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my austrian (flip) flop

About three weeks into the tour, our bus pulled up next to an uber-quaint Austrian hotel in the Tyrolean town of Ellmau. There, we were checked into the main guest house, with spillover lodging in another building – it was, if memory serves, separated by...

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orange you glad…

Until recently, orange and I haven’t gotten along very well. I’m fairly sure this antagonistic relationship began my sophomore year of college during sorority rush. For the uninitiated, let me briefly explain...

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low go

Everyone has their little bugaboo. Mine is that I hate wearing/carrying/sporting a fake designer label. This wasn’t always the case. Once upon a time, I thought I could get away with a knockoff and no one would be the wiser. Even, as it turns out,...

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have a seat

I have an aqua fetish. Anyone who has been in my home can attest to this. Clearly I surround myself with this soothing shade at home, but the cool, watery color manages to grab me every time I’m in a store...

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newsflash

I'm a little obsessed--as well as perplexed--by TLC's show, Extreme Couponing. On the one hand, hats off to the gal who buys three carts of groceries for $9. On the other hand, what in God's name is she going to do with 87 bags of...

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contain yourself

“Her eyes lit up like a kid in a candy store.” I’ve always loved that line. My eyes still light up in old-fashioned candy stores; but the sparkle is probably just as much about the beautiful apothecary jars standing in profusion on the shelves, as...

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last resort

I’ve always wanted to go to St. Barth’s, the exquisite island in the French West Indies, where celebrities frolic in the sun while wearing things like Tory Burch tunics and Chanel bikinis. I almost got there on my honeymoon, until our travel agent informed me...

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when life gives you lemons…

You know the old saying, “What came first? The chicken or the egg?” I’m grappling with a similar dilemma; only for me, it's a toss-up between the lemons and the lemon squeezer. I was grocery shopping a few weeks ago and, there, sandwiched between the Jazz...

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newsflash!

Starting today, Target Beauty Design Partners (the famed makeup artists associated with my very favorite bargain store!) are setting out to find their biggest fans; they're inviting beauty junkies to share their best secrets for getting gorgeous. On video. You shoot your segment, talking about...

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irreplaceable

Recently, I kept seeing this photo of Beyonce and hubby Jay-Z front and center at the NBA All Star game; and this is what popped into my head every time I saw it: What the hell was she thinking when she put on those shoes? I...

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