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December 10th, 2009 By admin | No Comments »

What Not To Do When Holiday Shopping—11 Key Steps

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The holidays are here and only 3 percent of us have finished our holiday shopping, according to Consumer Reports. That means the other 97 percent of us are going to be pounding the mall pavement in the coming weeks, braving long lines, crazy parking lots and crowds in search of the perfect holiday gifts.

On average, consumers will spend 13 hours shopping for gifts this year, Consumer Reports states, so you’ll want to make the most of your shopping time. To be sure you walk away with an armload of good deals and nothing more (or less), here are the top 11 tips you need to AVOID this holiday season:

1. Do Not Go Shopping Without a Budget in Mind
Decide how much you can afford to spend this year and keep that number at the “top of your mind” as you shop. Six percent of adults — or about 13.5 million Americans — are still carrying debt from last year’s holiday season, according to the 2009 Consumer Reports Holiday Shopping Poll. And in households with children under 12 years old, 10 percent are carrying debt. Creating a budget will help ensure that this time next year your holiday purchases will not still be lingering on your credit card statements.

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25 Days of Chrismakkuh–Day 9

December 9th, 2009 By admin | No Comments »

This is one of the coolest gifts I’ve ever heard of. Without even knowing what it does, it draws longful stares.

perfumerie gift 12.03.09

The Copper Alembic Perfume Distiller—$175

Tired of spending upwards of $65 for 1.5 ounces of parfum? Sick of $15+ oils (except patchouli—one drop lasts for days) fizzing out after a few hours, and body sprays attracting bees?

This baby’s handcrafted in the Iberian Peninsula by Al-Ambik, makers of fine distilling instruments since 1853. This distiller is quite similar to those used for over 1,200 years, extracting essential oils from plants. Invented around 775 A.D. by Jabir Ibn Haiyan, known as the “Father of Chemistry. “

Just add H20 and plant leaves (lavender, clove, peppermint, or thyme) into the 2 2/3-quart cucurbit, light the oil lamp, and stick it under the cucurbit. As the water boils, steam removes essential oils from the plant and fills the vessel with oil vapor. The oil vapor passes from the cucurbit through the swan-neck tube and, once it reaches the water-filled condensing pot, it is cooled and converted into a concentrated liquid. The aromatic oil is deposited into a copper cooling cup for use in perfumes. 11 3/4″ H x 13 3/4″ W x 6 3/4″ D. 4 1/2 lbs.

Order here: Hammacher Schlemmer and if anyone gets one of these for the holidays, please, do tell us how you like it!

Installment IV of Cheating Hubby’s

December 9th, 2009 By Nicky | 2 Comments »

From True Story magazine, circa 1920.

The resolution to Carol’s dilemma! Does she take the poor advice she’s been given by the media? You may be surprised to learn how she behaves. Read below to find out.

4100123_blog Overwhelmed by remorse, Carol set about becoming the perfect wife. She didn’t want a divorce or even a showdown. All she wanted was the exclusive right to her husband. So she was careful not to nag. She flattered her husband whenever she could. She paid less attention to the children, more to him. She went to the beauty parlor, and she bought new clothes. She kept the house spotless. She cooked him succulent dishes.

He was quite pleased with all these pleasant improvements in his wife, and went perfectly—except for one little thing. Carol’s husband continued to have fleeting affairs with other women. (Gasp! The succulent dishes weren’t the recipe for faithfulness after all!) no more than before—but also no less. Bitterly disappointed, Carol finally confronted him with evidence of his affairs.

“I’m sorry you had to find out, Carol,” he told her quietly. “I didn’t want you to be hurt. The fact is that love you quite as much as ever. You know that. But I just happen to enjoy a little sexual variety, like any husband. None of these other women means anything to me, and never will. I don’t think you ought to get Victorian about it. It’s simply a fact of married life that wives ought to ignore.” (Yes. That’s what it says.)