Big Prize Week is coming!

by Mir | Nov 20, 2015 | Bragging on a deal

One week from today is Black Friday. Some of you will get up early and brave the crowds, because you’re nuts. (I kid. Mostly.) Others of you will—like me—get up early and stay in pajamas and shop online while eating leftovers. Personally, I prefer my...

Carpet scrubbing: almost fun

by Mir | Nov 20, 2015 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

I have two dogs. Have I mentioned that I have two dogs? I do. They’re delightful. And rotten. Also I have two children, and they are also both delightful and rotten. I offer this as preamble to why I own a carpet scrubber. (Just to be clear, the children, at...

Also: Don’t forget your comparison shopping

by Mir | Nov 19, 2015 | Pets, Quick Tips

Perhaps you, like me, are spending a lot of time watching the Amazon Lightning Deals these days. It should go without saying that you always double-check a deal before you jump on it, but I’m saying it, anyway. For example: I’ve been wanting a hands-free...

Looking good, Teddy!

by Mir | Nov 19, 2015 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Okay, so, you know how every year Amazon teams up with Gund for a limited-edition holiday bear, and you get it by spending $100 or $150 or something on qualifying toys? (Maybe you didn’t know that, but it’s a thing, and because it’s a Gund bear...

Once more, with feeling (and 30% off)

by Mir | Nov 19, 2015 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

One more time: If you haven’t signed up for Schoola yet, when you do it through my referral link, there, you get $20 spend (and so do I, which is nice). They have a wide array of gently-used clothes for little ones all the way up to teens/adults, right now...