I think every single parent can remember the time when you realized that you are truly on your own. Even if you felt alone in your marriage for years, this is the moment when you realize you have noone to turn to..noone to lean on… noone who has your back.

For me this moment occured about a month after i had moved into my new place. I was laying on the couch at 10pm at night just staring at the ceiling. Suddenly i heard this noise.
Beep,Beep,Beep
Ignore. Pretend it doesn’t exist…
Beep,Beep,Beep
I get up, go into the hallway by the garage door and sure enough it is the smoke alarm.

I look around, no fire. No smell of smoke. For crying out loud, the battery must be dead.
I stared at it for a few minutes, just willing it to go away.
No such luck.
I get a chair. I get a screw driver. It’s not the right kind of screwdriver. I get another screwdriver.This one looks right.
I open the lid of the smoke detector,take out the battery.Ah…relief.
I come back into the living room, I can do this…
Beep,Beep,Beep
WTF?
Back i go into the hallway.Again, i stare at it.

Can i sleep with this thing beeping all night? No.i wasn’t sleeping anyway,so it shouldn’t have been a big deal.
Can baby diva sleep thru this?Yes.
I stare.
I learned later that the smoke detectors are hardwired,and that i could have simply disconnected some wires or something and the beeping would have stopped. Oh, the benefits of hindsight…
But, at that moment i didn’t know this…
So, i did what any technologically challenged person would do… I got out a hammer, and i banged that sucker til it stopped beeping…

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So, we have heard from a ton of friends regarding our posts about the http://www.getinstyler.com/.

This is a question we got regarding the shine spray. If anyone has any advice for this gal on how to use it,please leave a comment for us.

Ok…we got our Instylers last week.  So far I like it, but yesterday I tried the shine spray for the first time.  It’s like pure oil?  I dried my hair, then spritzed it on a bit…maybe too much.  I didn’t get any shine, but did get a lot of steam when I then used the instyler.Help!    LOL

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We have added several new jewelry organizers to our inventory.

Everyone loves our twig necklace and earring colors in

Bronze,and we have added two new colors Silver and Gold.

In addition to the twig trees, we have added several more theme earring trees. One of the most popular is the shopping girls!These are perfect for any age,and we have them in multiple colors.

Visit the website to see all of our new earring, necklace, and jewelry holders!

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My good friend MP turned me onto the coolest tool for getting fuller and bouncier hair. Now those who know me know that i love me some big hair.

What you don’t know is that i am using the fabulous new Instyler to get this fuller look.

According to the Instyler website, the Instyler is not a brush, it’s not a flat iron, it’s not a curling iron. It is a rotating hot iron!

This product can be used to straighten hair, deliver lift, style,volume, and give limp, lifeless hair amazing body and style!

We bought one, and honestly we had no idea how to use it at first. However, when i went to the Instyler website they have great video demonstrations on how to use it.

I bought mine on ebay from a seller named offbetti.She gave us fast good service,and the price was right.

This link will take you to her listings if you want to order one!Combination Flat Iron & Curling Iron

We would love to hear any comments on the instyler if you have used it, or if you have some before or after pictures i am sure our suscribers would enjoy them!

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These are the newest earring holders to land on BrookeBoutique.com

They are metal jewelry holders,and each is unique and hand painted. They come in a volleyball setter, and a volleyball spiker.

The net and the hair hold earrings, the pole holds necklaces and bracelets.

Need a gift? Want to get something different, or memorable?These are the perfect gifts!Affordable also!

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This is a big week at www.BrookeBoutique.com ! We have gotten so many boxes of new inventory, i just had to post some pics to share in our excitement!

Not only are we going to offer the great stuff you all love, we are expanding our product lines.

We have gotten in new Nautica Swimwear featuring skirted bottoms,and a gorgeous black and white story from Anne Cole.

We recently started offering some natural straw totes and handbags,and people seem to love them!

Add us to your blog roll, or subscribe to our newsletter!We are adding this new stock as fast as we can.

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So, for the last 2 years the hottest trend around the Brandazzo Family is the Pandora charm bracelet.

This bracelet works like this.Each bracelet is divided into three sections by small threads. Each bead is equipped with interior threads, which allows you to screw individual beads onto any bracelet segment in the order you want. The beads can move back and forth and are very eye catching.

They start with the actual bracelet. Like this silver one found inexpensively on ebay.
Starter Bracelet
Not to give you to many choices but you can also get a lobster claw closure.

The beauty of the bracelet is that you can get the silver which is less expensive, or you can get a gold clasp,which is a  little more expensive,all the way up to solid gold which is very expensive.

After you get your bracelet, you fill it with whatever you fancy!

Some people like to use murano glass.

Baby Diva has an animal theme for her bracelet,and she puts murano glass,and silver animal charms on it.

Once you have your glass or not,you can add either silver or gold charms.

I actually have this purse charm on my bracelet, and lots of other fun ones including some gems.

You can separate your bracelet into sections with clips,and add other things like safety clasps.
We buy most of our charms at Lewis Jewelers here in Ann Arbor. What you see on their website is available for purchase.

The gift options with Pandora are endless! We gave Grandma P a bracelet one year and she was able to call Lewis Jewelers and order charms for it, with the gift certificate we gave her.

So, add this to the gift basket! Your friends and family will love it!

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I have always been a big fan of animal prints. I especially like leopard prints in the bedroom…roar!

So, this is my year! The zebra prints are hot in everything! We have them in handbags, tote bags, accents in some of our jewelry pieces,bikinis,and even drink coasters!

Don’t miss the opportunity to buy the hottest GUESS Zebra Print Bikini

If you don’t want to invest a lot of money in this trend why not buy a scarf, or fun pair of earrings. As for me, i am going all out! We are decorating the boutique with zebra pillows, and lot’s and lot’s of beads!

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**Use coupon code vball for free shipping!

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Vicki one of our shippers

This post was probably needed during the month of December, but i just got time to write it.
Our goal for our business is to ship all orders that we receive within 36 hours of receipt.When i started my mail order biz this didn’t seem like a big deal,but somedays we process a lot of orders.

Need a bikini quickly? No problem, we are set up for express orders to go out first.

We pack well,and ship quickly.

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