Jamie Sotonoff
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'She's still just Gina'Dec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - In some ways, Gina Glocksen's life has hardly changed since April, when she finished in the top 9 on "American Idol." She still lives in the same Naperville townhouse, s...
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Too busy for Christmas?Dec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - We are busy. We are eco-friendly. We are budget conscious. And we are technologically savvy. So why, then, do we continue to indulge in the paper-wasting, time-sucking a...
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The power of flowersDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Receiving a fresh flower or fruit bouquet can lift your spirits and, in turn, improve your mental health. Bouquets can help someone else's mental health, too, if they're...
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How to decorate your home in one hour or less for the holidaysDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Look, we're all busy. Just getting presents purchased and Christmas cards mailed takes days. Weeks, even. Who has time left for decorating? Everyone wants to decorate th...
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Artist seeks out the models who inspired her comic collagesNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - The smiling, well-coifed women featured on Anne Taintor's products ooze sarcasm and snarkiness. Hurrah! At last I'm 40! Honey, you couldn't handle half of me. WOW! I get...
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Give your feet a rest this season; the experts have lots of gift ideasNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - I love to shop, but I'm no expert. So as the sand began slipping through the hourglass of the holiday rush, I went to the online shopping experts to see what they are bu...
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The power of mommy bloggersNov 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Dodge sent a letter to Chicago mom Jessica Ashley and the first sentence made her laugh. "We think you are one of the just 50 socially and professionally influential wom...
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Light humor makes 'Enchanted' a royal treatNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Disney princesses aren't, by nature, a very funny group of gals. Beautiful, yes. Kind, yes. But funny? No. In "Enchanted," Walt Disney Pictures manages to make an animat...
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Ideas help you get a jump on the holidaysNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Anyone, anywhere, could do their holiday shopping at the Gap, Target or one of the other chain and department stores. But here, in suburban Chicago, you have so many ot...
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'Cholera' a love story for all timesNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Hollywood sometimes goofs when it tries to translate great novels into movie form ("The Great Gatsby," for example). Not with "Love in the Time of Cholera." This entert...