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Sale Finds: PUMA Shoe Sales & Winter Boots on Sale

January 4, 2012

Tweet Here are some of our new pairs of shoes.. We got several Puma shoes for $30-45/pair already ready for spring. The black leather Ralph Lauren boots were a steal for around $60 at the RL outlet, the men’s Timberland’s boots also from the outlet, the girls’ Sorels online find… Two facts: bargain shopping can [...]

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Visiting Family & Spending Christmas in Texas

January 4, 2012

Tweet We visited family in Texas during the Holidays, and got to see our extended family and friends, and eat our bellies full of Southern comfort food (I had my first ever fried pork chop, who knew you could even get pork chops fried?) and Tex-Mex (Chuy’s and Pappasitos, hello!). It was a bitter sweet [...]

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Sale Find: Sperry Top-Sider Flat Boat Shoes $41.90

January 3, 2012

Tweet Sale Find: Sperry Top-Sider ‘Tassel Fish’ Flat Boat Shoes / Loafers Normal price: $84.95, sale price: $41.90 Shop: NORDSTROM NORDSTROM has a huge winter sale going on – up to 50% off, make finds like the Sperry shoes, and get free shipping & returns all the time. Katja PresnalKatja Presnal is an international lifestyle [...]

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Take a Chill Pill

January 3, 2012

Tweet Ever wish you could just take a chill pill and instantly feel relaxed? Well, maybe you do… Mine is called “wine”. I admit, there are days I’m looking for some miracle “pill” that will instantly transform my life or how I am feeling! I think during the beginning of the year it’s always good [...]

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Sale Find: Abercrombie & Fitch Kids Hoodies starting at $17.94

January 2, 2012

Tweet Abercrombie & Fitch Kids has a secret sale today; all hoodies and sweats are 50% off and hoodies in this sale start at $19.75 and no other discount is available. But they also have a 40% off everything code for the site and when you shop at the Clearance section you CAN combine the [...]

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New Year, Baby

December 31, 2011

Tweet I love the New Year! It’s a time to turn over a new leaf. Focus on being the best person we can be. Just like the Chinese Name their New Years, I’d like to claim 2012 to be the year not of the rabbit or the dragon… …but of the Gracious Girl! As we [...]

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Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2011

Tweet Merry Christmas!! Our multicultural and traveling family’s Holiday traditions are somewhat odd. We cook both American and Finnish Christmas dinner, and since it’s a lot of cooking, we pace them out, and often celebrate Christmas on different dates than what the calendar says. When I was growing up, we never traveled anywhere during Christmas, [...]

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Chilling out during the Holidays

December 23, 2011

TweetThe holidays seem to not only be a time of joy but a time of stress. It is almost impossible to find anyone who experiences no anxiety during this festive time. Here are some things to look out for to avoid a nerve-racking holiday season: 1. Perfection is unattainable so let it go. Over the [...]

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Answers to Most Common Questions About Cold & Flu

December 21, 2011

Tweet Tomorrow, December 22nd is the official first day of winter, and while I love winter, I’m kicking off winter with a reminder of the flu season. It’s difficult to live life to the fullest when you are sick, so take some preventative measures and prevent yourself and your kids from getting sick this flu [...]

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Last Minute Gift Shopping with Amazon Santa App (and $50 Amazon Gift Card Giveaway)

December 19, 2011

Tweet There is still time to order last minute gifts from Amazon.com! I just ordered a Kindle Fire for my daughter last week and it was delivered in less than 24 hours from purchasing! It was her birthday gift, and since this Holiday season I am very behind on gift shopping and everything else.. the [...]