PRG Loves

V-8 Fusion www.v8juice.com/Products.aspx A mixture of vegetable juices combined with fruit juices. My favorite is Strawberry Banana. This is the best on-the-go drink. Healthy and tastes good. Enjoy!!

Great Present for Mothers' Day www.amazon.co.uk/Woman-Who-Saved-Children-Biography/dp/18... Remember PRG's interview with Clare Mulley, who wrote the biography of Eglantyne Jebb, all-round formidable woman and founder of Save the Children? Well Clare's book has just come out in paperback and would make a great present for your Mum (or for you, if you are good at dropping heavy hints to your kids).

My Parents Were Awesome myparentswereawesome.tumblr.com/ This is a great site - the premise being that parents are people who once used to be hip, or cool, or carefree - before they had kids. (Something long-forgotten in my household - as it was when I was growing up too). It is very sweet-natured and frequently hilarious!

Lipstick to Crayons www.lipsticktocrayons.com A Web site designed to help Moms do their job, stay grounded and remain hip and stylish while also juggling the many balls that all Moms must keep in the air. Dig around to find product reviews, giveaways, tips for living frugally and tons of posts on fashion, shopping, parenting, traveling, kids toys, topics of interest to teens and tweens, organization, decorating and much more.

Create your own chocolate bar www.createmychocolate.com With Valentine's Day less than a month away, it's about time to nudge that gentlemen by your side. And as your at it, you might want to tell him your preferences between cashews, gold flakes or chilli pepper in your chocolate. For this week, German startup chocri launched its US website (http://www.createmychocolate.com) for customized chocolate bars. With three base chocolates and over 100 toppings, more than 10 billion different chocolate bars could be created - assuring that the chocolate bar of your dreams is somewhere in there. Your beau can even give your chocolate bar a name! The chocolate bar is lovingly hand-made in Germany with delightful, fair trade, organic chocolate. There's a free shipping promo until Monday, and V-Day orders can be received until Feb 1. After that, there's always gift certificates, in case you didn't make your points about the gold flakes clear enough...

Script Frenzy! www.scriptfrenzy.org/eng/whatisscriptfrenzy Thanks to Eleanor Patrick for alerting us to this script writing challenge from the creators of NaNoWriMo. Script Frenzy is an international writing event held in April. The challenge is to write 100 pages of scripted material in any genre. Just like NaNoWriMo, there are forums and other resources to help you.

Writing Contest begayaboutit.wordpress.com/2009/12/29/shine-your-light-sh... MaggieDammit Tweeted this to us. Erika is looking for a wide range of stories - coming out, being an ally, belonging to an open & affirming church, being an LGBT parent -- really anything that shines a light on the positive aspects of the LGBT & Ally community.

Don't Drink and Drive www.bloodalcoholcalculator.org/calculator/1 If you over-imbibe tonight, this may be helpful before you get behind the wheel.

Track Santa's Progress www.noradsanta.org/en/index.html The NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) Santa Tracker site is great fun to look at with the kids on Christmas Eve. You can track Santa's progress across the world, watching short videos of the cities he passes. It also helps to get excitable children into bed, knowing that if they aren't asleep by the time he's due in your home town, then he won't visit your house!

Chix&Mortar www.chixandmortar.com/ If you want to replace that mouldy silicone sealant around the bath, or you need to hang a mirror in your hallway, then Chix&Mortar provides a smarter alternative to 'getting a man in.' The company provides weekend courses in basic DIY (plumbing, decorating, tiling, laying floors) for women at various venues throughout the UK. It signals an end to those feelings of impotence as some geezer with a hammer and an attitude fleeces you for half an hour's work, eats all your biscuits and calls you 'darlin' while sucking his teeth.