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Quinoa’s Tips for a Fabulous School Year
Of all the textbooks for this new school year, the most important might be How to Quinoa: Life Lessons from My Imaginary Well-Dressed Daughter. This humorous book, fresh off the presses, will give you a hearty laugh with a wink and a smile. (And who can’t use that?) If you aren’t familiar with Quinoa yet, she’s [...]
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Let it Grow! Let it Grow!
Photo Credit: Urban Angels There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about growing hair out, and while we don’t know where they all originated (I’m looking at you, Grandma), we can break them down with some good, old-fashioned facts. Is it true that getting haircuts will help it grow faster and thicker? The short answer [...]
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Picture Day, Picture Perfect
Photo Credit: Una Casa En El Arbol We’ve all seen them: school pictures gone very, very wrong. Kids are inherently adorable, so why all the unfortunate photos? Picture day is a special occasion that calls for a special hairstyle. So we’ve researched the best and the worst hair styling tips and put together this list of [...] The post Picture Day, Picture Perfect appeared first on SoCozy.
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The Family That Plays Together…
Photo Credit Too often, fitness is something we reluctantly revisit from time to time, but fitness should be a way of life shared by the whole family. At the risk of sounding like a cranky old grandpa, the reality is that kids no longer play the way they used to. Our digital world draws them [...] The post The Family That Plays Together… appeared first on SoCozy.
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Rise and Shine
What kids all around the world eat for breakfast. Americans tend to lack imagination when it comes to breakfast. The vast majority of us, surveys say, start our days with cold cereal — and those of us with children are more likely to buy the kinds with the most sugar. Children all over the world [...]
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Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too
October 14th is National Dessert Day, so now we all have another reason to eat dessert tonight. From cakes and puddings to ice cream and pies, these are all things we consider dessert. And sometimes it’s as simple as throwing whipped cream on fruit to create it. We decided to get involved (twist our arm) [...]
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Color Me Calm
Photo Credit: Dover Publications The next time you need to unwind after a long, stressful day, consider skipping over the glass of wine and reaching for the crayon box instead. That’s right, coloring is not just for kids anymore. A recent article in Huffington Post is touting the very real benefits of putting colored pencil (or crayon) to [...]
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Time to Get In Touch
At SoCozy, we’re always inspired by great people and organizations that empower others with knowledge. That’s why, as part of Breast Health Awareness Month, we reached out to Mary Ann Wasil, the founder, president, and CEO of The Get in Touch Foundation to share with our readers what it means to “get in touch” for [...]
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What Are Parabens and Why Should I Care?
You’ve probably heard the word parabens floating around lately. It’s one of those mystery words that has entered the zeitgeist, but with fuzzy details surrounding it. Are parabens dangerous? Is it a scary word? An urban legend? A salad topping? Let’s break it down. What are parabens? The word paraben describes any of a group [...]
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