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Christina Fairman

Christina lives in Northwest Illinois with her husband, daughter, and two English Springer Spaniels. Before becoming a reluctant stay-at-home mom, she worked in a variety of customer-service-oriented jobs while dreaming of living in the lap of luxury as a housewife. Unfortunately, having a child threw a wrench in Christina's plan to do nothing but eat bonbons while lounging in the Jacuzzi reading all day. Now, she spends her time looking for fun activities and crafts for her daughter and easy-to-prepare meals for her family, while trying not to land the kid in therapy when she grows up. Christina volunteers at her local library, and does both volunteer and paid work as a sexuality educator. She loves to read, and to learn about--and share--new products and resources.

The holidays are one of the cutest times of the year. Why you ask? Because it is prime school concert and pageant season. All our kids turned out in their finest, dressiest clothes or delightful costumes up on stage performing cheesy songs or festive plays—it’s so darn adorable and a moment for every proud adult …

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I love stuffing stockings. And my philosophy is that there’s no reason a stocking stuffer can’t be a really awesome gift. (Maybe I’ve seen one too many diamond jewelry commercials?) So check out my list of some of the best stocking stuffers for the whole family.   Fantasy Stone Pins ($12): These pins are perfect …

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Kindergarten: On her first day, my four-year-old brought home a forty-page packet of worksheets. Each weeknight, my kindergartener was supposed to complete one page (front and back) of math and one page (front and back) of language arts homework. We did this for four weeks before Parent-Teacher conferences came around. It was horrific. We fought …

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Food holidays are the best holidays, aren’t they? And no, I don’t mean holidays associated with food, like Thanksgiving—big family gatherings and your aunt’s famous secret-recipe pie. I mean actual food holidays: whole days dedicated to celebrating a food. Such as National Pepperoni Pizza Day on September 20, for example. Amazing—just like these recipes! Check …

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Unless you’ve been living under the sorcerer’s stone—or maybe one of Hagrid’s rock cakes—you know that Muggles everywhere are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter. Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen, and Williams Sonoma have had a pretty magical Harry Potter collection for a while now, but Pottery Barn has really …

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