Your best friend getting married? When your best friend is getting married, you know it only means one thing – you have to throw her a bridal shower. But don’t worry; throwing a soiree need not be stressful if you know what to do. So read on. Schedule is everything when you’re deciding on a [...]

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The scariest night of the year and you don’t even know how to carve a pumpkin for one of those good ol’ jack-o-lanterns. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Don’t fret. Carving a pumpkin is easy provided that you’re not too clumsy with a paring knife.

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Prepare yourself for the scariest day (or peskiest, if you’re the neighborhood grouch) of the year! Now is the perfect time to explore the attic and once again unearth those freaky costumes you wear only once a year. Time to get creative! Transform your room into a one-time ghost town this Halloween season.

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Having a party at your place can be inconvenient at times especially if some of your guests lack some tact. The party’s died already, it’s already late, and they’re still hogging your couch. One way too deal with them is to send some subtle signals. Here are some of the cues that you could drop [...]

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Opening a bottle of champagne will be easier if you chill it in a bucket filled with ice rather than chilling the whole bottle inside the refrigerator. The reason? Chilling the whole bottle would make the whole thing contract squeezing the cork firmly in place. With the neck clinging to the cork, you might not [...]

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Only a few more weeks until summer ends but if you’re still doing a lot of summer outdoor activities then this tip might be handy. Skunks are quite common in some areas. Skunks, as we all know from those old Pepe Le Pew cartoons, secrete a nasty odor. Science tells us that the skunk uses [...]

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Mac and cheese, one of the real American comfort food. Sure, it’s really easy to get them out of the box. I still think it’s cheating yourself out of an experience. Some of those out of the box mac and cheese taste like the cardboard box they come in. So be honest with yourself and [...]

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When you’re having a different kind of party – a classy one, (where you expect your guests to be wearing hues of pink and blue and you can’t get enough of ribbons – that kind of party), you will need treats that are wrapped in a most elegant manner. Host a garden party that’s positively [...]

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Save for my allergies to shellfish (Yes, it sucks that I can’t wolf down lobster!), I love sushi. While initially considered as a Japanese thing, many restaurants (and even office cafeterias) are serving sushi. At least that enables us to appreciate this rather tasty delicacy. Now obviously this should be taken light-heartedly. Steps are described [...]

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Happy 4th of July, everyone! At least for our readers from the US. And for most of you, it’s a day where you fire up the grill and enjoy a good ol’ American barbecue. Here’s a recap of grilling related posts here on LifeSpy. Hey, it’s 4th of July, better be safe and enjoy the [...]

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What can I say, just a bit more of “girl thing” tips. When was the last time you had your friends sleep over in your room? It’s a well-known fact that one of the funnest things about being a girl is having a sleep-over. (But not so much on the sleep, right?) But how do [...]

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Camping is probably one of the great family traditions. While you may have your RVs or campers to use as your mobile home, I guess there’s just more to the tent, sleeping bags, and campfire to really have that outdoors experience. In any case, planning and packing for a camping trip can be a really [...]

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While this is a popular boy scout recipe, this can constitute as one of th ose quick meals you can fix for yourself in a jiffy. Here’s a recipe for the traditional boy scout favorite 30-Minute Stew.Campfire meals can really be a time saver for anyone who just doesn’t have enough time for gourmet feasts [...]

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Reuters has this report yesterday – Stay-at-home mother’s work worth $138,095 a year. Given today’s current salary levels, mommies are earning even more than top-level corporate honchos. Now would you look at that. A six-figure salary! According to Salary.com moms are the real pros, working at least 10 jobs that include: housekeeper, cook, day care [...]

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Hey, Easter’s just upon us and it’s always been tradition for the bunnies and the eggs. And we all wonder why. Anyway, it’d really take a long hack at history and anthropology but the summary is that painted eggs hold a lot of symbolism that they have been around even before Easter and Christianity. It [...]

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