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Featured Mom Business: Spa “Jama” Parties

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Our story began in the summer of 2006.  A mother and 2 daughters had a dream to open a Day Spa.  Spa by day, and a spa-labration by night, where groups could come and celebrate different occasions with friends and family while being pampered with spa services. We began our year of training … [Read more...]

next year i WILL be at the Geminis…

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Jason Priestley hosted the 2008 Gemini Awards this weekend. Sure, he was wearing a little too much make-up, and sure, he poked at the new 90210, and sure, his pants were, well, i don't even have the slightest clue what was up with those pants... (Robin Wong / PR Photos) but, i mean, it was Jason … [Read more...]

Home for the Holidays

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This year will be the first Christmas in ages that my whole family will be together. I mean since before we had kids. Those were the days when we all lived in one place but now we are scattered far and wide so it becomes way more difficult to get everyone together. When I was a child we would have … [Read more...]

The First Batch of Christmas Cookies

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Today is a snow day, and so one my kids has gone back to bed and the other one is working quietly on a massive box robot in the living room and yet another one of my kids is eating bananas and watching Little Bear. My husband called me from the drive to work, telling me that he was driving behind … [Read more...]

Cardio In Conjunction

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We talked about the cardio junkie in my last post so that means its time for us to talk about a balanced approach and how to make cardio work for your body. Cardio works best in conjunction with a few items that you should put on your checklist of balanced health. Strength training:Cardio without … [Read more...]

Cardio Junkie

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Cardio Junkies seem to be admired by all. Those of us who hate cardio look on with utter dismay at the ease these people run, bike, skip and hop for hours! Is there such a thing as too much cardio?  Deciding what your fitness goals are can really determine how much you need ,but every form of … [Read more...]

the hills are alive!

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As a kid, there were two movies that i loved more than anything. Annie and The Sound of Music. the VHS tapes were watched and rewound. watched and rewound. lather, rinse, repeat. on a daily basis. i knew them both backwards and forwards. and spent much of my time reciting lines and acting out … [Read more...]

it’s elementary my dear watson…

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oh hai. remember my love for Jude Law? well, it still knows no bounds...even while he's been growing his mustache to play Watson in Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes. Here he is at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in London, showing off his 'stache:  (Solarpix / PR Photos) he's been growing … [Read more...]