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New Jersey mom Gilly Garrett started her organic skin care line, Gilly's Organics, at her dining room table in Tenafly, New Jersey. She's now in 9 stores including Whole Foods.
Businesses Who Rock, Good News, Great Giving, Uplifting Stories

How One New Jersey Mom Created Thriving Giving Organic Skin Care Company From Her Dining Room Table

Gilly Garrett thought she was creating organic skin care for herself Gilly Garrett has found a formula for so much more than organic skin care. She’s found a way to give back. Big time. It started at her dining room table It started as a simple experiment to create a scrub made of oils and sugar. She started getting so many compliments from friends they started asking her for some of her beauty secrets. She started selling a little. Then

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Daryn's Blog, Life Lessons Took Me Long Time To Learn, Marriage

How Do You Know When It’s Time To Pack Up And Make That Change?

Do you know when it’s time to make that change? Husband has an online addiction problem.      With real estate.      As long as they are houses in other towns.      One year of empty nest and he wants us out of here.      “Check out this marsh front home on the coast of Georgia.”      “How about this abandoned town in Italy?”    “Ooh, I love this jungle home in Costa Rica!” He’s ready to go. Husband has a good

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Daryn's Blog, Friendship, The Hard Stuff

Because Women Without Children Are Magnificent, Too

How did women without children get left out of the celebration? With all due respect to us mothers, I’m not sure how we ended up with this day to celebrate only women who have children. Women are creators and nurturers. This expresses itself in different ways. To my fellow mothers, you have a whole card aisle and the world to tell you how magnificent you are. To you, my fellow women who do not have children, I know some of

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Could black jelly beans be the most controversial candy in America?
Daryn's Blog, Food

Are Black Jelly Beans The Sweetest, Most Divisive Candy In America?

Where do you stand on black jelly beans? You’re either going to be with me,      Or vehemently, “Get out of my house now!” against me on this one.      In this divisive era,      Where Republicans and Democrats can’t govern,      When Easter and Passover fell on the same weekend,      Where there is only one way to feel about the New England Patriots,      I have found a topic more divisive.      How could something so little,     

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Why my husband isn't happy I'm happy
Daryn's Blog, Family, Husband's Crazy Frequent Flyer Mile Hobby, Marriage, Overcoming Obstacles, Travel

That Mood Of Mine That Drives My Husband Crazy

Funny thing is I had no idea this was a problem As marital disagreements go,      This was one I wasn’t expecting.      It popped up on a typical weekend day for Husband and me, sitting side by side at our dining room table.      I was puttering away adding uplifting and positive news stories to my website.      Husband was busy creating our next travel adventure.      “We might be going around the world on Emirates Airlines First Class,”

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Teenager Summer Dale leaves behind unexpected path to surviving grief and finding happiness.
Family, Great Giving, Kids, Kindness, Parenting, The Hard Stuff

Teenager Summer Dale Leaves Her Mother An Unexpected Path For Finding Happiness & Surviving Grief

Teenager Summer Dale leaves behind unexpected path to surviving grief and finding happiness.

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Gifts for you to be your own valentine.
Books, Businesses Who Rock, Stuff I Love, The Hard Stuff

You Deserve To Be Your Own Valentine! Gifts For You From You

It’s Time To Celebrate You! I love love, so yes, I’m a fan of Valentine’s Day. I hate the pain it causes, though. The feeling unloved, uncoupled, left out. Trust me, I was single for far more Valentine’s Days than I’ll ever be married. That’s why I’m all about living in the now. Celebrate the love that is here. Celebrate fabulous you! Whether or not you have a romantic partner, I believe you are enough, Valentine. I believe you should

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How I flew with MilesHusband and my husband's frequent flyer hobby on Singapore Airlines new first class suites.
Husband's Crazy Frequent Flyer Mile Hobby, Marriage, Travel

How My Husband’s Frequent Flyer Hobby Took Us On The First Class Ride Of A Lifetime!

His frequent flyer hobby booked us a double bed in the sky *Video Posted Below* I thought it was time to share my husband’s crazy over-the-top frequent flyer hobby. This is what consumes our lives when I’m not sharing uplifting news with the world. About 10 years ago he discovered that he could make every dollar going out bring multiple miles back in. And he’s discovered the secrets to burning miles on the most luxurious planes in the world. He

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