Winter is upon us and we in the Midwest will be spending a lot of time breathing dry air in our heated homes and apartments and traveling to and from work on crowded trains or buses and hanging out with groups of friends at bars and holiday parties. All of this adds up to what we call, Cold & Flu Season. But I have a few tried-and-true combatants to all of the above that I’d like to share with you. They have worked for me for years, and each of them was originally recommended to me by my ...
Archives for 2011
Lash Extensions: Would you Dare?
Thanks to L'Oreal for sponsoring my post about my favorite beauty looks, tips and tricks! Check out Makeup.com for beauty advice from the experts. Long lashes are one of my top beauty obsessions. Unsure when this began, I can remember in high school always being on the quest to find the perfect volumizing mascara. This was the one item I loved to splurge on and if the package included the words volume or amplify, I bought it. Blame it on my small eyes. They drive me crazy and I rarely ...
Best Toys for Kids 2011 & Building Blocks Toy Store Media Event
The holidays are just around the corner and today is Black Friday!!! Before you head out in search of the best deals, be sure to review The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association’s (ASTRA) 2011 Best Toys for Kids and our Top Picks (see below). Sassy Moms in the City was invited to Building Blocks Toy Store for an inside preview of ASTRA’s 2011 picks and to meet toy inventors Chicago Toy & Game and Mary Kay Russell-Director of Marketing at Chicago Toy & Game answered our questions ...
