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A guerrilla guide to the holidays

Posted in family & relationships, home & garden, love it! lists on December 13, 2008
April Hamilton is a retired software engineer/web developer and the author of The IndieAuthor Guide: A Comprehensive Reference to Self-Publishing And Managing Your Career In Indie Authorship. April lives in Southern California with her husband, two children and entirely too many pets. Read April's tips for managing holiday madness.read more »

The best places to do research and comparison shopping online

Posted in tech on November 10, 2008

The best place to do your research and comparison-shopping is the Internet. Sites like MySimon, NexTag, BizRate and Pricegrabber

allow visitors to search for…

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Quick and easy knitted scarves for the crafting-impaired

Posted in fashion & beauty on November 05, 2008

Now that there’s a touch of silver in your hair, or you’ve retired, or you’ve welcomed your first grandchild into the world, suddenly everyone in the family is looking to you for…

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Because October is breast cancer awareness month

Posted in health & fitness on October 31, 2008

Even after BCA month is over it’s important to remember that so long as you have breasts, you can get breast cancer. So whether your mammogram is scheduled at a time that…

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A ten-step guide to guerrilla neat freakery

Posted in home & garden, live it! lists on October 14, 2008
April Hamilton is a retired software engineer/web developer and the author of The IndieAuthor Guide: A Comprehensive Reference to Self-Publishing And Managing Your Career In Indie Authorship. April lives in Southern California with her husband, two children and entirely too many pets. When not writing, kid-wrangling or pursuing her grandiose and hopeless dream of a neat and orderly household, she can generally be found reading, reclaiming the domestic arts (aka "crafting") or taking in a movie. Read April's ten offbeat tips for conquering domestic chaos.read more »

my comments

Response to: Clothing. It could be the biggest single menopausal issue.

Comment posted on March 2, 2010 at 4:38 am:
"Thanks Robin. I guess I should head down to Macy's and check 'em out...." (read comment)

Response to: Clothing. It could be the biggest single menopausal issue.

Comment posted on March 1, 2010 at 9:06 pm:
"My problem is hip-to-waist ratio. In general, with womens' pants, if it fits over my hips the waistband is WAY too big. The Gloria Vanderbilt line of pants and jeans all look just great on me, until you get to the waistband that's pooching out 2-3" i..." (read comment)

Response to: Quick and easy knitted scarves for the crafting-impaired

Comment posted on February 18, 2009 at 5:09 pm:
"There shouldn't be any need to "tie off" the beginning, or bottom, of the tube, but you do need to tie off the end, or top of the tube.  In fact, if you pull the free end of the yarn at the bottom of the tube, it should pull the tube shut like a..." (read comment)

Response to: My knitted scarf keeps unraveling from the bottom! How do I prevent this from happening?

Comment posted on February 18, 2009 at 5:09 pm:
"There shouldn't be any need to "tie off" the beginning, or bottom, of the tube, but you do need to tie off the end, or top of the tube.  In fact, if you pull the free end of the yarn at the bottom of the tube, it should pull the tube shut like a..." (read comment)

Response to: A ten-step guide to guerrilla neat freakery

Comment posted on February 18, 2009 at 5:09 pm:
"I'm glad you enjoyed it, and appreciate that you took the time to say so! =')..." (read comment)