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Blood Diamonds in a Store Near You [Infographic]

by The Emerald Closet April 11, 2012

You may think that blood diamonds were a thing of the past, but new information shows that the market is still thriving.

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X-Factor Competitors – How Young Is Too Young?

by Tia Peterson December 9, 2011

When 13 year old Rachel Crow collapsed uncontrollably onstage after being eliminated on the X-Factor, crying “Mommy, mommy,” my fears were confirmed that she was just… too… young.

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4 Must-Have Gifts for the Grinches In Your Life

by Tia Peterson December 6, 2011

Four easy and fun gifts for grinches of all types. And as you read this, just remember that there’s always a reason someone is a Grinch! If you can pinpoint it, you can help make it better.

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Is It Time to Update the Workplace Dress Code?

by Donina Ifurung September 28, 2011

The iPhone, the iPad, Google+, Kindle are daily gadgets in our lives. Yet the standardized dress code that seems to have originated in the 1950’s is literally still 60 years behind.

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5 Tips for Taking Care of Your Elderly, High-Mileage… Car

by Tia Peterson July 27, 2011

According to a press release today put out by AutoMD.com, looks like I am in familiar company with a whole bunch of other people who drive older vehicles. I’ve got a Camry – I swear those things last forever.

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Beat This! Italian Sausage Burger with Apple Bacon BBQ Relish [Giveaway]

by Tia Peterson July 24, 2011

Can you beat this burger? You could win a year’s worth of groceries from Walmart. And, even if you can’t beat this burger, you could win FIVE coupons for totally free Johnsonville Italian Sausage or Bratwurst burgers.

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biz chick’s guide to summer entertaining!

by Tia Peterson July 3, 2011

With summer in full swing, I’ve asked a few really cool people to put together some great ideas to make your get-togethers and parties awesome. No more last minute rifling through magazines in the grocery aisle to come up with something to eat, or how to decorate, or the right wines for the occasion! Check [...]

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Mom, Can I Have a Dad?

by Tia Peterson June 16, 2011

That’s the question my son asked me recently. Very innocently, just like he would ask for an icee or a squirt gun. Mom, can I have a dad, like Josiah? It wasn’t that I never expected the question, I just didn’t expect it so soon – at three years old! I expected this sort of [...]

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New Children’s Book for the Summer!

by Tia Peterson June 9, 2011

5 stars for the new children’s book, Africa Sure Is a Wonderful Place, by new children’s book author, John Flower.

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Foto Friday: What Does He Know?

by Tia Peterson May 13, 2011

This is one of my favorite photos. I took this at Great Falls, Maryland. It is a deceptively close shot, because I was very far away from him when I snapped this. It only appears black and white because I was in the woods and the white water against the trees and rock (I think [...]

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Flying the friendly skies that aren’t so friendly now

by Sandy Miller May 9, 2011

There was a time when air travel was glamorous. There were airline stewardesses who escorted well dressed passengers to seats and then proceeded to offer pillows, blankets and serve them food. Anyone who has traveled lately knows that those days are long gone. Airlines have designed planes to fit the most passengers into the tightest [...]

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Foto Friday: Wait, does this make me a cat lady?

by Tia Peterson May 6, 2011

I’m pretty sure my best friend would disown me if I told her I got a cat. And my sister decided to inform me this week that “the Petersons are dog people.” Welcome Kittums to the bizchickblogs family. She may have a few things to say about this place!

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In Honor of Mother’s Day

by Italian Mama Chef Michelle May 3, 2011

I am writing about the women who have influenced my life the most. It is not one woman but many women who have taught me many things.  I can’t say that is was only my mom or my grandmother. It was both of them, it was a neighbor growing up. It was my sister, my [...]

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Foto Friday: In Dedication

by RebekahW April 29, 2011

“You do not marry the person you can live with, you marry the person for whom you cannot live without.” – In dedication and in memory.

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