Surviving and Thriving — Life is short. But it's also wide.

To men everywhere, from a woman who’s got your number.

January 8, 2012

Normally I have at least a nodding tolerance for stereotypical humor. Not this time.

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Want to survive “Blue Monday”? Maybe a Chicken Chucker would help.

January 6, 2012

Jan. 16 is “Blue Monday” — allegedly the most depressing day of the year. This week’s giveaway will banish the blues.

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Selling unwanted gift cards.

January 5, 2012

Convert might-not-get-used plastic scrip into cash — or, in my case, into a gift card that I could actually use.

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Giveaway: The Retail Me Not package.

December 30, 2011

Once again, BlogHer 2011 swag comes through — this time with logo items from the online coupon site Retail Me Not. Some other odds and ends, too.

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A note to Santa.

December 26, 2011

My great-nephew is 10 years old and still believes in Santa. Witness the note he left on the kitchen table.

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Who wants to go to the movies?

December 23, 2011

“War Horse”? “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol”? “We Bought a Zoo”? “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”? “The Adentures of Tintin”? Let me buy the first two tickets.

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The $11.5 million Christmas tree.

December 22, 2011

No, I am not kidding.

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Downloadable treats from All You magazine.

December 21, 2011

The magazine has printable holiday gift tags and a recipe card from The Celebration Shoppe available for free. Plus: A shining moment in the annals of Frugal Mom-dom.

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