I’d like one of everything, please

by Mir | Dec 15, 2016 | Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

Was there ever a store that made me make more obnoxious squeeeeeing noises than ModCloth? Probably not. Everything there is so pretty and quirky and wonderful. I want to buy the whole store. I can’t do that—not until I win the lottery, anyway, and since I...

Got Nerf?

by Mir | Dec 13, 2016 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Those sweet December price drops are starting to roll in at Amazon, and if you’ve got weaponry on your list—Nerf weaponry, that is; I don’t want to hear about anything that’s not made of foam—today’s your lucky day. Check out these...

Cast iron with a bonus for Gatlinburg

by Mir | Dec 12, 2016 | Quick Tips

If you have a cast iron skillet on your shopping list, check this out: This year’s Great Smoky Mountains Lodge skillet is available right now for $30. That’s not a deal, but $15 of your purchase price will go to the Dollywood Foundation’s “My...

The last Woot-Off of the year!

by Mir | Dec 12, 2016 | Hot Hot Hot!

Granted, the year is nearly over, but still—when they tell me it’s the last one of the year, that does make it seem a little more special, right? They’re Wooting Off all day today at Woot, Home.Woot, Electronics.Woot, Computers.Woot, Tools.Woot,...

Skater chic for the teens

by Mir | Dec 9, 2016 | Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

I only shop at Tilly’s for my kids when they have a huge sale—because I’m a cheapskate—but when they do, I do, because they have so many of the “cool” things I otherwise refuse to pay for. (Pro tip: They often have ridiculously good...