by Nicole Etolen | Nov 6, 2011 | Blogging
I am looking for guest posters willing to contribute content related to the upcoming holidays. This includes crafts, recipes, decorating tips, etc. I would especially love the first two, since by now most of my readers know I am not really skilled at either crafting...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 6, 2011 | Books
Title: Purple Leaves, Red Cherries Authors: Tania Elfersy & Andrea Katzman Publisher: Flower Cap Press About two months ago, I did a giveaway and featured post on Purple Leaves, Red Cherries. I received the book shortly after that, but just realized that I never...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 5, 2011 | Entertainment
Years ago, when mp3 players were first gaining in popularity and I was too broke to afford a fancy-shmancy one, I stumbled across a deal on a Sansa player online. I paid like $40 for it, I think, and I loved that thing. In fact, all these years later, I still love it,...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 4, 2011 | Blogging
The whole announcing your location and signing in from various places trend kind of freaks me out. I mean, it’s basically like saying”hey, stalker, you can find me at Joe’s Pizza Place on Park Avenue right now!” or “Dear Robber, I am not...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 3, 2011 | For the Home
I try to clean out my refrigerator once a week on garbage days, but that doesn’t always work out. Occasionally, some random fruit, vegetable, or leftovers hide in the back corner or somewhere and elude my purging. I usually don’t notice those until they...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 2, 2011 | Health & Beauty
Carmex, the lip balm company that we’ve all come to know and love, has recently released a brand new line of skin care products that are every bit as healing and nourishing as the lip products that made the company famous in the first place. As part of the...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 2, 2011 | Entertainment
Big Mike, Chuck and Morgan’s former boss at the BuyMore, is one of my favorite supporting characters on he show. He’s a funny guy who takes his role as manager seriously, but still allows his employees to be themselves (even when they’re as whacky as...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 1, 2011 | Books
Brave Rooney by Gerry Renert is an iOS app that can be used on both the Apple iPhone and the iPad, but since I don’t have any of those devices (someone please pick me to win an iPad already!), my review is based on the story itself, which the author was kind...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 31, 2011 | Yummy
While I’m a coffee person during the day, at night I love to unwind with a few good cups of tea. I’ve tried dozens of different types of teas over the years, and while I love many brands, I’ve never felt as classy as I did while drinking my Thé Du...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 30, 2011 | Books
Title: Awake at Dawn (Shadow Falls) Author: C. C. Hunter Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin I’ve been waiting for Awake at Dawm ever since I finished the last page of Born at Midnight, and although patience has never been a strong point for me, it was worth...