Frankie says relax around the holidays. Or Frankie will be upset. And you don't want to upset Frankie, do you? Last year, my family and I decided to do a wonderful thing. We cancelled Christmas. The economy was in the tank, and it hit my hometown hard. Right around Thanksgiving, we decided to 86 the trees, only have a simple dinner on Christmas ...

Celebrate accomplishment (and save some cash!). OK, OK. It's been a wee bit more than a fortnight since I wrote my last deal post, but I have turkey on the brain and somehow missed last week. Turkey and cranberry sauce, and maybe some asparagus and homemade stuffing ... but I digress. Onto this deal of the (little bit more than a) fortnight. ...

Bigger isn't always better when it comes to scrubs. Our adult scrubs at ADVANCE Healthcare Shop are plentiful. We feature many sizes, styles, brands and colors. I have nothing against those adult scrubs, but our kids' scrubs are awfully cute. Our collection of kids' scrubs got me thinking about things that are almost better in small form. I ...

Browsing for healthcare-related holiday gifts is even easier! We're excited to show off our new free holiday gift catalog at ADVANCE Healthcare Shop. It's chock full of our favorite holiday products, from jewelry to ornaments and holiday scrubs. My favorite feature is new to our digital catalogs. If you see a product you like and want to know ...

Cheerfully indulge your coffee cravings. I remember being a kid and trying coffee for the first time. I'd always see the grown-ups drinking it, and of course, I was curious. Luckily, my mother's oft-used saying ''If you keep your face like that, it will freeze'' didn't apply for that first taste from my grandmother's mug. ICK. I passed up ...

Or Santa on a Chicken ... If that's Your Thing. I've written in this space often about Nanny J, my beloved grandmother. As I write this, she's undoubtedly crouching in her bow window in the front of her little house, fluffing a fake turkey's feathers or tacking up leaves on the window panes. Decorations are kind of her thing. She lives at the ...

Buy a phew phor your phriends. Come tomorrow, here at ADVANCE headquarters, we'll all be dressed alike. We're having a casual day to celebrate our hometown team, the Phillies, and their trip to the World Series (sorry Yankees fans!). Jeans and Phillies T-shirts will be the name of the game, as the Greater Philadelphia area's caught up bad case ...

We're working on new products to reflect changes in the clinical laboratory profession. Today's the day in the clinical laboratory profession. The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) will complete their merger, and the new ASCP Board of Certification will be formed. ...

Want to take a piece of spin class home with you? I put my gymphobia away for this deal of the fortnight, a bite-sized novelty bike clock. I chose this because it's under $10, shiny (it doesn't take much to amuse me on a Tuesday) and would make a great gift. The gymphobia is pretty bad, too, so even posting this as the deal caused flashbacks to ...

Honor those who take care of our furry (and feathered and finned) friends. I'm somewhat enamored by veterinarians and those who work in vet offices. Each time I've had a pet problem any vet I've ever visited has been caring, compassionate and truly concerned about my cat issues. Recently I had to take my monster kitten to the vet for some, er, ...