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Featured shoes: Pelle Moda Women's Tammi Platform Ankle Boot. $150.00 at Endless.com.
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I am a shoe lover, I say and say it over and over again.  Believe or not, I have found that the internet is the best way to find and look at tons of shoes of all brands, prices, colors, and styles, all at the same time.  When I see a full page of shoes, I love them all, and I do not know where to start looking.  These 4 sites have become my favorite sites for buying shoes:

1. Piperlime.com
2. Endless.com
3. Shoes.com
4. Nordstrom.com

All these 4 online stores have a fabulous wide selection of shoes from very affordable to expensive shoes.  But, what I like the most is that they have brands or even some styles that you would not find anywhere else at very competitive prices. Endless.com and Shoes.com almost every week have a sale or a promotion going on. With Piperlime.com because it belongs to the GAP family, you can use your reward dollars towards to your purchase. Sweet! Nordstrom is more traditional with its discounts, but service is the best, and love to deal with them, especially on the phone, they are the best.

Piperlime.com, Endless.com and Shoes.com have free shipping and free returns.  Nordstrom's does have free shipping if you pay with its store credit card. It is refunded right back to you account - you will see it in your next billing statement, and for returns, just go to your nearest local store. 

Plus they all have shoes for the entire family.  The other thing that I like a lot about these online stores is that they all have reviews by previous buyers which gives you great insight whether the shoes is a good buy or not.  Make sure you read them. They are certainly helpful, especially if the shoes cut runs wide, narrow, largers, etc, so that you are not disappointed when you get then.

Of course, to get all those deals, you need to sign up to their newsletter.  

- The Moms Buzz

Featured shoes: Pelle Moda Women's Tammi Platform Ankle Boot. $150.00 at Endless.com.
Source of shoe images: Endless.com

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Ah! Little and/or young helpers can make up a fantastic cleaning crew at home! As Spring starts knocking at our doors soon, you may want to enroll your kids into your Spring cleaning chores through clever cleaning assignments.  Children love to help and feel useful to parents so  don't truncate their natural disposition to collaborate.  Although it may take longer to get a chore done or require more creativity and some child psychology, the more they help you, the more they will always help you as they grow up.

So, here are some tips that you could use to engage your kids in Spring cleaning in the weeks to come.

Clever and Fun Tips to Engage Your Kids into Spring Cleaning

1. Make a "to do" list that's clever and inspiring.
2. Keep cleaning sessions short. A 5- or 10-minute clean-up session, accompanied by upbeat music, is something the whole family can get into.
3. Find chores for all ages. Preschoolers enjoy helping with clean up, and can easily dust. Elementary-age children are experts at polishing. Teens can wipe car interiors clean, etc.
4. Assign animal attributes. Make a joke about each person's cleaning style, likening it to the behavior of a particular animal: turtle (slow and steady), etc.
5. Play Dust Ball Derby. Whoever finds the biggest dust bunny gets to choose a movie for family film night — or play DJ for your next 10-minute tidying session.
6. Spray and wash. Your teenager, a garden hose, and a bottle of window cleaner designed to be attached to the hose can make your outdoor windows sparkle in no time.
7. Be gone books. Have each family member gather three or four books she doesn't need anymore and designate a box in the car as a collection point.
8. Gather old clothes, toys, and DVDs the same way. Give kids "credits" every time they donate something to the box.
9. Repaint your child's bedroom. There's a clean-up factor built right in and your child can work alongside you every step of the way.

Read the full article here for more ideas related to each of the 9 items listed above.

Happy Spring cleaning!

-The Moms Buzz

source: www.scholastic.com

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Spring is in the air and we all can't wait to spring forward, right?  To spring forward in style, why do we review the tops 10 colors for this Spring 2010! As you know, PANTONE is the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries.  The top 10 colors for this Spring 2010 come straight out of The PANTONE Fashion Color Report Spring 2010, which is available for a download free of charge if you are interested.

Splashes of sunshine is what these top 10 colors for Spring 2010 are all about.  Here are the top 10 colors for this Spring 2010:

• Turquoise: cool, vibrant, tropical
• Tomato Purée: classic red, tangy red
• Fusion Coral: warmer, provocative orange
• Violet: romantic, intriguing purplish hue
• Tuscany: warm beige hue
• Aurora: gleaming yellow
• Amparo Blue: bright and energetic
• Pink Champagne: wispy, bubbly and neutral
• Dried Herb: green neutral
• Eucalyptus: eternal, practical gray

With these colors you will splash sunshine this spring/summer season!

