Welcome home, Friday!

by Mir | Jul 23, 2010 | Hot Hot Hot!

Yesterday we drove all day, arriving home in the evening, whereupon—being the responsible adult I am—I promptly recovered from our camping trip by watching several hours of television. I guess maybe today I’ll do the laundry. But later, because...

Travel with animals

by Mir | Jul 22, 2010 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

I think all parents know that traveling with kids is really like hitting the road with wild animals in tow. (I should know. We are on our way back from camping right now and I really thought the kids were going to come to blows in the backseat over the bag of baby...

Home haircuts made easy

by Mir | Jul 22, 2010 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

I know I’ve sung the praises of home haircuts here before—personally, I find cutting everyone else’s hair in the family a great excuse for my rare but unfortunately all-too-expensive salon visits—but the most common objection I hear is...

Creepy, yet cute

by Mir | Jul 22, 2010 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

I feel the need to start this out by noting that I personally find the entire Elf on the Shelf phenomenon a little disturbing. “Hey, kids! It’s not bad enough that there’s a fat guy at the North Pole who knows if you’ve been bad or good, but...

Smile!

by Mir | Jul 22, 2010 | Hot Hot Hot!

Want a quick, easy, cheap way to brighten your smile? Right now Amazon has the Crest 3D White Whitestrips 5-minute Touch Ups marked down to just $15.23. Now, they claim that’s over 60% off, but it looks like $15 is around the price it’s selling for,...