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#1:  SniqueAway - Traveling is one of my loves, saving money is one of my other loves.  Because of this, I've joined all the travel websites that send out alerts for different deals that are going on.  SniqueAway is a new on.  It is like a Groupon, but for hotels.  It let's you buy hotel stays for half the price.  While I don't really have the vacation time or money to go on a trip right now, I do like looking at all the offers and think of all the places I could be going.

#2:  Free E-Valentine's - Just in time for the love holiday!  There are a few sites that let you send free e-valentine's, but this one is my favorite.  It has many unique options.  I sent the burro one to Danny because it made me laugh really hard.  He liked it. :)

#3:  Fashion Color Secret Society:  This is where the random from the title of the post comes in.  (Just know I find random things interesting.)  Did you know there is a secret society that decides the trend of colors for the next season for fashion?  According to research, this group's influence decides the color of about half of the clothing sold in the US.  That means half of your wardrobe, if not more, was decided by this group.  Even the top fashion designers are within this society's control and follow the colors they decide.  Ok, maybe no one else cares, but I found this color control kind of bizarre, probably because I find the fashion world a little bizzare.
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  1. ErinFebruary 14, 2011 at 7:02 PM

    that is so weird about the fashion color SS. I remember when Lizzy was a baby and wearing this pink and brown outfit someone said to me, that must not be a hand me down from Lydia because those colors weren't in style then. So true. Finally an explanation for this.

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  2. grammawoodFebruary 16, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    Well, you can see color styles come and go: 50's it was red and gold, 60's it was pink and turquoise, 70's Harvest Gold, Avocado, Rust and Brown, 80's beige, maroon pale pink and blue in all that country stuff, etc. But guess what? When you wear old clothes or make your own from fabric you acquired years ago you don't have to feel that you are controlled by 20 secret people in Europe!

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