Corinne Bailey Rae covers Billboard

Corinne Bailey Rae has been MIA, understandably, since the death of her husband in 2008. But now the soulful songstress is making a comeback with the release of her sophomore album, "The Sea." The album will be in stores on January 26th, but you can get a sneak peak at Corinne's official website here. Also check out her new video "I'd Do It Again." I'm loving Corinne's longer hair by the way. The new hairstyle suits her to no end and her music sounds inspiring, though somewhat dark. Below is an Observer Music Monthly Podcast where she explains her musical inspiration behind this album. I hope she has as much success with this album as her first!

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Chinchilly

I'm loving the latest nail color trend trend: putty. So much more subtle than last years navy blues and blacks. Neutral, wearable, and just lovely. As usual, Essie gets it perfect with their Chinchilly. I love you Essie!

Phil & Teds Smart Stroller Nearing Release

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It is always interesting to see how a stroller changes from a prototype to a production "vehicle".  I mention this because the Phil &Teds Smart stroller is nearing it's release date. And that weird "Croc"-looking seat has been replaced with a more conventional looking seat. The seat is still being made of the Aero Core material, it just looks like almost every other stroller seat. But it will still weigh in at under 13lbs.

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$249.99

A giveaway for the Texans in the crowd!

You don't have to live in Texas to know that Texans are, well,...proud to be Texans. This is why I am super amused by the bawdy apparel at badasstexan.com, the "in your face" way to show off your Texas pride. They've got items for every member of the family, including your off-color brother and your perverted uncle. My favorite t-shirts of theirs are a bit too racy for this family blog, but if you are over 18 you can check them out here.

So here's the part where you get free stuff. Leave a comment below by Monday, January 18th, and you will be entered to win a gift certificate to Bad Ass Texan ($22 value) for the item of your choice.

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If you win, you can be proud all the way down to your skivvies (sorry, I try to keep this a classy blog, but sometimes I fail miserably).

A perfect Houston Sunday

It started with my favorite sliders from here...


Then off to see my special friends Miles, and the Maned Wolf (a.k.a. "stinky fox") at the Houston Zoo.



It was freezing at the zoo, but lucky for me, the gift shop had the worlds cutest hat...



Then the literal icing on cake, a big slice of Toll House Pie from the Chocolate Bar

Nicole Richie Maternity Sale

Yesterday when I wrote about Heidi Klum designing for A Pea In The Pod I mentioned that Nicole Richie had designed an earlier collection for the company. Well, the pieces are still available and are on sale. Even better news, the collection is now priced as low as $18.99 and nothing is priced more $79.99.

Polaroid Bringing Back Instant Film Cameras

Polaroid will be releasing new instant film cameras. The company showed off the PIC-1000 at the Consumer Electronics Show. The camera, which will use type 1000 film will feature a metallic silver or a wood-grain finish (?). Other than that few details on the camera were released.

I love Polaroid pictures and I'm glad that they are bringing the camera and film back, but that is one ugly camera.
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