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5 Tips for STRENGTHENING Your Life About Us Baby Boomer Rebellion
Back to School Books for Review Can I Just Tell You?
Carrie's Corner Coupons Coupons & More Coupons Diet Myths
Diet Steps to Take Now FourGetAboutIt GAB In The Press
Gab with Deb Landry How to Contribute to G.A.B. New Product Highlight
Nutrition Tid Bits Snugglebug Photo Gallery Summer Fun
Time Management Tips Weighing In on Snacks
What's Up With That? Words of Wisdom Work Life Balancing
Archives Panel of Moms
 
 
 
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Weighing In on Snacks
Snack Attacks
 
Jackie Conn, General Manager of Weight Watchers is committed to helping you lose weight ~
  Jackie Conn, GM of Weight Watchers
New Product Highlight
The Solution: Home Free Treats

Kids not being able to be kids by enjoying cookies…what kind of childhood is that?

 

 
Carrie's Corner
Birthday Bonus

 “What do you want to do for your birthday?” I may not have an immediate answer, but believe me, the gears are already in motion…

  Carrie Alan
What Goes Up
  Carrie Alan
Foxy Lady
  Carrie Alan
ZZ Top - La Garaje
 

 

  Carrie Alan
A New York Minute
 
 It amazed me how New Yorkers pulled off style and chic, bundled up as they were to their
eyeballs, while I felt (and looked) like the Michelin Tire guy.
  Carrie Alan
Second Chance
 
 
 
  Carrie Alan
Girl Talk about Forever Friends
 
 
 
... The next day, we ventured into Portland to continue in the search for something “sisterly special.”
  Carrie Alan
Never Too Old

I have come to the conclusion that what I really am is, blessed. Blessed in all the things that matter in this short lifetime…

 

  Carrie Alan
FourGetAboutIt
Don't Drink Poopie Coffee
 
Mommy Jane dishes out Harsh Pie to her 4 dumplings under the age of 5, in the form of "No,"  "Not in this lifetime," and "Alright, go ahead, but don't tell your Daddy."
  Mommy Jane
Dinosaurs and Sound Advice

  

  Mommy Jane
Do You Smile While Passing a Fellow Runner or Cyclist?
 
 
 
 
Today Mommy Jane is out for a morning run, passing fellow runners and cyclists...
  Mommy Jane
Hold It: A Potty Training Debacle Turned Triumph
 
A hysterical story about potty training ... 
  Mommy Jane, FourGetAboutIt.com
Teaching a Hubby New Tricks
  Mommy Jane
What-the-heck-am-I-gonna-buy-that-turkey-anyway
  
  Mommy Jane
Words of Wisdom
Summer Reading Photo Gallery
 
  www.mass.gov/libraries
Audiobooks: Reading’s Friend or Foe?
  Kahla Foster Jordan, Library Teacher, Sheehan Elementary School, Westwood Public Schools (Massachusetts)
Walking in Their Footsteps

Community Focus:  Cambridge Public Library

As a child, I was obsessed with Anne Shirley—I wanted to be just like her.  ...
 
 
  Julie Roach, Head of Children’s Room at Cambridge Public Library
Wild Reads at Your Library
 

The library’s popular free summer reading program offers fun, prizes and helps kids of all ages improve their skills.
 
5 Reasons To Bring Your Child To Story Time
 

Your Toddler Belongs At the Library

  Margaret McGrath & Jennifer Jones, Youth Services Librarians at Plymouth Public Library, Plymouth MA
Summer Visits to the Library
 
Summer visits to the library help students and families rediscover all that the library offers - movies, music, activities, internet access, and more!
  www.ReadsinMA.org & www.mass.gov/libraries
Can I Just Tell You?
Pearl Jam
  Stacey Sawyer
Unwelcome Guest
 
 
  Stacey Sawyer
Weight Gain
  Stacey Sawyer
Are You Too Picky With Dating?
  
