Merry What

It happens in the seasonal isle every year about this time. No, I'm not celebrating the return of Mallomars-although some people do. Mallomars are not produced in summer months due to the marshmallowy middle. It gets ruined in intense heat, thus affecting the transporting of this cookie. But their grand return is a happy time. It's what surrounds these cookies on nearby shelves that leave me rolling my eyes. Halloween candy, turkey centerpieces and bags of foil wrapped Christmas mints are waiting to be purchased, along with a nice selection of summer clearance items. Labor Day is next week. It's "pre" season for football, pumpkins are not quite ripe....lets allow this summer season to play itself out. And that's where you can help her. By maintaining your focus on what is happening now, by meeting your listener where they are today you will not only win in relating but also not stress them out by forcing them to think to far into the future, where much work and a changing schedule awaits. Let her get through Labor Day, then the first week of school. And please let fall pass before you start mentioning 'the holidays". Any signs of Santa or a Menorah right about now gets nothing but another eye roll.

She buzz words

• Allergies
• Nest Egg
• First-Aid
• KIndergarden

Right now she could be

• Sending an invitation
• Vaccinations
• Lonesome
• Recall

She Pet

Hopefully she won't need these websites but should she lose her pet, they could be helpful.

• www.thecenterforlostpets.com
• www.togethertag.com
• www.fidofinder.com
• www.tabbytracker.com

The American Pet Products Association says consumers spent $45.4 billion on their pets in 2009.

She's loving!

• Arnold Select Sandwich Thins
• Stay-brite cupcake liners from Reynolds www.cupcakecentral.com
• Designing shirts for an event just got easier at www.GetYourShirts.com
• Herb containers-For information, log on to www.velocityartanddesign.com
• The Martha Stewart Collection at Macy's regularly, with no shipping cost.
• www.SmittenKitchen.com

She Writes

• More than 1 in 5 moms contribute regularly to a blog.
• Check out www.themathmom.com, a site dedicated to helping moms figure out all the situations during their day that require math. It might be how to set the most efficient carpool route or the cheapest alternative for her grocery trip that afternoon. Either way, this can definitely come in handy.
• According to the Commonwealth Fund, 70% of women have either no healthcare coverage, or inadequate coverage.
• A Venti Starbucks coffee contains the same amount of caffeine as 12 cans of Classic Coke
• According to a Real Simple Magazine survey, most people have 5-9 things on their daily to-do list but only cross off 3-5, by days' end

• 31% feel guilty about purchasing pre-washed salad
• 56% believe social-networking sites are more of a time-waster instead of a time-saver
• 43% would rather have someone clean their house instead of do their laundry.
• 50% take one hour or more, to get out of the house in the morning.
• 21% find time to cook dinner every night of the week.
• The Obama's only let their daughters watch television on the weekends.

What type of TV ban does she have or not have?

• When was the last time she bought herself something pretty?

She business

Barbie has pretty much held every career, from computer engineer to chef. Mattel's new campaign Barbie "I Can Be", has teamed up with The White House and Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Foundation, to help encourage a better understanding of the work-place. www.icanbe.barbie.com

She helps

After spotting a billboard that read www.SDDiaperChange.com, Amanda Payne learned that some poverty stricken moms have only one diaper per day, for their baby. Outraged, Amanda set up an enormous diaper drive and collected 19,000 diapers for women and babies in need. Log on to the site to hold your own drive.

• Get more She Prep at www.ShePrep.com