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You'll find cotton, spandex, fleece and wool listed as primary materials printed on the tags of various garments, but Cozy Earth is using USDA-certified organic bamboo to create comfy clothes that aim to combine breathability with a super soft feel.  What started out as a husband and wife's mission to craft high-quality, temperature-regulating bedding has spawned a line of luxe loungewear that's taken off with endorsements from celebrities like Tracy Morgan, Kevin Costner, and even Oprah, who boldly proclaimed the fabric as "the softest ever." We don't know about all that, but here are some fast facts. Cozy Earth makes...

s With all the buzz about apocalyptic swarms of cicadas this year (and the murder hornets of 2020), worrying about ticks can seem downright quaint. But you absolutely still should, as tick bites can carry pathogens, like Lyme disease, that are harmful to humans. And you may not even notice that you’ve been bitten. A common misconception about ticks is that you can feel one bite you, says David Price, associate certified entomologist for Neighborly brand Mosquito Joe. “Ticks secrete an anesthetic compound that makes the animals they bite unaware they are being bitten—or fed on,” he explains. And while...

It’s hard to believe that it is time to shop for back to school! We have back-to-school outfits to share with you and where to catch the best deals and sales for your kids back to school clothes! This post is sponsored by Sivan Social. All comments and opinions are my own. Affiliate links may be included in this post. Back To School One of our favorite places to shop for kids’ school clothes has been The Children’s Place. Since Sammie was little until the time she outgrew their sizes which go all the way up to size 16! Now,...

It’s hard to believe that it is time to shop for back to school! We have back-to-school outfits to share with you and where to catch the best deals and sales for your kids back to school clothes! This post is sponsored by Sivan Social. All comments and opinions are my own. Affiliate links may be included in this post. Back To School One of our favorite places to shop for kids’ school clothes has been The Children’s Place. Since Sammie was little until the time she outgrew their sizes which go all the way up to size 16! Now,...

Christmas may still be several months away, but Melissa’s School of Dance and Gymnastics is already working on a special treat for the upcoming holiday season. Inspired by Debbie Allen’s “Hot Chocolate Nutcracker,” the studio will be presenting its own version of “The Nutcracker” this December. First staged in 1892, the Christmas staple is based on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.” You probably know the plot: A young girl named Clara (or Maria depending on the ballet) gets a nutcracker for Christmas, it turns into a prince who fights an army of mice and the two...