If you're in the market for a sewing machine, and are looking for a different shape or contour -- but one that still perform all the functions you need -- take a look at mine.

A few years ago, Singer marketed the IZEK, a take on their founder's moniker "Issac," and issued this 150th anniversary commemorative model. Its translucent teal cover and sleek lines won me over initially… but it was the stitches that run off a Nintendo Game

I've got chapters for a book, Streetwise Event Planning, due in a few days and when I'm on a deadline, Lori sometimes has to take over supper duty. She believes that a) she can never time a meal right, and b) the kids only like what I cook. I've helped her through this meal paranoia by a) letting her cook whatever she wants and b) giving her a time chart for menu prep.