Happy New Year!

by Mir | Jan 2, 2017 | Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

Hey, it’s 2017. I hope you and yours had an excellent holiday season. I took a break—maybe I should’ve mentioned that before I did it?—and enjoyed having my big kid home from college and my husband around. I haven’t taken the whole week...

While you’re wrapping…

by Mir | Dec 23, 2016 | Hot Hot Hot!

… okay, it’s not exactly holiday stuff, but a deal’s a deal and I’m not going to quibble over semantics. Through the end of the year, Amazon is offering a $25 off $75+ “holiday essentials” promotion wherein—you guessed...

Save on last-minute toys

by Mir | Dec 22, 2016 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Sure, you’d have to order and then go to the store and pick it up, but today’s daily deal at Target is an extra 20% off many top toy brands, automatically. Buying online and picking up will save you from some of the in-store mayhem, too....

In case you need a global health crisis in time for Christmas

by Mir | Dec 22, 2016 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

Listen, I love tabletop gaming as much as the next nerd, but even I think that anything with “pandemic” in the title is a little creepy as a Christmas gift. But hey, you do you. If your family wants to get down celebrating via fending off mutated germs,...

Welcome to the (Minecraft LEGO) Jungle

by Mir | Dec 21, 2016 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

So the bad news is that this one won’t arrive in time for Christmas, so if you want it for that, go ahead and print out a picture to wrap up while you wait. The good news, though, is that right now Amazon has the LEGO Minecraft The Jungle Tree House available...