate is about 10 percent, it's much lower for the affluent and miserably high for the poor. Among households who make $12,500 or less, the unemployment rate is a whopping 31 percent. For those who earn $150,000 or more, unemployment was just 3 percent. The difference is due in large part to education. You can read that story on my Yahoo!Finance column. This post is about someone I...

A New Chapter in Our Story

Today our house in suburban Boston—the one my husband and I bought a year after we married—goes on the market. The "For Sale" sign in my front yard is more than an indicator to our neighbors and potential buyers; it's a physical symbol of the big changes that lie ahead for my family and me. We're writing a new chapter in our collective story and it officially starts today.

For ten years this house has been my home. It's here that I became a mother, started two businesses and shared my last...

Entertaining Goods on OKL

If you love entertaining at home and scoring a great deal as much as I do, then you probably already have an account set up with One Kings Lane. You also probably scour it on a daily basis. Or maybe that's just me...

In case you're not familiar, One Kings Lane is one of those "members only" discount sites with special 72-hour sales on fabulous home items. The deals are amazing. The brands they get are even better. It is super easy and free to "join" - all you need is an email address, no...