How many women think to wear flats on first date, unless potential mate is of Napoleonesque stature? We walked about 1.2 miles to the Hyatt.
  Stacey Sawyer
Greek Husband
 
  Stacey Sawyer
Gab with Deb Landry
Girl's Night Out
 
 
Best selling children's book author, Deb Landry gabs about her girls' night out...
Easy to read and entertaining, Deb provides tips and advice for taking a break with friends.
  Deb Landry
Nutrition Tid Bits
Eating Locally, Farm to Table
 
Try these great healthy recipes for:
 
Oven-Fried Zucchini Sticks & Fresh Fruit Parfait
 

And some sound advice from Ian's Nutritionist.

  Robin Clavelle, RD, Ian's Natural Foods
Can Bacteria Be Good For You
 

Probiotics

  Maria McGuinness, M.Ed., R.D.
Mushrooms, They're Good for You
 

A Barefoot Contessa Recipe and Mushroom Basics 101

  Maria McGuinness, R.D., M.Ed., Ian's Natural Foods
Fact vs. Fiction: Vegetarian Eating
 
  Maria McGuinness, M.Ed., R.D.
Nutrition Fact or Fiction
Eating right doesn’t have to be complicated.
  Maria McGuinness, R.D,, M.Ed., Ian's Natural Foods
Quinoa, an Old but New Grain
  Maria McGuinness, M.Ed., R.D.
Diet Steps to Take Now
3 Simple Steps to Weight Loss
  Dr Leslie Van Romer and Dr Narinder Duggal
5 Tips for STRENGTHENING Your Life
Fitness Tips
  Shawn Phillips, Strength & Fitness Expert, CEO, Author
What's Up With That?
Sisters, Sitters & Chaos
  Laurie Marcello
Do You Care About What Your Neighbors Think?
  Laurie Marcello
Decorating with a Toddler
  Laurie Marcello
Do Dog Owners & Pooches Share a Resemblence?
 
  Laurie Marcello
Are Doctor Office Scales Right?
  Laurie Marcello
Snugglebug Photo Gallery
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Back to School
HELP YOUR CHILD BECOME A GOAL-GETTER
 Free On-Line Back-to-School Activities...
 
Diet Myths
12 Diet Myths that Sabotage Weight Loss
  Dr. Leslie Van Romer
Tips
Tips to Practice “Safe Sun”
  Dermatologist Dr. Elizabeth Hale
Benefits of Regular Exercise
Do you know the top ten Benefits of Regular Exercise?
  Mary Giltinan, M.A., PhEd
Healthy Alternative for Battling ADD
 
  David Sandoval, www.MyPurium.com
Driving Tips
 
These tips will add years on the life of your car!
  Your Friends at Valvoline Instant Oil Change
Saving With the U Plan Here...
 It's free money ... enables virtually anyone to save for their child's education.  Here are some of the advantages.  It's fluid and easy to read..
 
Baby Boomer Rebellion
The Women Who Defined Themselves Do It Again

Expert Calls for Another Act Of Baby Boomer Rebellion

  Ariel Gobert
Time Management
Time is Not a Four Letter Word
  Rena Reese
Books for Review
Obesity Crusade
 FAT FAMILIES, THIN FAMILIES
 
New Photo Craft Book for Moms
 

New photo craft book teaches moms to share those cute baby face and pregnancy images...

  Barbara Smith
Baby Emergency Handbook
 
Instant Help Books offer advice for kids and teens with warmth and respect.
  Lawrence E. Shapiro, Ph.D.
“FORGOTTEN ONES” GIVEN A VOICE IN THE UNFORGETTABLE BOOK: DAY BY DAY
 Author and contributors share stories of inspiration.
 
24 Timeless Tales Reveal How to Tame the Beasts at Work
 IN THE LAND OF DIFFICULT PEOPLE
   
  Authors: Terrence L. Gargiulo and Gini Graham Scott
Work Life Balancing
Life is a Circus: How to Juggle Your Life and Keep it in Balance
  Dr. Nancy D. O’Reilly, PsyD
Summer Fun
Healthy Summer Products Coming & BBQ Tips
Fun Dinner Kits, PB4ME!, Baja Fish Taco, and BBQ ideas like Pizza BBQ, Grilled Fruit and an Easy Clambake the whole family will enjoy.
  Laurie Marcello
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The Gab About GAB
      
 
 
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