Look what came to my house today – some fresh avocados and an I <3 Avocados apron! I won this on Twitter from @guacgrl, be sure to follow her. She represents Avocados from Mexico which has lots of tips and recipes. You can find them:
Web: AvocadosFromMexico.com
Twitter: @guacgrl
Facebook: Avocados From Mexico
YouTube: MexicanAvocados
Disclosure: I did receive the prize from them, but I really do like avocados and am just sharing some useful info for you all.
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The Balanced Mind Foundation (formerly known as the Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation) is having a webinar (online meeting) on Wednesday, January 25. Peggy Kubert, AM, LCSW, will discuss the Parent Handbook on Child & Adolescent Depression. This guide was written for parents by parents who have been through this with their own children. They will also have a limited number of free handbooks to give away during the webinar. Topics covered:
When: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:00 am – 11:00 am Central time
Reserve your Webinar seat now: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/316282830
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Ok, while this is a very clever tip, thanks again Mom for sharing it, I know I personally will never do it. Some of you are probably more organized around the house though and will love it. After you have folded your sheet sets and pillowcases, use one of the pillowcases to store the rest of the set in.
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This evening I was looking through some of our homeschooling materials from our last year of homeschooling (yes I still miss it) and I came across the list of writing prompts that my son used during his junior high years. I thought some of you who homeschool might like this list. I had this list for my son to use for ideas for his daily journal writing if he could not think of something on his own. I’m not sure where this list or compilation of lists came from – it is probably a mix of things knowing me. There are some great prompts in here that would work well for bloggers too I think.
* What is something you dislike about yourself?
* What is something you do well?
* What is your favorite room in your home and why?
* What is a good neighbor?
* What is your favorite time of day?
* What is something you are optimistic about?
* What is something you are pessimistic about?
* What is your most indispensable possession and why?
* What is your favorite song and why?
* What is the best birthday present you ever received?
* What is the best birthday present you could receive?
* What is something that makes you feel sad?
* What is your favorite book and why?
* What is something that really bugs you?
* What is something that really makes you angry?
* What is the best advice you ever received?
* What is your favorite holiday? What makes this holiday special?
* What is your favorite day of the week? Why?
* What is your favorite month? Why?
* What would happen if you could fly whenever you wanted? When would you use this ability?
* What would happen if there were no television? Why would this be good? bad?
* What would happen if everyone lived in space? What type of houses would they live in?
What type of clothing would they wear? What type of food would they eat? How would they
travel?
* What if cows gave root beer instead of milk?
* What if all the streets were rivers? What would be different?
* What would happen if it really did rain cats and dogs?
* What would happen if animals could talk? What are some of the questions you would like
to ask animals?
* What would happen if you grew taller than trees? How would this change your life?
* What would happen if there were no cars, buses, trains, boats, or planes? How would
this change your life?
* What would happen if you found gold in your backyard?
* What would you do if you did very poorly of a test?
* What would you do if a friend borrows things from you but never returns them?
* What would you do if you woke up in another country and no one could understand you?
* What would you do if someone got in front of you when you were in line at the movies?
* What would you do if someone said you did something wrong and you didn’t?
* If you could only take 3 people with you on a trip around the world, who would
you take and why?
* If you were five years older you would…
* If you were lost in the woods and it got dark, what would you do?
* If you owned a store, what would you do to discourage people from stealing from you?
* If you could break the Guiness Book of Records it would be for?
* If you had to describe yourself as a color, which would you choose?
* If your friend told you of a secret plan to run away from home, what would you do and why?
* What do you think about ghosts?
* What do you think of someone who has bad manners?
* What do you think about people who take advantage of others?
* What do you think about when you can’t fall asleep?
* What do you think courage means?
* What do you think makes a good friend?
* What do you think makes a happy family?
* What pollutants do you think do the most damage and why?
* What things do you think are beautiful?
* What do you like most about yourself?
* What kind of trophy would you like to win?
* What does “The early bird gets the worm” mean to you?
* What do we mean when we say, “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence”?
* What do we mean when we say, “You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar”?
* What does “There are two sides to every coin” mean to you?
* What are junk foods?
* What are some nutritious foods that you like?
* What is more important to you, appearance or personality?
