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In my high school, you could get out of gym class for one semester if you took home economics. It was either spend the second half of my freshman year sweating it out with most of the varsity softball team, who looked at me like I was a pretty doll …
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Have a ball – Socialcouture.com
If you are anything like me, you are a highly social gal but not a natural hostess.And the idea of organizing and creating a party, much less one with a theme, is curiously daunting. I love the idea of throwing parties; I just don’t ever seem to know where to …
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Revival of the Hand-Written Note
Whatever happened to the simple pleasures in life? Taking a leisurely walk on a sunny day, a home-cooked meal, or a hand-written note? Walks now accelerate into shoving other pedestrians out of your way, home-cooked meals are made in someone else’s foreign kitchen, and hand-written notes are typed and sent …
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Retailmenot.com
I read the newspaper, I watch MSNBC – we are in a big-time recession…I get it! The title of this section is Coveter, not Glutton, so we intend to show you how to save money as well as spend it. RetailMeNot.com ensures you “never pay retail” by providing updated coupon …
Continue Reading »Naughty, yet so nice: Jimmy Jane
My friend made the honest mistake of buying the JimmyJane Ember candle with the sole purpose of having its beautifully rich and intoxicating scent permeate her apartment. Boy, was she in for a wicked and sensual surprise! Simple and non-descript candle by day, sensual massage wax by night! With a …
Continue Reading »About Me
My name is Melina Starr and MKIA is my version of the perfect online magazine. I created it for women like me who are interested in fashion, home décor, music, cooking, beauty, health and fitness and want thoughtful, researched advice on what’s worth buying and trying. Oh, and we want it to be one-click away too. That’s why everything on MKIA can be read, downloaded, purchased, or obtained in some other magical way online.
Continue Reading »Current Obsessions
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This may not be the newest song, but I am so in LOVE. I’ve been blasting it in the car every chance I get to escape without the new babes. Check it out here
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Soulful beyond her years – Adele does not disappoint with her sophomore album. Download the entire catalog and hit shuffle – itunes.com/adele.