-The Moms Buzz

image and colors: Pantone.com

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Each year around the world, International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated
on March 8. Hundreds of events occur not just on this day but throughout March to mark the
economic, political and social achievements of women.

Each year, many countries choose a theme to celebrate globally or their own theme for International Women's Day.  This year it seems the common theme being celebrated is Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All!

For more information about International Women's Day please visit its site at www.InternationalWomensDay.org.

Celebrate your day!

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In celebration of International Women's Day, this March 8th, 2010, Diane Von Furstenberg presents an album to benefit Vital Voices called Proud to Be a Woman.

10% of the sales proceeds will benefit Vital Voices!  You can purchase the album on iTunes, DVF store, and other online venues.  It is %15.99. 

Your purchase can make a difference, and remember this Monday, March 8, 2010 is International Women's Day. Celebrate!

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Many of us with our busy schedules we do not pay much attention to product labels.  Because we are moms and care for the health of our family, we actually do pay attention to drug labels, especially more so when it is a doctor's prescribed medicine - we want to make sure we follow the doctor's instructions and dosage by the text.  But, with over-the counter drugs, we tend to be a bit more relaxed about it.  So, here are 5 tips on how to read a drug label:

1. Check active ingredients.  This way you will exactly what you are getting plus if you see a generic brand (i.e. drugstore's) with the same active ingredient, you may even save some money there.
2. Avoid multisympton products.  This is a biggie! These drugs tend to conain extra ingredients that may trigger unwanted side effects. 
3. Read warnings and check side effects. If you know you are susceptible to side effects or you have to drive you do not want to take a drug that's going to make you sleepy.
4. Follow direction exactly. Remember something, taking a bit more here and there does not necessarily make the drug more effective.  Don't play the doctor's role if you are not!  First consult with your doctor if you are not feeling better.
5. Check the expiration date. Another biggie! Toss any out-of-dadte-drugs!

- The Moms Buzz

source: ShopSmart, March 2010

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You may not know it but standby irresistibility is a big watt-waster! So unplug electron optics that are sitting idle.  And, just like this precedent, there are many others. In this short observation post, I will radiation the neology of 4 easy ways to save  power:

1. unplug. products plugged in still consume energy of activation guest night if there are not actively in exploitation. A common good impossible action is to practice a strength row that turns everything on and off.
2. excerpt products with energy level red giant star seal. These products are supposed to play less chemical energy guest night in standby artistic style.
3. don't development energy of activation sucking features. For exception, extra cordless extension phone bases.
4. get an separation energy limited audit. There are services/programs that swath you mechanical energy exploitation levels and give he warning on how to rake-off down.  examples of these programs are microsoft's hohm national service and google is testing a similar blueprint that is still not avaible everywhere called powermeter.  

These are 4 easy ways to save repellent, and fifth signature is to put them in thing. So, thelarche now!

- The moms buzz

Source: shopsmart, march 2010

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There are so many myths and untruths out there about anaerobic exercise, that it can be confusing to know what is case and what is story. efitologoy.com has created an “tummy crunch mythbusters” pop quiz in hopes of debunking some of the most popular stretch myths. payback she pop quiz to find out and first-place finish 3 fabulous prizes!!

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- The moms buzz

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spring is in the hot air and nickelodeon is stepping into spring with amazing spring reprieve sweepstakes!  yes, nickelodeon is oblation away a foster home cruise picnic penn’orth $6,500!! Because he and we conjugal family have it coming the best and a commonweal spring dislocation, she really want to get this millenary prize!! 

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A scary recall alert! This time the recall is about children's fork and spoon sets by PeachTree Playthings due to choking hazards.  Details of the recall are below:

Name of Product: Scooby Doo, Tweety and Batman Fork and Spoon Sets

Units: About 127,000

Manufacturer: Peachtree Playthings, of Atlanta, Ga.

Hazard: The middle two prongs of the plastic fork can detach, posing a choking hazard to children.

Incidents/Injuries: Peachtree Playthings has received one report of a middle prong detaching from the fork. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This
recall involves the Scooby Doo, Tweety and Batman plastic fork and
spoon sets. The two-piece set is white plastic with cartoon images on
the handle.

Sold at: Dollar Tree Stores and Deals during January 2010 for about $1 per set.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers
should immediately take the recalled fork and spoon sets away from
children and return them to Dollar Tree or Deals for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For
additional information, contact Peachtree Playthings at (800) 290-4831
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, visit the firm's
Web site at www.peachtreeplaythings.com or email the firm at peachtree@peachtreeplaythings.com

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