April Birthstones = Diamonds, Sapphires,

The Modern Birthstones for those born in April are Diamonds.

The Traditional Birthstones for those with a Birth Month of April are Diamonds and Sapphires.

Some Party Conversation Starters

We were having lunch the other day at one of our favorite restaurants and we overheard a lady at the next table lamenting what a slow thinker she is at social functions. She admitted to being a good listener but wished aloud that she was quicker to come up with conversational topics.

Is Your Home Décor Feeling Drab?

The hoopla of the holidays is long over and you’ve settled down to a long winter’s…no nap, just a long, maybe cold, winter of looking at the same walls everywhere you go: At home, in the office; at your best friend’s house; and especially at your mother’s. You are staying away from the mall ‘cause there’s certainly no excitement there.

Some New Year’s Resolutions to Get You Started Right

Here’s a half-dozen resolutions to jump start your new year.

We know you are busy and have the best of intentions,
And want to accomplish some things you’ve no doubt not mentioned.

So, we’re lending a hand from our I-ShopTheWorld.com blog
To kick start getting your head out of that fog.

The Holidays Are Over, Now What?

The year-end holidays have been left behind us on an old calendar and we face the new year with challenges of all degrees from how to stay warm or cool, depending on where we live, to how to get or hold on to our sources of income.

Give something Unique this Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day, February 14th, is coming quickly!

Why not show Your Valentine how much you Love them with something Unique and Special this Valentine’s Day?!

Flour-Free Quick Easy Dessert Recipes

Our friend Judy is revising an “Old Family Recipe” book she put together in 1998 and gave to members of her family to showcase some of their favorite  recipes, so she shared the following flour-free, quick and easy dessert recipes with us:

Hot Dog! Try this Versatile Dinner Dip

Dinner at our friend Latoola’s house must be very interesting when she gets in creative cooking mode. We really must finagle an invitation one of these days. Meanwhile, we’ll have to settle for trying this latest creative cooking idea she sent us at home.

What Was the Most Memorable Gift You Ever Received?

It’s that time of year when many thoughts focus on gifts; finding the perfect one; finding “the” one someone has asked for as “the only thing I want this year;” just finding anything to get it over with.

So, with all this energy being expended to shop for, pay for, wrap, and deliver all of these gifts, we sort of started wondering just what does it all mean to an individual.

Jewelry Fit for an Inaugural Ball

The United States Inaugural Balls are just around the corner and for those who will be attending, these are events of fashion and flair especially for the ladies who don elegant designer gowns and the most fabulous jewelry they can find to accessorize for an event fit for royalty.

Not going to a ball? Are you sure?