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Ross Dress for Less Comes to St. Louis/$25 Giftcard Giveaway – CLOSED
If you love getting awesome, name-brand stuff at ridiculously low prices, then you need to visit a Ross Dress for Less store. And that visit got a whole lot easier for St. Louis-area residents last week (3/3/12) when the nation’s largest off-price apparel and home fashion chain made its debut in the area with two new [...]
12Mar2012 | lipsticktocrayons | 89 comments | Continued
Six Ways to Reduce Fuel Costs
by Andrea Woroch
Crude oil prices are surging again as commodities traders respond to the continued tension between Iran, Israel and the United States. According to NBC Nightly News, the fear of any kind of military action in the Middle East drives up the price of fuel despite no real shortage of supply. Just recently, the [...]
Free Chocolate Event for Moms at the Lodge of Des Peres
Dr. Diane Sanford, Ph.D. , is hosting a free event at the Lodge of Des Peres that involves eating chocolate and talking about the strategies to cope with the mental, emotional and physical challenges of motherhood. I personally owe Diane an enormous debt of gratitude because I heard her speak when I was four months pregnant [...]
9Feb2012 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
10 Things NOT to Buy on Black Friday
By Lindsay Sakraida, dealnews Features Director
It’s easy to fall into the common Black Friday trap of thinking that literally every item on your shopping list will be at its lowest price of the year around the upcoming Black Friday shopping weekend. That statement may be true for a variety of categories, but it’s important to note [...]
Online Shopping Return Policy Roundup
Holiday e-shopping has begun, and with it the potential for gift returns. Because online merchants have different policies, it pays to read the fine print before you buy.
Some stores only give 30-days leeway, which means recipients can’t return purchases after Christmas. Happily, some merchants are changing these deadlines for the holidays but, because there are [...]
The Healthy School Lunch Makeover
By Connie Diekman, Registered Dietitian
As a mom, you likely know what your child eats for breakfast and dinner, but what about lunch at school? Typically, kids get about 30 to 50 percent of their calories while at school. The good news is there are several changes happening in school cafeterias across the country this year [...]
Diplaying Quilts as Artwork, Creating Heirlooms
I’ve shared with you that one of my prized possessions is a quilt made by Campus Quilts from the baby clothes of my three children. And now, Campus Quilts is in the process of creating another quilt for me that will honor my late father’s memory. I wrote about that here and I will enthusiastically [...]
19Sep2011 | lipsticktocrayons | 1 comment | Continued
Memorial Quilt to Honor my Father’s Memory
My father, Roger L. Melton, Jr., died on April 30, 2011. It was somewhat unexpected and it’s still hard. As I said in my eulogy to him, he was my hero. He retired after 30 years as police officer and had a decorated (and sometimes colorful) career in law enforcement. I learned just days before [...]
29Aug2011 | lipsticktocrayons | Comments Off | Continued
