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CONTRIBUTED BY JEANINE CZUBIK     Whoop Hoop’s bright yellow sign has always vied for my driving attention down by Araha Beach.  With no children of my own, I’ve had little need to shop for childrens clothing, but this week I ventured in. It’s cheerful sign is not misleading - the children’s fashions in Whoop Hoop [...]

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As some of you know, I was a bit shocked to give birth to a little girl in July.  Along with the generalized panic of raising a princess after only having experienced loud, rambunctious boys, there were some practical problems as well.  First and foremost:  NO GIRL CLOTHES.  My closets were filled with plastic bins [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY KELLYERACE Where do you buy your home decor on the island? Not art, but I guess what you might call “interior goods.” Towels, linens, table settings, candles and such? Me, I got a cool rug for my bedroom at Mixx Life Style. A nifty dish scrubber thing at maxplus.  Coffee spoons, curtain rods and kitchen [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER GELORMINE We have lived here on island for almost ten months now, and somehow I’ve managed to avoid making a trip to Toys R Us in all that time. Call me a mean mommy, but I don’t bring my kids toy shopping all that often. But when I found myself heading down [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER NORDELL With my husband returning from his TDY tonight, preparing a post for today was the last thing on my mind. I have been too busy cleaning, getting my hair cut and making sure everything is wonderful for him to come home to. I have been wearing myself out trying to get [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER HANSEN Let’s talk clothes. I have no idea where they myth got started that there aren’t any cute clothing stores on this island. It’s just not the truth! There is lots of cute stuff here, as my wallet can attest to. I’ve already highlighted two clothing stores that I like, Roseri and [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER HANSEN I debated whether or not to write about the Awase Shopping Center. This is where the Toy’s-R-Us is located and I figured that most of you have probably visited it already. Then I got to thinking, if you don’t have kids you might not have checked it out, and it really [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER HANSEN Japanese sizing has been a problem for me. Probably because I was too lazy to figure out what I was doing, I admit it. I’d been (for the most part) holding things up and guesstimating if they would fit. Tricky, but doable. I finally broke down and did some sizing research [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER NORDELL   My sister Pam holding Evie in her Hotsling Baby-wearing wasn’t a term I was familiar with when I became pregnant with my oldest. If someone had thrown the words “baby wearing” around the way I do now I would have stared at them with wonderment.  Being a new mom terrified [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY HEATHER HANSEN Today is the day we share our favorite holiday shopping spots on the island. I’m so excited about this, and I hope you all participate! I picked Shima’s Hobby Shop – the go to place for models and slot cars. I admit, I was fascinated when I walked inside. I have [...]

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