She likes us, she really likes us

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I love it when people discover all that Nashville has to offer. I tend to take it very personally when tourists like or dislike my hometown. We don't have beaches (unless you count lake beaches, we don't have ski worthy mountains (although we do have more hills than you can count), we don't have a Nordstrom yet (can't wait until 2012), we don't have Pinkberry or Crate&Barrel but that's alright. What we do have is lots of music, beautiful places to walk, great restaurants and most importantly, some really nice people. I love it when "celebrities" visit us and we never see their picture in a gossip magazine. That tells me that they were able to enjoy their time here without a camera shoved in their face and with most of us hometown folks just letting them be. I was told by the clerk at Whole Foods several weeks ago that I had just missed seeing Gweneth Paltrow and her children who had been grocery shopping that Sunday afternoon. Come see us sometime.

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It Works!

It has been awhile since I have actually been blown away by a product. I see the commercials, the ads and the hype and for so long bought into it thinking that this was the ''thing" that was going to change my world. O.K. maybe that is kind of dramatic. Anyway back to my buildup, right after Christmas my husband wore his brand new BCBG shirt (that I got at an amazing discount) and the first day gets ink all over the front. To be honest I thought it was destined for the GoodWill bag at that point but decided to at least make an effort. I have always used Shout but decided that this job was too big for Shout so found a product that had a hefty name so decided to give it a whirl. Long story short it took out all the ink. I was pleasantly surprised but not totally blown away until yesterday when my son got some blood all over his khaki shorts. Just a minor finger cut so not a horrible accident by the way. Anyway I used the product with the hefty name and sprayed on all the blood spots. This morning I checked the shorts and tada there is no sign of any blood spots! So you ask what is this amazing product. It is OxiClean Max Force Laundry Stain Remover. My new best friend. I know I lead a very dull life but hey it's alright, it's what I can handle.