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How to Make New Year's Resolutions That Matter
It's that time of year again when we make ourselves promises that we won't keep for more than a month, and won't remember for more than two. We call them New Year's Resolutions. And they pretty much all suck. I know it. You know it. Everybody knows it. Yet we all play the game as if we really believe that this time, it will be different.
But what if it...
How-To: Wrapping the Perfect Present
When wrapping presents for the holidays it always nice to add a personal and unique touch. We interviewed talented life style expert, Jung Lee, to find out some tips and tricks for how to make your presents stick out from others under the tree.
Where and When to Find Reasonably Priced Gift Wrapping Supplies:
Lee says the best time to look for the best prices on wrapping paper is right after the holiday ends. This definitely takes some planning but if you go shopping a few days after the holidays most stores are trying to sell as much as the leftover paper as possible. This is a great...
Behind the Bash: A Devilish Affair
College football and birthday season collide head-on for an Arizona State University themed celebration that would make Sparky proud.
INVITATION: Invites were designed by The Paper Place and feature a youthful cutout of the birthday girl showing of her school spirit. A few dozen extra doubled as easy, inexpensive centerpieces.
VENUE: The festivities were held in the main dining room at Christopher’s Restaurant & Crush Lounge at Biltmore Fashion Park, a favorite of the birthday girl. Open, airy and...
Gift Guide: Host Gifts
The end of the year is always jam-packed with parties for families, work and friends. All the invites also come along with the question of what to bring as a gift for the host at all of these different types of events. Scottsdale Quarter Marketing Director, Alison Goodman, gave some of her suggestions for the perfect host gift this holiday season.
When deciding what to bring, first consider how well you know the host, and if possible, pick a gift that accurately reflects their personality, Goodman says.
Beckham Defends the Sarong of ‘98
This month, David Beckham defended his infamous decision to don that night-sky sarong when in France with Victoria Beckham during the 1998 World Cup. ‘I liked that sarong!’ he has protested, with, one hopes, tongue firmly cheek. It was not so much the choice of sarong that caused the outcry – after all, we all go a little exotic with our attire when in warmer climates - more so the curious decision to wear it over a pair of baggy black sweats, as if it were an ornate napkin he had forgotten to untuck from his crotch after eating.
The picture that brought the sarong-saga...
