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  1. A Discovery of Witches and Vampires That Don't Melt in the Sun!

    6/27/11 12:30pm by Jenifer Monroe
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    Deborah Harkness is my kind of fantasy writer; the practicality she brings to A Discovery of Witches, the story of a reluctant witch who falls for a soft-hearted vampire, has me nearly believing in magic.  I'm the type of reader who can have a hard time letting go of reality, and while I claim Tolkien as a favorite author, I often am distracted by supernatural elements in books.  Sometimes instead of fo  Read more >

  2. Beat the Bell: 10 Tips to Get Your School-Aged Kids Out the Door on Time

    8/26/10 5:00am by Jenifer Monroe
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    Girl and Door

    I'm not going to sugar-coat it; getting four kids up and out the door for school is a royal pain.  Especially so when I have to be at work in the morning, too, and can't do the drop-off in my pj pants, coat, and pontyail, coffee cup in my non-driving hand.   Read more >

  3. Dirty Laundry: How do you come clean?

    7/27/09 2:17pm by Jenifer Monroe
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    I'm back from Chicago, and I've got a big suitcase full of dirty clothes and a day off work.  Awwww, yeah, it's Laundry Day!  I made a decision to just embrace and love doing the wash since I spend so much time doing it.  The feel of the scoop as I measure the detergent; the sound of the water filling up the washing machine; the thumping of the dryer; folding warm clothes: it's strangely soothing and meditative.   Read more >

  4. underarmy: YAY for minty pits!

    7/17/09 4:48pm by Jenifer Monroe
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    I can't remember exactly when I first heard Jenny talking about her minty pits, but I do recall it getting my attention.  We were on the phone, and she was online, checking email maybe, when I heard her suck in all her breath and exclaim, "OMG, they're selling my deodorant again!  Minty pits!"  Read more >

  5. Cheapskate is the new Black: How I'm cutting back on my fashion and beauty spending

    6/9/09 6:32am by Jenifer Monroe
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    I was getting dressed for work this morning when I saw that my sandals were showing off my gnarly toes.  I had a pedicure (minus the manicure) in late spring when I began wearing sandals again, but I can't afford to go back often.  My solution?  Put on my sandals, size up the direness of the situation, and then touch-up where needed.  I figure that my feet are rarely still anyhow, so the polish doesn't need to be perfect, just passing.  I may splurge for a special occasion (like that outdoor wedding I'm going to next weekend)  Read more >

  6. Buy Handmade - Jewelry That Makes the Budget Cut

    5/13/09 1:06pm by Jenifer Monroe
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    I don't recall exactly how I stumbled across Etsy.com about three years ago, but I do remember clicking from one lovely handmade item to the next, amazed at the choices and the prices.  I felt a little guilty about my first purchase, two necklaces and a hairpin from foundling, because they cost me less than a tank of gas.  Same is true of the earrings that I wear every single day: a pair of handmade silver hoops that cost a whopping $12.  I'm a wannabe crafter,and the one time I made items to sell (button magnets), I think I figured that with materials and labor, I should charge, oh, about twenty bux a magnet.  And that's not even with the surcharge for the hot glue gun damage I did to my fingers.  Whoops.   Read more >

  7. Looking prettier has never been easier (or cheaper)

    5/1/09 11:27am by Jenifer Monroe
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    About nine years ago, I was in the hospital because I couldn't stop vomiting for days on end and I ended up too dehydrated to see straight.  Even after I was admitted, the hurling wouldn't let up.  They found my last unshriveled vein and hooked me up to a glucose drip and anti-nausea medicine that made me very, very sleepy.  Or, maybe I was tired from the lack of food and coffee.   Read more >

  8. Easy curls, no heat or hair skills required

    4/2/09 11:58am by Jenifer Monroe
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    I need to confess something: even though I write here at Beauty Hacks, I'm not so accomplished in what I call the "Girly Arts."  I cannot wield a curling iron or use hairspray.  Lip liner, French braids, manicures -- they all sort of scare me.      Read more >

  9. Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal: A product review!

    3/5/09 4:10pm by Jenifer Monroe
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    This is a compensated review from BlogHer and Crest. Let me tell you, nothing will send a girl to the drugstore for tooth bleach faster than seeing a photo of her smiling self and her smiling gorgeous friend and noting that the friend has WHITE teeth and the girl, well, her teeth are icky and yellow.   Read more >

  10. I hate my hair! What to do when you're not happy with your do.

    2/10/09 5:47pm by Jenifer Monroe
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    I went to the salon last Friday thinking I'd have my shoulder length hair cut into a bob.  A really short bob; Amalie style.  But, with no bangs.  Probably.  And my hairstylist (my friend Michele who has been cutting my hair since we were both about seventeen) tossed me a Short Hair Styles book while she finished up with the client before me.  "See if there's something you like in there," she said, "I'll be done in a couple minutes."  Partway through the book I found The Cut.  It was so stinkin cute; much shorter than I have ever worn my hair, but, you know, SO many women I know have really great short hair (Hi Susan and Karen and Eden), and so I said What the heck, threw all caution and inhibitions to the wind, and went for it.  Read more >

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