King of Bad, Jeff Mean, would rather set fires than follow rules. He wears his bad boy image like a favorite old hoodie until he learns he has superpowers and is recruited by Super Villain Academy – where you learn to be good at being bad.

In a school where one kid can evaporate all the water from your body and the girl you hang around with can perform psychic sex in your head, bad takes on a whole new meaning! Jeff wonders if he’s bad enough for SVA. He may never find out.

Classmates vilify him when he develops good manners. Then he’s kidnapped by those closest to him and left to wonder who is really good and who is bad.

His rescue is the climactic episode that balances good and evil in the super world. The catalyst – the girl he’s crushing on. A girlfriend and balancing the Supers is good, right? Or is it…bad?  

Author Kai Stand When the electricity went out, Kai Strand gathered her family around the fire and they told stories, one sentence at a time. Her boys were fond of the ending, “And then everybody died, the end.” Now an award winning children’s author, Kai crafts fiction for kids and teens to provide an escape hatch from their reality. With a selection of novels for young adult and middle grade readers and short stories for younger children, Kai entertains children of all ages, and their adults.

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Go for a quick walk through your home. You can quickly remember what you had a hand in designing and what was there before your time. While your bedroom layout, the fabric of the sofas, and the arrangement of the dining room may demonstrate your eye for design and personality, certain elements of your home are left to their own devices. It is these oft-neglected areas that remain in a state of disrepair for months on end, serving only to consume your time and frustrate you with their lack of character and functionality. Sound like any place in your home?

 
 


Dealing with bare and simple closets may have felt like something you had to put up with, but not anymore. Approaching lingering disorganization head on can be made easy with the implementation of custom closets in your home. Going this route demonstrates your desire for efficiency and productivity, and will be another focal point of your home tours going forward. With the interiors lined with closet organization systems of your choosing, you’ll have fully mapped your home with an idea of where all of your belongings are.

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Consider how these specialized and unique interiors could benefit you. With a custom closet bolstering your storage capabilities in your living room, you’ll be able to safely pack or display your fine dining pieces in a manner that pleases you. You won’t have to relegate any items to your garage should you not want to!

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Installing custom closets in the bedrooms of your children can also go a long way towards cutting down on messes around your home. Seeing as their interests and tastes change by the week, it seems, leaving their units adaptable will be extremely important. As they grow in and out of clothes, having specific areas where items belong will help you keep an inventory of their clothes and toys. When it comes time to pass them along, the process will be quick and easy.

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Your home’s organizational success is completely dependent on your personal vision. Follow this trend of exploring every inch for maximum potential; every feature of your home as a way to show off your eye for style! Custom closets promote better habits while contributing to the canvas that you’ve been touching up since you moved in!

We’re having a heat wave here, but, time is flying, and I know the school year is just around the corner. That means school supplies, new shoes and clothes shopping!

We are lucky to have the Children’s Place nearby and it’s one of our favorite stores, but, even if you can’t just pop in, they have a wonderful website! What’s great is that you can order from the comfort of your home with a glass of iced tea in hand. The Children’s Place has some of the cutest school uniforms I’ve seen and the prices are very reasonable.

The girls’ selections are quite varied and range from casual to more dressy and I love the boys’ selections as well. They are trendy yet classic and your children will look super sharp.

For the girls, they have adorable pants, skirts, shorts and skorts as well as vests, hoodies, sweaters and all manner of beautiful shirts. I love the embellished knit blazer!

For the boys, polos, cardigans, Oxford shirts and more, along with shorts, chinos and cargo pants.

You’ll also find socks, shoes, belts, ties and backpacks, to make shopping easy.

The Children’s Place is sponsoring a fabulous giveaway where you can win a $500 gift card which will go a long way towards getting your children looking great from head to toe as they begin the next school year.

This giveaway is open to both Canada and the U.S. (void in Quebec and Hawaii) and will run from 7/15 to 7/30.

Disclosure: This giveaway has been sponsored by The Children’s Place and hosted by Kidsumers. I have not been compensated and all opinions are my own. 

Welcome to Bay Area Mommy‘s 2nd anniversary iPad Mini Giveaway! Cohosted by Milk and Cuddles, Shortcut Saver, and Java John Z’s!

I don’t know about you, but this is on my wishlist! It’s just the right size to take anywhere.

One lucky reader will win an iPad Mini (in the winner’s choice of color)! This giveaway runs from July 10, 2013 at 12:01am EST through August 4, 2013 at 11:59pm EST.

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When I was living in California, I had symptoms that I could not explain. Fatigue, muscle and joint pain, weakness. I was working and often came home feeling like I had been run over by a truck. I wasn’t sleeping at night, and even when I did sleep, I would wake up exhausted. When I looked in the mirror, I looked pale. I went to a doctor who had no idea what was going on, but, from a friend’s recommendation, I tried a new physician. She was incredibly kind and compassionate. She tested me for lupus, cancer, and a host of other frightening diseases.

The tests came back negative which was a blessing, but then she began pressing different trigger points to see if they were sensitive. I almost went through the ceiling. She asked a lot of good questions and spent time listening. She diagnosed me with Fibromyalgia Syndrome and made some suggestions.

Since then, and since moving to the Boston area, I found it difficult to explain to people. When they look at you, they can’t really see anything wrong so they have a hard time understanding. They think you look fine. That’s why this can be so frustrating and one of the reasons I searched online for helpful information and support for Fibromyalgia.

I have a good friend in Vermont with Fibro and we talk often about what’s going on. I completely understand it when she says she’s having a good or a bad day. My biggest challenges are not being able to do as much as I used to! I am so used to pushing through everything and just working my tail off to get things done – superwoman! But, since Fibro, I have learned that I have to budget my energy, that I can’t do everything I used to, and that when it’s time to rest, it’s really time to rest. If I overdo, there are flareups that are intense.

What I love about Lifescript.com is that they have a plethora of articles that address my needs and provide incredible support. For example, they have articles from the patient’s viewpoint, from doctors, nutritionists, and other health professionals. I found some delicious looking recipes that are geared towards those of us with Fibro that will help with energy and I can’t wait to try them.

On Lifescript.com,  I also learned some alternative therapies can help such as Acupuncture. I used to go and I am definitely going to go back. I read about how exercise is really important and especially some of my favorite types: Yoga and T’ai Chi. I read about the positive effects of reducing stress and meditating. While I can’t always follow the advice with a busy lifestyle, I am soaking all the information in like a sponge and know that I will be using this site as much as possible.

After all, one of the worst things about Fibromyalgia is the isolation, but with support and great information at the Lifescript.com Fibromyalgia Health Center, you really are not alone. With that knowledge, making some lifestyle changes, and realizing that you are not your illness, you can get through it! I have adapted my schedule, but I still live a full and happy life. You can too.

Visit www.lifescript.com for useful information on Fibromyalgia and other prevalent medical conditions related to women’s health.

Lifescript’s Fibromyalgia Health Center features tips, quizzes, recipes and articles – all by professional health writers, experts and physicians – covering new fibromyalgia research, the best foods to fight fibromyalgia, how to get a correct diagnosis, management tips for moms and more.

Want to find more posts relating to Fibromyalgia? Then be sure not to miss these articles:

 Nutrition and Exercise: 7 Healthy Recipes to Help Fibromyalgia Sufferers  
 6 Ways to Beat Fibro Fog How to Stop Cognitive Problems for People with Fibromyalgia 
The Secret to Living With Fibromyalgia Pain How One Woman Found Relief 

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