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Whether you're a Mom, an auntie or buying presents for your friend's tots, it's easy to stress about finding the perfect gift for the kids. It's probably safe to say no one needs another teddy bear, so here are a few gift ideas to help get you started.

The Tiny People (birth-24 months)

Babies aren't particularly discriminating. Heck, they spend most of their days sucking on their...
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By now, unless you’re living under one luxurious rock, you know that economic times are tough. But, it’s the holiday season, and you still want to give the ones you love something meaningful, so what’s a girl to do? Scratch that digital camera for dad, and the cashmere sweater for sis off your list, and instead get your creative juices flowing with some economical, yet squeal-worthy gifts.

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It's not always easy for your Guy to figure out what to get you for Christmas.  Trust that subtle hints won't work. You'll need to spell it out.  We can help.

Now, we are not suggesting you be tacky and give your nearest and dearest a list of demands, but if they're going to spend the money it might as well be on something you want or actually need, yes?

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Retailers try to make it seem like it's so easy to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list but the truth is, it's a huge pain in the @ss! Sweating in the mall, with your heavy winter coat slung over your arm, bumping shoulders with the masses, frantically blowing your savings (or making a hefty dent on your credit card) on various whatnot so you can feel like Santa this year, with...
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A naughty little beauty post from Makeup Loves Me to get you ready for Valentine's Day...

hi beauties! there's less than 3 weeks until valentine's day, so it's time makeup loves me starts working my fairy-godmother magic to get you ready. i like valentine's day, because it provides an excuse for all women - single, coupled, polyamorous - to get something for themselves. and...
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Ok you're really down to the wire here. Christmas is next week and you still don't have a gift for that impossible to shop for person on your list who truly has it all.

Why not get them a goat?

Seriously. At Ten Thousand Villages you can buy a goat for $33 that will feed a family in Africa. By making a donation on behalf of someone you are giving a gift to multiple people that will actually...
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I have never procrastinated with Christmas shopping this badly before. Here we are, a spare week or so before the holiday and I have gotten about half of the gifts I planned for. And that half basically consists of a variety of gift cards for my nieces and nephews, which I'm sure you can imagine required tons of forethought.

Earlier this week I was out with the boys buying groceries and...
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Thanks, but... no thanks!
Let's be honest here. Every year some well intentioned soul buys something for you that you simply must return. In many cases, you should find a way to keep it and consider the spirit in which it was given to you. But sometimes the offending item simply must be returned or re-gifted. This is awkward and can hurt the giver's feelings so you have to be really...
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A Mexican legend tells the story of a child who picked some weeds at the roadside to give to Baby Jesus on Christmas Eve, because he could not afford a gift. This humble gift given in love was acceptable in God's eyes, and when it was brought into the church it blossomed into red and green flowers - a poinsettia and a Christmas miracle.
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She has more shoes than you have underwear. If it came down to a choice between buying groceries or picking up the Louboutins she spotted on sale the other day, she'd eat crackers for a week.

Know that girl? ;)

Shoe Queen... Meet Shoebby! (pronounced shoo-bee)

Shoes never need to battle for closet space again. Forget that old method of taking Polaroids of your shoes and taping them to ugly...
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