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Costumes & Parties & Pinterest...Oh My!! The final week of October is here, and those of us with children in school know what that means.....SCHOOL PARTIES!! Kids L-O-V-E this time of year! There's candy, there's treats, there's costumes, and there is that snack sign up sheet.   Gone are the days of sending in a bag of suckers or baking some cookies and calling it a day.  These days most schools want a mixture of mostly healthy prepackaged snacks then add to that the dreaded Pinterest pictures! Are all kindergartner's Halloween juice boxes bedazzled with perfect shapes from a Circut machine?? Do I have to make a spider shaped gluten free cake pop?? Will I be the only one sending in snacks that I picked up at Costco on my way to school?? No, No, and No!! Now a quick PSA: If you love being super crafty with your snacks, go for it! If this is something that brings you great joy, go for it! Be you!! However, if it doesn't, you find yourself s

It Ain’t Your Momma’s Couch: The Family Sectional! By Paula Herrmann, Furniture Sales Consultant Steinhafels Furniture, Oak Creek   A year ago I took a leap and started my encore career as a commissioned furniture salesperson. Having a Fashion Merchandising Major and Business Admin degree from UW-STOUT I found myself somewhat coming full circle retail. It’s been a big circle starting on the Prange’s Teen Board at their flagship, crowned-jeweled store in downtown Green Bay at 16 years old (yes, this dates me!), to management positions at Bullock’s Department Store in Scottsdale AZ and the Boston Store at Northridge Mall in Milwaukee. I probably shouldn’t comment on the current status of any one of these (former) destinations, as the track record isn’t good! But, alas! Three's a charm , they say. So the 4th chance must be the diamond!? Let’s go with it! First and foremost, I was blown away by the ginormous selection of living/family room seating options our company of