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While the entire Bare Escentuals line of cosmetics is wonderful, the true miracle worker is their Well-Rested eyeshadow base.  It is the only product I have ever tried that lives up to the promise of minimizing dark circles under the eyes.  The product itself is a small container of yellow powder, applied by a brush.  It is very easy to apply--I'm a moron when it comes to mak...

The Big Green Egg is a top-of-the-line charcoal grill and smoker.  It is made of space-grade ceramics, and designed for maximum thermal efficency.  While the website says that it can reach temperatures of up to 750 degrees Fahrenheit for steakhouse-type searing, I've gotten mine up to nearly 1000 degrees without a problem.  Amazingly, it can also smoke foods at temperatures a...

I have subscribed to Cooking Light magazine for over five years.  When I was in law school, I decided I wanted to lose weight.  I always loved to cook and to try new and interesting foods, and someone recommended Cooking Light to me.  I am so glad they did!  Not only did I find an interesting magazine with great recipes, but I ended up losing over 80 pounds by combining Cook...

When I was studying for the Bar exam, even the simplest household chores were difficult to do every day.  One of my responsibilities is cleaning out the litterbox, and sometimes it was just too tough to break away from my studies and get down to the basement every day to do it.  My husband ordered us a Litter-Robot, and suddenly a gross once-a-day job turned into a much cleaner twice-...

I stayed at Excellence Punta Cana with my husband and two other couples from April 12th-19th of 2008, to celebrate my 30th birthday.  The trip was absolutely delightful and relaxing, and the resort was near-perfect.  Excellence Punta Cana is an adults-only all-inclusive resort about an hour's drive from the Punta Cana airport in the Dominican Republic.  The drive to and from ...

The top test in the picture on this review is an Answer Early pregnancy test.  You can see that it has a very faint line, one that might be easily missed if you didn't squint at it or hold it up in the right light.  The bottom test is the Clearblue Easy Digital Pregnancy Test.  As you can see, there's no mistaking what it says.As someone who was trying to conceive, I was ...