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We are excited to share one of our fave stories from Shape here on FitSugar. Over the weekend, I saw a photo of a female celebrity (who is in a relationship with a male celeb) leaving a café with the caption, "Baby bump?" and I had to refrain myself from shouting out loud, "Come on, can't a girl eat without the world thinking she's having a baby?!" The truth is having a perfectly flat stomach Read more
Want to add a generous helping of whimsy and color to your wedding? Balloons, whether you're using standard, helium, or weather balloons, are an inexpensive and pretty way to add a major visual punch to your festivities. The key is to keep it sophisticated while embracing their innate sense of fun. See how it's done in the slideshow. Source: Flickr User Matt Hutchinson Read more
My November wedding was all about the love, and we really took that theme to heart when it came to the decor. We had heart balloons, pillows, favor tags, and more incorporated in the big day, and whatever I couldn't find I made. So for our table seating assignments I made little red heart magnets that would not only display the table assignments on a magnetic board, the guests could take them as Read more
A multicolored hot-air balloon gets ready to rise as the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta launched today. More than 60 of these high-flying balloons filled the air in Bristol, England, this morning for the four-day hot-air ballooning event, which began in 1978. There should be hundreds of balloons involved in this year's event, which is set to attract 500,000 attendees and include hot-air Read more
When Feldman Architecture updated a Victorian home, the kitchen benefitted from the addition of multi-colored, playfully bulbous hanging glass pendants. Similarly, any home would quickly move in a more modern and laid back direction if a few candy-colored pendant lamps were added to its ceilings. Read more
We always knew Darth Vader had some tricks up his sleeve, but morphing into a hot air balloon is a rather whimsical diversion for the Dark Lord. Taken at this year's annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the photo is a peek at an almost sweet-looking Darth as he hovers high above the American West. Source: Kathy Kelsey Read more
Breathing. You're doing it right now without even thinking about it. Put a little thought into the action, and you just might find yourself soaring through your next tempo run. When you're going the distance running, swimming, cycling, and even rowing you need to power your muscles with fresh oxygen. To do this, you need to breathe deeply. Unfortunately, most of us are just breathing into our Read more
The Red Balloon ($17) is the picture book version of the 1956 children's short film, Le Ballon Rouge by Albert Lamorisse. The film, which received a Best Original screenplay Academy Award and the Palme d'Or for short films at Cannes, captures a 34-minute adventure of a small boy who happens upon a red balloon in Paris, France. The book showcases stirring stills taken during the filming of the Read more
Strike up the band; the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is ready to go! A time-honored tradition for many families, the nationally televised parade is the perfect mode of entertainment for multiple generations who've gathered together for the holiday. This is the 85th year Macy's has put on the parade that winds its way through New York City, and it looks to be bigger and better than ever. With 15 Read more
We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! You wouldn’t normally think of credit unions as sexy or hip. They don’t have glossy ad campaigns and beautiful branches on every street corner. Even their basic definition—non-profit financial co-ops — sounds boring. But these days, more and more Americans are clamoring to join the club of credit unions because of their Read more
