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Plenty of shoppers stalk the Gilt Groupe website (to get the best deals, and now the company’s children’s division is encouraging shoppers to do the same on its Facebook page, where it will offer exclusive products and deals. First up?... Read the rest of this post

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The Wacky Wednesday post is back this week, and I’m excited about this topic! Being a full-time freelancer, step-mom, dog-mom to two dogs, wife, and pregnant with one on the way, this topic is near and dear to my heart. Even when I read, I’m usually reading for my blog or for my weekly column in the Sunday paper. (Although I do enjoy reading for a reason, too.) But anyway, here’s the topic that Sprint and JuiceBoxJungle asked me to write about today! I bet a lot of you busy, working parents and teachers can really relate.

Sprint has just launched Gaming on the Now Network™, bringing you the first wireless 4G network from a national carrier. Sprint and JuiceBoxJungle have sponsored me to write about what “ten minutes” a day means to me and what I do with a free ten minutes.

I have two main things I do with a “free 10 minutes.” And it’s a toss up on any given day what I choose to do. Drumroll please. . .I either take a power nap or watch reality TV. Okay, I’ve admitted it. Some days, I just need that power nap. I remember in college I told one of my friends that I needed a power nap–just let me close my eyes for 15 or 20 minutes, and I’d feel much better. She thought I was crazy! But then a few months later, she told me, “Hey, that power nap thing really works.” And it does–even if you just have 10 minutes. I like to lay on the couch, close my eyes, and tune out the world for a while.

But my other love is reality TV. Yes, I am one of those viewers that many people think are ruining television program options. But I can’t help it. Some of my favorite shows are on TLC; and lately, I’ve been really addicted to Say Yes to the Dress. I have been trying to figure out why, and I guess it’s for a couple reasons. One, I can’t believe how much money some people spend on their wedding dresses. Good Lord, I went to Vegas with 40 people for my wedding and had a reception back in St. Louis, and the total cost was less than some people spend on their wedding dress on that show. Plus, it’s just a happy show. There’s just something about watching a bride find her wedding dress and seeing her face when she knows that’s the one.

So, there’s my 10 minute story. What do you do with 10 minutes of free time? Here are some other things you can do in 10 minutes:

Food Network debuts the 'Cooking Channel' (an offshoot with a new slate of "low-key programs targeted at a hipper crowd interested in the grass roots of food culture." This makes me wonder how Food2 is doing. Also a comscore survey reminds us that... Read the rest of this post