* What is something that makes you melancholy?
* What makes you laugh?
* What would you invent to make life better?
* What would you do to entertain your family without spending any money?
* What effects do cigarette and alcohol advertising have on young people?
* What has been the most fun activity at school so far this year?
* What quality do you like about yourself–creativity, personality, appearance–why?
* What eccentric behavior in a friend disturbs you the most?
* What parts of nature do you like best?
* How do you feel when your parents are upset with you?
* How would you change the world to make it better?
* Explain how to play your favorite game.
* Which place would you most like to visit–Africa, China, Alaska–why?
* Which is least important to you–money, power, fame–and why?
* Where would you prefer to be right now–mountains, desert, beach–and why?
* Why is it important to be honest?
* Why is important to have good manners?
* Why should or shouldn’t a man stay home to care for the house and children while
his wife goes to work?
* Why do you think tact is an important quality?
* Why is it not wise to squander your money?
* Do you think it is necessary to have alcohol at a party in order to have a good time?
* Should there be a dress code in places such as school, restaurants, and places of business?
* Should animals be used for medical research?
Happy writing!
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So Danyelle dragged me (ok I was happy to go) to Sephora again today. Today I made my first purchases though. I bought some Sephora eyeliner, in black for $12. It goes on really well and I just noticed that it has the little spongy smudger on the other end – love that! My other purchases was finally a pair of Tweezerman tweezers that everyone on Twitter has been recommending to me for years now. I opted for the red ones – I love the color red. Right before I sat down to write this post I decided to try the tweezers out. OMG – they really are great tweezers! I was able to, in just one try, pluck a new pesky hair from my chinny-chin-chin (grrr) and I was also able to easily pluck a few stray eyebrows who were trying to have a party between my two eyes – sorry little guys, no unibrow look for me! The Tweezerman was $20 and worth every single penny!
What was your latest beauty item you purchased?
Disclosure: None, this was just a shopping trip on my own.
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This week’s Project Runway All Stars had a very famous guest, Miss Piggy. While it may seem funny at first, major designers have actually designed for Miss Piggy over the years and she has always been somewhat of a fashionista. When they announced she was coming on I was assuming the designers would make Miss Piggy sized clothing and she would model on the runway or maybe they would have piggy models – that would have been so cute! But no, the designers made regular sized clothing with regular models. Some of them understood the style that was needed for Miss Piggy, some were a bit clueless.
Gordana made this pink dress, it was very night gownish to me and the color was an odd dusty pink that just wasn’t right for Miss Piggy. This was the loser for the week. Another awful dress was Austin’s, on the right. This had nothing Miss Piggy about it and what woman, even a pig, wants to big giant bows on her hips like that? Ugh.
Did you watch this week? What were your thoughts?
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How about a switch from the traditional Bloody Mary? Try the Bloody Brutus for a little more kick the next time.
Ingredients
Pour ingredients into a rocks glass (short squatty looking glasses) filled with ice cubes. Stir and garnish with a wedge of lemon.
Disclosure: Recipe courtesy of Belvedere Vodka. Drink responsibly.
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I am staying in town at the Westin St. Louis tonight. I took a quick room video tour again for you all. So far the service has been really friendly. They put us in the wrong room to start but the bell boy quickly called the desk and they told him to take us to this room. He even went down and got our new room keys for us. The Westin St. Louis has a contemporary feel. The hallways are nice and wide with curving walls too which is nice. The hotel is right across the street from Busch Stadium, you will see it from our window at the end. Barring any problems tonight or tomorrow I would highly recommend this hotel if you will be in St. Louis.
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My favorite toy gang at TimeToPlayMag.com has come up with a list of some toy ideas for Valentine’s Day – I would rather give the kids toys than candy. Although, as Jim mentions, it is hard to find things for the boys sometimes this time of year.
We’ve picked out some of our favorite Valentine’s Day toys for you in case you want to celebrate with your kids going this route. You will also notice, as I have, people generally don’t buy Valentine’s Day gifts for boys (outside of candy), nor is there really a choice. I can’t explain it except that’s the culture we live in.
See Jim’s full picks over at TimetoPlayMag.com.
Do you buy gifts for Valentine’s Day for your kids?
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