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After thinking about everyone else all day, it's time for mom to do something for herself. No kids are allowed as you go do something or buy something for yourself. Take this time to help your remember that you are more than mom.Your teens are holding a car wash at the high school Saturday. The grandparents volunteered to take the younger children to a movie Sunday afternoon. Your tweens take tap on Wednesday evening. It’s your time. Take it. Each week, we’ll tell you about one great idea to give you a much deserved break, and make your life a little easier, maybe a whole lot easier. This week, Hazelwood Patch has the goods on a quick virtual getaway that could land you a real-life weekend of relaxation. If you haven't already, be sure to check out the Mother of All Sweepstakes page from Patch. You'll be asked to …
Each week Hazelwood Patch provides those deserving people who need some way to get away, with ideas for quick getaways. Well, as the editor of this site, I work crazy hours. Some days it feels like all I do is work. Well on Monday while working in my office, a Ghirardelli commercial came on. Now I'm not one to see something on television and want it, really, I'm not. But the commercial showed a rich piece of milk chocolate with creamy caramel in the center. In a moment, it was like the commercial voice and the voice in my head said the same thing at the same time. Why can't Ghirardelli be a …
When it's the middle of the week and you realize there's still a few days until the weekend, but you need a well-deserved break, take a little time for some retail therapy. It can be the perfect escape, and if you're like me, you get even more pleasure on a sale. For example, Saturday my mother and I escaped early in the morning and headed to Dillard's. The department store was having an additional 40 to 70 percent of already marked down items. I felt all the stress subside when I saw the red tag displaying a discounted price on an item that was once $70, that I purchased for $15. Who doesn’t…
Each week, we’ll tell you about one great idea to give you a much deserved break, and make your life a little easier, maybe a whole lot easier. So here goes, check out this Great Escape. I have a young son, 16 months old to be exact, so I know how precious those small pieces of time are where you get some real self time. I am sort of an unofficial guru when it comes to finding ways to get my self time and I demand it! Last week a group of my fellow area Patch editors and I went to Pueblo Nuevo Mexican Restaurant for what we call "Fun Club," which is where we hang out and talk about anything …
