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Why You Want a Best Buy In-Home Consultation!

Are you a homeowner and consider yourself a not-so-tech-savvy person, but wish you had all the cool features that a smart home has to offer? If so, you definitely want to check out the Best Buy In-Home Consultation to bring your smart home to life! Let Best Buy show you what’s possible in your home […]

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Protect Your Pets with AstroSmart Canine Cognitive Smart Chews

In my house, our animals are our furbabies. They are just like one of the kids around here and are treated like family members. We currently have three dogs: an eleven-year-old Weimeraner, a Husky, and a mutt baby who has epilepsy.  Just as we do for our kids, we want to give them the best […]

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Wear OS by Google + Fossil

Fossil Watches have always been known to be quite fashionable, reliable and functional. They’ve now stepped their game up by upgrading their predecessor and making improvements in the world of fitness. With all the smartwatch designs out there, Fossil has decided to make an impressive smartwatch design of their own. The Rose Gold Gen 4 […]

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Start Christmas Early with the LG Matte Black Appliances – Save $350!

There’s never been a better time to give your kitchen a facelift. LG appliances offer advanced technology that can speed up cooking, improve clean-up and organize your food storage in innovative ways. And today – we want to share this incredible deal on the LG Matte Black Kitchen appliances. The new LG Matte Black line builds […]

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106-Year-Old Great-Great-Grandfather Breaks Zip Line World Record

106-year-old Jack Reynolds, a great-great-grandfather England, recently broke the Guinness World Record for the earliest person to ride a zip line. Reynolds broke the record last week while celebrating his 106th birthday. Reynolds has made a practice of doing interesting things for his birthdays and has actually ended up in the Guinness Book Of World […]

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Surprising Way to Help your Child Mend a Broken Heart

In 1997, I was riding the coattails of Toni Braxton’s as I worked my way through my first major breakup. Last night, I sent my fifteen-year-old son a nasty-gram via text message. It was something very silly in retrospect. I had asked him not to do something, and when he did it anyway, I felt […]

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Which of these Four Moms are You?

We have all done it—second-guessed ourselves. Our innate parenting ability is only as good as the next mom. And we give her the side-eye, trying to be as inconspicuous as possible, noting her clothing, her demeanor, her stroller, her physique, and even her snacks. Over the past 15 years, ever since my oldest son came […]

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Laser X Laser Tag is Fun for the Whole Family

My babies aren’t babies anymore, it seems. I’ve done my part and now I’m getting ready to send them out into the world. They are ten seconds away from growing up and moving out, and that means I’m running outta time. We are always grateful for the activities we can find for all of us […]

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How to have an earth-friendly Easter

Stop! Before you stock up on plastic eggs and grass, and harsh, chemical egg dyes, remember that Easter and Earth Day are just a few days apart. There are simple ways your family can celebrate this glorious season and still be good to Mother Earth. It can be as easy as raiding your crafting nook […]

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Every Girl’s Guide to Gut Health

Don’t allow your wavering gut health to be in charge of your day, let alone your fashion or sex life! When your belly feels uncomfortable in the morning, it can affect what you eat and drink the entire day. Feeling bloated may also change what you wear and may even cause you to second guess […]

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The ASPCA, Humane Food and a Giveaway!

When you go to throw that chicken or steak on the grill or in the oven, do you think “Hmmm, I wonder where this meat actually came from?” Most people don’t.  Or maybe you are already label savvy and you have done your research. Either way, it is vital to know the conditions and where […]

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How to Furnish Your First Apartment or Home on a Budget

Furnishing and decorating on a budget can be simple if you have a little patience and a little knowledge!  That pivotal life moment: you’ve moved out of your parents’ house, basement, dorm room – wherever you’ve called home – and finally signed your first lease. Congratulations! Though technically, you have probably been an adult for […]

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5 Retirement Tips to Start Right Now

As an empty nest is slowly creeping up on me and my husband, we are really starting to think more about what our future looks like with only two of us. Looking back at our kids growing up, it feels like it was fast and furious. We invested so much energy, time and money into […]

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It’s a Super Wubble That Glows + A Giveaway!

It is that time of year when it is starting to get a bit chilly outside. So, when you have two REALLY bored kids on your hands, what do you do? As parents, we look for things that are entertaining but will also get the kids up and moving – and away from the video […]

How Google Home and the Google Assistant helped you get more done in 2017

We are huge fans of all things Google. I know that can be a controversial topic. But for us, Google is basically my brain, in more ways than one! …………………………………………………………………… Both the Google Assistant and Google Home had a very big year in 2017, with new devices, new languages and new features. The Assistant is […]