By erinleigh

Going green in the kitchen is a great way to incorporate an eco-friendly lifestyle in your home. In fact, your kitchen is likely the main source of waste due to all of the groceries coming in and out, the use of incorrect cooking utensils and inefficient appliances, and the massive amounts of water ...
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By Jane Warren

Is a Small, Fuzzy Pet Best for Your Family?
When my daughter was in elementary school, her third grade teacher had two guinea pigs in the classroom. My daughter fell in love with the guinea pigs and soon wanted one of her own. We did the research and concluded that a guinea pig was something we cou...
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By Erika Beckwith

This morning while flipping through the January issue of O, The Oprah Magazine I came across an ad for Green Mountain Coffee that spoke volumes to me...
Talk about powerful. I am the author of my Life story, which simply means that I have the power to choose how it will read. Will it be fille...
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By Erika Beckwith

One of my new favorite blogs is Thirty Handmade Days (you have got to check them out). Well a few days ago, Mique (it's her blog) provided to all of her lovely readers this super cute and I might add simple way to document your goals/resolutions for the New Year. Oh did I mention that it is ab...
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By Erika Beckwith

I love Halloween! I love everything about it. I love the costumes, zombies, spiders and spiderwebs, candy corn, CANDY, trick or treating, you get the picture here. You name it and I will love it! Last year for some strange reason I didn't do much for the holiday. But this year baby, i...
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By Lori Crooks

Last fall when my husband and I were at Haute-lanta Fashion Week, we (or I did!) took time to stop at one of the booths, Lamik Beauty, to take a look. While I was there, they told me I could get a complimentary make-up touch-up. While I was getting my make-up touched up by Shalawn, she told me that ...
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By Lindsay Chung

For those of you that have lived here your entire life, you know that Atlantans are not accustomed to snow. As a matter of fact, they tend to freak out about it. You probably also know that we got snow yesterday. It's the first white Christmas in Atlanta since 1882.
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By Lindsay Chung

Yes, the title is quite brazen of me, but that's exactly what my phone call with Nona Sivley, winner of Season 8 Hell's Kitchen, felt like. It felt like I was just chatting with an old friend. Going into it, I was nervous - I've never interviewed anyone before (prospective employees don't count) - b...
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By Lindsay Chung

Okay, so she's really from Fort Worth, Texas, but she currently lives in Loganvilla, Georgia. Or at least she did until she won the Season 8 title on Hell's Kitchen the other night. Now, she is the Head Chef of the prestigious LA Market and raking in $250,000 for the gig. Not a bad deal for a forme...
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By Erika Beckwith

“Tis the season to be jolly!” As someone who enjoys entertaining for the holidays I equally enjoy being a guest at someone’s home. And if you’re like me, I am always searching for a unique hostess gift to bring that isn’t the typical bottle of wine. Below are a few of my favorite hoste...
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