7 Ways to Hold On to Summer With Your Beauty Routine (PHOTOS)

woensdag 28 augustus 2013

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by April Daniels Hussar 3 hours ago

Labor Day is right around the corner, and while I love fall weather (and fall treats like pumpkin spice lattes!), I'm already mourning the end of my favorite season. While our days of soaking up the sun and breathing in fresh sea air might be limited for now, these deliciously tropical beauty products will transport you back to the land of summer whenever you need it, all winter long!

What's your favorite summery scent?

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Bobbi Brown Beach fragrance is the ultimate, wonderful summery scent. A little dab and you're back in the land of sunshine and soft ocean breezes. Bliss! ($67.50 at Sephora)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR April Daniels Hussar

is a California girl transplanted to the wilds of suburban New Jersey, and is a shoe-loving, book-obsessed writer and mama.

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8 Yummy Ice Cream Sandwich Recipes to Try Before Summer Ends

dinsdag 13 augustus 2013

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by Adriana Velez 10 hours ago

Is it me, or is there suddenly a lot of creative, scrumptious-looking ice cream sandwiches everywhere? Just last week or so, we spotted the strawberry Pop-Tart ice cream sandwich at Carl's Jr. And then just days after that, we spotted the ice cream donut sandwich, another great breakthrough in ice cream sandwiching. Hello, delicious inventions! It got me thinking -- couldn't I make these at home myself? Once I got started with these two, the ideas just kept flooding in. So here's some ice cream sandwich ideas for you to try. Enjoy!

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First of all, a recommendation. Rather than letting the ice cream soften enough for you to spread it over whatever, I recommend slicing hard, frozen ice cream right through the carton with your heaviest serrated knife. Then you can trim the ice cream down to the right size. Wrap the sandwich immediately after you make it and put it right back in the freezer.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Adriana Velez

is a staff writer who dabbles in food, parenting, news, entertainment, molecular biology, and anything else that that pops into her head. She lives with her elementary school-aged son in Brooklyn, land of urban farms and artisan everything.  

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DIY Noodle Race Tracks: The Crafty Summer Plaything (VIDEO)

vrijdag 19 juli 2013

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by Kat Bouska 15 hours ago in Big Kid

There comes a time every summer when bored kids start to get a little fidgety. The heat is kicking in, they start to bicker more, and those dreaded two words are uttered repeatedly, "We're bored!"

Luckily for them, I happen to get all my great ideas from Pinterest and I saw that noodle race tracks are all the rage for bored kids. I loved the idea of the noodle race tracks because we already had pool noodles, both boys and girls could have fun with this activity, and most importantly, it was an inexpensive craft!

But would it really work?

Watch this video to find out if noodle race tracks were a Pinterest win or a Pinterest fail for our family:

Be sure to subscribe to CafeMom Studios on YouTube for more Pinterest-inspired projects from me and don't forget to follow along on Pinterest for more great summer style inspiration!

Would your kids love these noodle race tracks? 

Images via Kat Bouska

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kat Bouska

is a mom of three who is saving up for the therapy her kids will need when they find her YouTube channel, MamaKatTV. She provides weekly vlog and writing prompts on her blog Mama's Losin' It and encourages more people to create and share!

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5 Summer Treats That Are Deliciously BAD for Us and 5 Swaps That Won't Wreck Our Diets

woensdag 17 juli 2013

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by Emily Abbate 13 hours ago

I have a confession to make: Summer foods are starting to get the best of me. It was like coming into the season, like so many others, I was so focused on eating well, working out, and soaking in the rays. Now that we're midsummer, though, I'm just ... surrounded. Everywhere I turn there is some sort of delicious treat that I just have to have. Everywhere.

What kinda treats we talkin' about here? Well trust me, you know. There's grease. There's salt. And I bet you've even tangoed with a few of 'em too.

Do I have a solution? Well, maybe. Check out these 5 high-calorie summer treats that are deliciously bad for you, and 5 lower-calorie alternatives, here:

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Oh corn dogs, how I love you. Seriously, though. Is there anything better than a corn dog in a park on a hot summer day? Doubtful. The problem? These beauties rank in at at least 310 calories a pop with a whopping 22 grams of fat per dog! Wowza.

The alternative: Get your corn dog fix with these corn dog muffins at home. With only 130 calories and a quarter of the fat as their larger cousins, they're a great way to get that same flavor.

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Woman’s Headache Turns Out to Be Flesh-Eating Maggots in Horror Story of the Summer (VIDEO)

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by Kiri Blakeley 11 hours ago

It's these kinds of stories that make me want to plan my next vacation ... at home. A 27-year-old woman from the U.K. went on the trip of a lifetime with her boyfriend to Peru, but on the plane trip home, she began experiencing headaches. Soon, she had shooting pains in her face and was hearing a "scratching" sound inside of her head. At first, doctors thought she had an ear infection. However, she was referred to a specialist to make certain. That's when they discovered the stuff that nightmares are made of. The woman, Rochelle Harris, didn't have just any old ear problem. She had ... maggots in her ear! And they'd set up shop deep within her ear canal. Shudder shudder shuuuuudder.

Rochelle had remembered walking through a swarm of flies while in Peru, but when one landed on her ear, she simply waved it off and thought no more about it.

Until the headaches. And the shooting pains.

And the scratching noises. Yiiiiiiikes.

Luckily, the specialist was able to locate the maggots and eventually determine that the eight of them, big old suckers, had hatched inside of her ear drum, and drilled a hole into her ear canal.

If the critters reached her brain, they could cause meningitis, or internal bleeding, or even facial paralysis. Oh my god, my head is a little scratchy right now. Dandruff? MAGGOTS?!

Docs tried flushing the creatures out with olive oil and then left Rochelle with her new pals for the evening. She said:

It was longest few hours of my life. I just wanted them out of me and now I knew what was causing the sensations and sounds, it made it all the worse.

The next day, Rochelle was sedated and the maggots removed. It was also determined that, thankfully, they had not yet reached her brain. WHEW.

This isn't the first time I've heard about this type of thing. One woman I read about had worms that had burrowed into her brain -- but doctors kept thinking her complaints of feeling itching inside her skull was a psychological problem. Finally, one doc believed her yammering that something was in her brain and discovered the worms just under her skull.

Just goes to show, if there is something off with your brain, don't let so-called experts tell you there's nothing wrong. Keep going until you find a doctor who will examine you thoroughly.

This is so skeevy I don't know if I'm ever leaving the house again.

Have you ever had anything burrow under your skin?

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