Gwen Mak
Vote!
We're back with a freebie and a friendly reminder: Please vote! Please encourage your friends and family members to vote. So many people...
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Gwen Mak
- Sep 5, 2017
Saving money with Sephora
Sephora helps save you money! Plus some ideas for those little sample containers
Gwen Mak
- Aug 16, 2017
Wizard magic!
How cool is this wizard photo? No, it's not a trick of editing. It's just a little augmented reality. Turns any regular muggle photo into...
Gwen Mak
- Aug 2, 2017
DIY Goo Gone
A quick search on Pinterest (or the Google) reveals the many varied uses for coconut oil. But, did you know it's really good at removing...
Gwen Mak
- Jul 19, 2017
Shop smarter
Do you shop online? More and more of us are. We've all heard of coupons and know that we can use them in stores. You've probably also...
Gwen Mak
- Jul 5, 2017
Gift mis-givings?
Sometimes you want to give the perfect present to someone. It's her big birthday, he's getting married, she just bought a house. Whatever...
Gwen Mak
- Jun 21, 2017
Caveat auctor!
Translation: Careful author! English is an interesting language because we have borrowed many words and phrases directly from other...
Gwen Mak
- Jun 7, 2017
Lead vs. Led
Recently, I've seen some confusion over the words 'lead' and 'led.' Confusingly, the first spelling has multiple pronunciations, which is...
Gwen Mak
- May 24, 2017
Good? To the last drop!
Cosmetics companies saw revenues in excess of $62 billion in revenues in 2016. That's because people are spending more and more on skin...
Gwen Mak
- May 10, 2017
Should have learned...
Wish I had learned... Could have, would have, should have... We've all heard and said those phrases many times. However, we've also heard...
Gwen Mak
- Apr 26, 2017
TL; DR Acronyms and abbreviations
We've all seen those texting memes about parents who misuse popular messaging abbreviations to the chagrin and chuckles of their...
Gwen Mak
- Apr 12, 2017
Together, we can stop apostrophe abuse!
I don't know when, I don't know how... but some time ago, someone started abusing apostrophes. I'm sure it started out innocently enough...
Gwen Mak
- Mar 29, 2017
Hold the phone, what's a homophone?
English has a lot of words that sound the same when pronounced, but are both spelled differently and mean different things. These...
Gwen Mak
- Mar 15, 2017
Everyone loves snail mail.
It's true. We all love the thrill of getting a little goodie in the mail. Snail mail tends to be boring, or worse - bills - these days....
Gwen Mak
- Mar 1, 2017
Darn. A hole in your sweater
One way in which we generate a lot of landfill waste is by throwing away clothes. The EPA estimates that each American throws away around...