This is a funny description of growing up with the ultimate bargain hunting mom. It relays one experience in particular where mom got a freezer full of free rubber chicken- hilarious! If you had a mom (or dad) who spent hours scouring the newspaper for the best deals, then you will relate to this post. In honor of all bargai

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Weezies is a review blog that offers unsolicited opinions about all things related to fashion. They have sections about celebrity style, cool finds and deals and steals. They look for unusual items on the web and then ask the designer for a sample for them to review. Their reviews are detailed and very helpful. Of course, the reviews are

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One of the best ways to find out if your blog is being read is to look at the level of comments. Are people interacting on your site? Are they participating with your content or are they just moving on? The comment level on this blog seems to depend heavily on the type of article, overall I’m fairly happy with the number of comments. However,

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The holidays are right around the corner and for many parents this brings up the age old question about when and if to tell our children the "truth" about Santa. Many of us remember the exact moment we were told that are moms and dads were Santa. For some, this knowledge marked the beginning of the journey from the innocence of childhood

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This is pretty much a random list of 25 sites that you'll be surprised you haven't already wasted hours and hours on. Some are fun, some are useful. I couldn't believe that I've never heard of some of them. One site is "How To Clean Anything." Who doesn't need that?

The list is not intended to be an all-inclusive map of the In

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With the holidays quickly approaching, everyone is scrambling around to find gifts for their loved ones. This funny post extols the virtues of white topaz, an economical alternative to diamonds for budget fashionistas. White topaz is a stone that has the look and sparkle of diamonds at a fraction of the cost. So bring a little bling into yo

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This article is actually a sort of breakdown of 3 separate articles written to help bloggers insure their blogs are completely optimized. This article gives the major points and links to the other articles so I chose to Zoom it. It's one of the best series of articles on optimization I've seen anywhere.

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To maximize the number of visitors your blog gets you should post when you know your visitors are most likely to read it. This article goes through a couple of points on when you should release your articles to maximize the number of visitors you get.

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When starting a new blog if you dont do something nothing will happen. How will people know about your great posts and articles?

Yes rss sites will help but they wont make your site grow like you want it to. So how to get loads of traffic in a short time?

The answer is you have to bookmark your own site.
I bookmark my own sites on soc

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I felt it was my turn to explain how Blogging Zoom turn my website around - and for the better. I share how my blog was just a little ol thing and the progress that basically one month made. I'm still new to the blogging community and the prospects are looking way up for me.

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This is a post from a mom struggling to come to grips with the need to introduce the dreaded topic of sex education to her 10 year old. Despite many signs that the child is ready, this mom has just not been able to approach the topic of sex in a clear, coherent way. This mom does not want to repeat the sex education that she got from her mo

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Here is a hysterical post by a mom at Slacker-moms-r-us talking about having to tell her nine year old little girl about the big "Santa Secret". It includes a link to a you tube clip in which two kids find their mom's "Santa Helper" lingerie. I think all of us parents can relate to the dreaded question from our kids about Santa. This

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There seems to be a growing trend to buy your way to A-list blogger status. It really seems to be a growing trend and something to think about. You can find examples of this all over the web whether its by purchasing reviews on high profile sites to hosting a popular blog contest.

If your traffic is to where you want it then you may want t

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If your girlfriend likes fruit, sending her a unique fruit basket might make a great gift. Be sure to find out her top fruits so you can fill her fruit basket with them. You can save money by making your own basket or go online and order a professional one. Your girlfriend will love having one delivered to her. Also wrote a personal note an

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Well, how often have you heard it said that practice makes perfect? A lot of youth soccer coaching is based on this misguided notion. What practice does, is make something permanent and this can apply to both good and bad practices.
If you are practicing the wrong things you will end up with permanent bad habits. This article will reinforce

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