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Update! Here’s what this bathroom looks like now (above!), after another bathroom refresh a few years later! :-) Below is the first refresh! Boy’s Bathroom Before & After So, last week I told you I was going to give my son’s bathroom a little facelift. And now we’re done! Just like on TV. Oh, wait. No, actually, that was LAST YEAR that I told you were were doing this quick bathroom makeover !! Holy cow, time flies when you are a busy family. A whole year! Anyhoo…let’s rewind the clock a little bit ALL THE WAY BACK TO FEBRUARY LAST YEAR and refresh our memories, shall we? When I say it was last year when we started this, don’t be fooled — it didn’t really take a year. We really only worked on it a handful of days. This was just a quick facelift , not rocket science. But we are just too busy to work on it five days in a row. And, it was mostly done awhile ago, I just was kind of lazy about taking pictures. This room I speak of was a fine enough bathroom to start with, better than ma...

Frank Franklin Ii  /  AP file New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer launched the investigation into the mutual fund industry after receiving a tip about trading activities of a hedge fund. updated 12/29/2003 9:59:43 PM ET 2003-12-30T02:59:43 For a year in which there was so much good news emanating from the economy and the financial markets, there sure was a lot of bad news too. Investors who enjoyed the first winning year on the stock market since 1999 also had to endure yet another year of scandal. This time the spotlight focused on the giant mutual fund industry and the New York Stock Exchange itself -- institutions that touch the lives of virtually every investor. The economy finally began showing signs of life, but only after U.S. companies trimmed their already-spare payrolls even further. Here are...

Shares 20K Need a great gift idea that is unique and doesn’t break the bank?  These 25 Homemade DIY Gifts for Natural Bath and Beauty products are just the ticket! Homemade DIY Gifts 25 Natural Bath and Beauty recipes BoulderLocavore.com" width="600" height="857" /> Are you hearing that sound?  The tick tock of an imaginary holiday clock heightening the angst about your last minute gift giving ?  Teachers, coaches, neighbors, the ladies in the school office, your postal carrier; all those people whom you want to acknowledge but are finding you are running out of ideas and possibly resources. For the last two weeks I’ve shared a collection of ideas for Homemade DIY gifts ; the first for Seasoning Blends and Extracts , the second for Liqueurs and Infusions .  This week I have rounded up a delicious, luxurious collection of homemade Bath and Beauty product recipes most of which you can make from your pantry.  With the dozens of cookies being baked I’m s...

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