Daily Archives: December 13, 2012

December Birchbox Review: Frownies eye gels and Tea Forte

My December Birchbox was filled with lots of little beauty items to help me prepare for holiday party season — and unwind when the parties are over. Frownies eye gels Fight puffy dark circles with these innovative under eye patches, … Continue reading

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Last-minute gift ideas for everyone on your Christmas list

Need holiday gift ideas? We’ve got ‘em.

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Earthy and Expecting: Choosing “blessed”

My favorite band of all time is Pearl Jam. A line from one of their songs is, “How I choose to feel is how I am.”    No, that’s not a yoga mantra or an accidentally profound fortune cookie. … Continue reading

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Continue America’s tradition to combat useless giving

Not give gifts for the holidays and to buck the trend of consumerism might seem like a new idea, but we are really borrowing from our ancestors. In 1911, the formation of a new women’s club began, called the Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving.

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