I recently traveled to my grandfather’s hometown to attend a memorial service for him and dispose of his remains as he’d wished. The whole family did the road trip to Illinois for the service, but in the interest of privacy, I am not going to say exactly which town we went to, only that it [...]

Have you heard about these new Fit Flip Flops? Supposedly they’re all the rave. Although they started in Great Britain they have made their way to the U.S. through Bath & Body Works where you can only order them online.
They look like normal flip flops other than the extra-thick soles. The claim is that walking [...]

When I was in high school there was this bar in Broad Ripple, Indiana that was a coffee shop by day, bar by night. It was called Cafe Espresso.
We thought the place was totally hip and cool, and we discovered a secret in the fall of my senior year of high school — if [...]

Dear Motherhood Maternity,
I just wanted to let you know that your ad (right) is not convincing me that you are the best store from which to buy any maternity related item, especially a nursing bra.
First of all, the three models you have chosen for your “huge selection” of comfort and support all look just about [...]

What is with all the Mojito talk lately? I know I’ve been out of the bar hopping scene since college, but I finally had one of these drinks I’ve heard so much about last weekend. Everyone else at the party raved about the refreshing taste, but warned me that you must like minty drinks to [...]

Since our son was born just over 5 years ago we have visited JCPenney’s portrait studio almost yearly. It has served our needs well by providing nice portraits for a very reasonable price.
Now, when I make an appointment for something I understand “sh*t happens” and people don’t always run on time. I expect this at [...]

I had ordered a copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows from Amazon.com, but then decided I couldn’t possibly wait four days after release to read it, so I went out to my local Borders and grabbed a copy. I dug in right away, and then life interfered, and it took forever for me [...]

Is Kraft’s Cool Whip Free Whipped Topping a dream? If it is, don’t wake me.
You see, I am perpetually on a diet and when I am forced to watch my children eat ice cream, nothing helps me cope more than a tub of Kraft’s Cool Whip Free Whipped Topping.
Seriously, you could easily eat a [...]

As promised last week in our review last week, Props and Pans is giving away a brand new copy of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Friendship Edition on DVD.
What do you have to do to win? Just leave a comment telling us who you hope to win the DVD for — yourself, your [...]

by Izzy

Just a few things for the W Lakeshore to think about…
Putting a guest room directly under your very loud nightclub? BAD, BAD, BAD, BAD idea. Did I mention that it was a bad idea? As you may have guessed. I was in that particular room. Thanks. A lot.
$14 Mojito at your downstairs bar? I [...]