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We all enjoyed our Thanksgiving feast today at my friend's house in Brookfield and afterward, as I was chatting with my hostess in her kitchen, I noticed a box of Viactive Calcium Chews sitting on a countertop. ...

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I own the Design Trend 4-Piece Lamp Set, which I purchased at Bed, Beth & Beyond for $79.99 on sale (regularly priced at $99.99).  The package contains a floor lamp, two table lamps, and a small accent...

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I purchased the Value City Classic Black 5-Piece Queen Bedroom Package with coordinating nightstands when we moved into our new home.  The basic 5-piece set comes with a sleigh bed (headboard, footboard,...

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One of my favorite parts of any meal is the bread...I don't care whether it's a plain slice of white bread or a fancy homemade roll.  I just love bread.  But it takes so much time to make it from scratch...

For a little something different to drink for our Thanksgiving meal, I purchased a 2-liter bottle of Canada Dry Cranberry Ginger Ale, a brightly-colored cranberry version of the traditional ginger ale. ...

My brother raved about Hawk brake pads, so when my 1995 Subaru Legacy wagon needed pads a few years ago, I looked for a set of Hawk pads. I found them at The Tire Rack, one of my favorite online stores,...

Quick View: I love playing with eyeshadow but don't love spending tons of money for one or two shades unless I absolutely adore everything about the shadow. I bought a few one dollar e.l.f. Duo Cream Eyeshadows...

When I first read Confessions of a Shopaholic, I was completely charmed by Becky Bloomwood and her spendthrift ways. This first book in the Shopaholic series is one of the best examples of what is now...

Hand soap is just one of those things that you have to buy.  I usually stick to environmentally-friendly products like method or Mrs. Meyer's, but I sent my husband off to the store with the shopping...

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I've bought several LUSH massage bars over the years (Each Peach, Soft Coeur, Strawberry Feels Forever, Nutts, Mange Too) and, while I found some of them to work well as a basic skin moisturizer, none...

I passed on buying most of the LUSH Christmas items this year because they simply didn't dazzle me as I browsed the company web site.  When I had the opportunity to check everything out in person a few...

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My most recent mascara purchase was Rimmel London Glam'Eyes Mascarain brown-black.  This mascara claims to volumize your lashes up to 7 times for more intensity and to lengthen them.  Rimmel London Glam'Eyes...

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I went to Sears looking for a cardigan with the intent to get a large warm cardigan for work. My building is usually freezing, but sometimes it is warm so I don't like to wear a sweater every day. Instead,...

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One of the things I am thankful for is Viewpoints.

Yes, I'm one of the people who was asked in 2006 to be part of the Beta Testing team to launch this site, but I was an outsider... nowhere near the Chicago...

"Oh, and don't forget to pick up some hair conditioner", the lovely Mrs. Xeno calls after me as I leave the house to pick up a few small items at the store.  So, I realize that this $10 - $15 trip could...