Car spa designed with moms in mind
At most full-service car washes, the waiting areas are austere at best. At worst, they're "dark, dirty and uncomfortable," says Chicago entrepreneur Nicole Kloiber. She would know. Before opening Simon's...
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Wear the glitz 2 different ways
As tempting as it may be, wearing your bridal tiara beyond the big day might elicit wisecracks about midnight curfews and coaches turning into pumpkins. But why consign that sparkly...
Tools can be as cute as kids
Is it possible to swing a hammer, change the world and look gosh-darn cute all at the same time? Lisa Knoppe-Reed thinks so. The Birmingham, Mich., artist markets CuteTools! to...
Exploring new line of dolls
Traditionally, dolls have taught girls how to parent or--in the case of Barbie--to primp. But a new line of lifelike, bendable 12-inch dolls encourages girls to aspire. Girls Explore dolls...
Older siblings as sex advisers
"Ask your brother" may not sound like the best advice for moms to give teens who have questions about sex, and no one's saying that older siblings are better suited...
Carrying an Olympic torch
At 51, Anne Abernathy may be approaching her golden years, but age won't stop her from going for gold in the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy. Economics, however, might. Nicknamed...
Mask of pregnancy catches on
Get plastered during pregnancy? Go right ahead. More women are doing it. We're talking about belly masking, or the use of gauze strips and plaster to create a lightweight, durable...