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Fit Gift Guide: Healthy Toddler

FitSugar — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:00:00 PST

The gift giving holidays are just around the corner and to spare you some of the last minute shopping stress the Sugar sites are creating ever helpful gift guides.

Now, if you happen to be looking for a gift for a toddler, I have three suggestions that not only get the toddler moving but also gives her mom a few moments to breathe when the child is occupied. Here are three great ways to help a mommy out by encouraging health and fitness in her child, which we all know can be tough with a stubborn toddler ruling the household.

What a better way to get your toddler moving than the YogaKids 2: ABC by Gaiam. The DVD provides a nice introduction to yoga philosophy. It is a wonderful and physical way to hang out with your kids.
Hullabaloo gets kids thinking fast while bouncing, twisting, spinning, high-fiving, and even dancing. The Hullabaloo DVD Game celebrates animals from all over the world and provides hours and hours of play-along fun.
The Smart Cycle is a stationary bike, a learning center, and an arcade game system - all rolled into one! As your toddler pedals, her favorite character friends guide her through learning discoveries, games, and even exciting races.

Gaiam YogaKids 2: ABC's ($11)

Hullabaloo DVD Superpack ($25)

Smart Cycle ($100)

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Your Reasons For Having a Long or Short Engagement

Tara Sharp — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:00:06 PDT

We asked whether you'd want a long or short engagement, and you gave us some great responses on the site and on our Facebook page. So far long engagements have the upper hand but not by a lot! While some say it depends on the situation, many of you had reasons for why you'd go with one over the other. So here are some of your reasons (and it looks like the short-engagement voters even like short, to-the-point responses!):

Long Engagement

"Long. It allows for better planning, and easier for distant relatives to plan ahead. (I plan on sending out save the dates at least eight months in advance instead of six. Plane tickets from El Salvador and Montreal to SF are 'spensive.)" - Elizabeth
"Had several short (too short, barely-knew-the-bloke engagements) . . . I'm going strong for long this time (four years now, but it will happen before five)." - Lisa
"Long, for sure. I just got divorced on Monday from my first marriage. Getting married too fast is a MISTAKE! Make it a long engagement, and ask yourself everyday if you can handle living with his/her quirks and annoyances every day for the rest of your life. Don't think about changing them, JUST AS THEY ARE, could you bare it? If not, double your engagement time and see where you both stand after that. Because divorce is truly a b*tch - just saying." - Samantha
"I personally like a long engagement, it gives you time to spectate the situation and to make sure that this is what you want. If you rush into it quickly you are going to be faced with more stress." - Ashley
"I met my hubby at age 14, started dating at 17, engaged at 22, married at 24. Still happily married 10 years later. I prefer the long engagement (two years in our case) because it allows you to plan every detail. I had the wedding of my dreams!" - Lucy

Short Engagement

"Short . . . been through the long engagement . . . second time around can be short." - Jeanne
"Short! If you are engaged then you are obviously serious, so what's the point in waiting more than a year?" - Nicole
"None is perfect. I'd rather just go from being not married to married and skip the hullabaloo." - Robin
"Short. Why wait?" - Lacy

Photos by Sarah Layne Photography via Green Wedding Shoes

Kim Kardashian's Fragrance Causes a Kerfuffle

BellaSugar — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:00:44 PDT

That bottle Kim's holding in her hot little hand is causing quite a stink - and it has nothing to do with the actual scent. The NY Post reports that Lighthouse Beauty, the company that makes Kim's perfume, had signed an exclusive distribution deal with Sephora. Now, however, it's planning to sell the fragrance to big stores like Target and Macy's as soon as the contract expires. In response, Sephora is supposedly pulling Kim's fragrance from shelves and canceling her in-store appearances. What do you think of all this rumored hullabaloo?