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Posted on Mar 06 2010

Sarah

Erase Paste + Powderflage = Bye Bye Perma-Circles

Several of you know first-hand that I have perma-circles since the baby was born over a year ago.  [perma-circles = dark blotches under eyes that never seem to go away even when you've had a full night's sleep.  They crinkle up when you smile and make your eyes look puffy.]  Half of this personal fave came from a shout out from some of my friends/ readers!  When I first wrote about Honey Snap Out of It and how much I love everything Benefit, some people posted I had to try ...Read More
Posted on Mar 05 2010

Post to the visitors from ThingsIBought ThatILove.com

Dear visitors from ThingsIBoughtThatILove.com: No, the site has not been hijacked, Mindy let the domain name expire and we bought it in an auction at Godaddy.com.  We've pointed it to our site for now. We understand our blog probably won't be as ...Read More
Posted on Jan 25 2010

10 Things That Make Me Happy

I am a little starstruck that Diary of a New Mom author, Abby/ Mom2Miles, asked me to participate in this blog-chain-mail thing.  I was so excited to see Personal Faves on her post that I forwarded it to my  husband ...Read More
Posted on Jan 11 2010

Bubbling Up Sweater

Going back to work after an almost seven month maternity leave sucked.  [My husband is probably thinking, "Here we go again!"]  Just when I thought I was getting the hang of this care for a child, manage the house, cook, ...Read More
Posted on Dec 30 2009

Rachael Ray’s Quick Cassoulet Stuffed Bread Melts

I've got a load of laundry in the washer, the baby is napping, the kitchen is clean and I'm inspired to write this personal fave because I just had it for lunch!!  (and dinner last night)  I've been thoroughly enjoying ...Read More
Posted on Dec 25 2009

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas, Season's Greetings, and Happy New Year!  I am beat, stuffed, and happy... the sign of a good holiday.  David did really well in the gift-giving department this year so maybe in the next couple weeks I'll be blogging ...Read More
Posted on Nov 29 2009

Diary of a New Mom

One of the best things about entering the world of blogging is, well, other people's blogs!  I never really knew this community existed before I started Personal Faves.  Sure, I would browse Perez Hilton's site from time to time but ...Read More
Posted on Nov 09 2009

Chang-Style Brussel Sprouts (Sprouts with a Bite)

Brussel Sprouts.  Yuck, right?  Bzzzzz...WRONG ANSWER.  These miniature-cabbage-like bundles of bliss are one of Sarah's and my new favorite veggies.  Something about the layers of these normally quite bland tasting little delights really works with more rich foods like, say ...Read More
Posted on Oct 27 2009

Turkey Noodle Casserole

So it's getting cold = bummer.  Hot tasty casserole that's quick and easy when it's cold = personal fave.  This turkey noodle casserole recipe is taken from Cooking Light: Light and Easy (same cookbook that produced the really tasty pepper ...Read More
Posted on Oct 24 2009

Love Walked in

A big apology to my loyal readers (all 5 of you :) ) It has been TOO long since my last post.  For those of you who don't know me I just returned to work after 7 months of maternity ...Read More