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“7 Steps to a Happy Marriage” : By Jenna McCarthy – Out Today!

I would love to share with you today this hilarious video (below) and new book by Jenna McCarthy. Don’t forget to google Zestra after you watch it… or better yet, check out the link on Jenna’s homepage, http://www.jennamccarthy.com/ I have a remarkably happy marriage, and people ask me all the time how I got so lucky. (Not as often as they ask me about autism, vaccines and Jim Carrey, so let’s get something straight before we go any further: Not. Her.) I used to wonder if it...

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Happy Birthday Rachael Ray !!!!

Someone special is having a birthday on Aug. 25th, it is Rachael Ray! Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine editors are asking their baking savvy readers and all Rachael fans at large to help them celebrate her birthday by making Rachael a birthday cake. And I was asked to help in her Birthday Celebration! And, if you want in on the celebration? The Magazine asks that bakers make a homemade treat from the pages of the August issue that is on stands now. They can choose from any of the four...

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Join In The #CheapSally Fun At #Blogher11 Virtually #CBias (Spon)

Some of us were not able to get to Blogher11 this year, and we are at home, watching as all of the Tweets go by with all of the news and how fun the parties are. It breaks my heart not to be there, with all of my friends, and networking with companies/brands. And of course missing all of the fun. Well, be sad no more, there is one party that you can join me at VIRTUALLY, from no matter where you are. Collective Bias along with their sponsors : Sears Style - http://searsstyle.com/ ViX...

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Help Rachael Ray End Hunger For Older Americans @Drive2EndHunger

Entertainment Industry Foundation Ambassador, author and television personality Rachael Ray is lending her support to a new public service campaign aimed at ending hunger for the more than six million Americans over the age of 50 who struggle to put food on the table every day. The new campaign supports Drive to End Hunger, AARP and AARP Foundation’s nationwide effort to end hunger among older Americans by calling on people of all ages to donate time, money or food to local hunger...

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Alex Guarnaschelli From Chopped Meet & Greet At Giant Eagle Market District

I was so fortunate to meet and get an autograph of Alex Guarnaschelli recently, She is the executive chef at Manhattan’s Butter Restaurant, host of Food Network’s The Cooking Loft and Alex’s Day Off and Chef-Instructor at New York City’s Institute of Culinary Education. She shared favorite dishes from her own eclectic American and green market-inspired menu. Ms. Guarnaschelli is also very well known from the hit show “Chopped”. She was very impressive and...

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Winners of Market District iCarly V.I.P. Event

Congratulations to the following 3 people on each winning 2 VIP passes to the Market District event this Saturday to see iCarly’s Reed Alexander ! The winners are : Wendy Mary Ian You all have 24 hours to claim your prizes!!! To claim please email me at plussizemommy@gmail.com. Please put “iCarly VIP” in the subject line. Thank you! I will need your names (full names of the 2 people going to the event), and your email addresses so I can email you with the details for the...

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Pittsburgher’s Here Is The iCarly Event Announcement You Won’t Want To Miss!

Yesterday evening you may have caught my post over on Facebook letting all Pittsburgher’s know that I was having a BIG Announcement to share today. And well, the time has come…. Nickelodeon’s iCarly’s and creator of kewlbites.com REED ALEXANDER AKA Nevel Papperman Will be in Da’Burgh on THIS SATURDAY (9/18) and I have 3 sets of 2 VIP passes to give away!!!!!!! (SQUEE) The passes include Breakfast at Giant Eagle’s Market District location in Robinson. Also...

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I Met The Jimmy Dean Sun!

When I was at Blogher this past month, I was so excited to meet the “Sun” from Jimmy Dean. He was a very nice sun! It definitely brightened up my day!!! This was truly one of the highlights of my trip. The new Jimmy D’s breakfast sandwiches are so great and I love the sausage rolled up in a pancake and on a stick, who wouldn’t love that. And talk about appealing to have the kids eat this before they run out the door to catch the bus in the mornings, PERFECT! Thank you...

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Back-to-School Sanity Saver Tips from Annie Pleshette Murphy

With summer winding down, it’s important for the entire family to transition from a summer playhouse to a more structured environment BEFORE school starts. To do this without loosing your sanity, Annie Pleshette Murphy a psychologist, author, parenting expert for Good Morning America, and former editor-in-chief of Parents magazine recently teamed up with OfficeMax to host the “Back to School Sanity Savers Blogcast” where she provided tips and tricks for getting your family prepared and...

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Divinity Salon Was An Amazing Experience For Me #DivinityMoms

On Sunday,May 16th which was my Birthday. I recieved a delightful treat from my dear friend Beth,(AKA PlusSizeMommy).She informed me that she was taking me out to get my hair cut, styled, and colored. They were having a big Pittsburgh blogging hair day and she thought it would be a great not only Birthday present but a great way to continue the start of my blog. I thought “What a treat since I haven’t been to a profesional hair salon in years. When we got to Divinity...

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