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By Daily Grommet Last updated: Thu Nov 19, 2009 2:08pm PST
  • Breathe a “Psi” of relief

    By Daily Grommet, on Mon Nov 16, 2009 5:14pm PST


    Carla Falcone and Romy Taormina

    Carla Falcone and Romy Taormina

    When California moms Carla Falcone and Romy Taormina were pregnant, each suffered with terrible nausea.  They didn’t want to take drugs. But "other options were limited," Romy recalls. They eventually found relief in a surprising way –- through acupressure, a 5,000 year-old practice of applying pressure to certain parts of the body to relieve pain or discomfort. Once their queasiness faded, they set out to create an acupressure bracelet that would help other women suffering in the same way. They call their product "Psi" (pronounced "sigh") bands. Read More »

  • Give your walls something to talk about

    By Daily Grommet, on Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:58pm PST

    Daily Grommet and social media site kirtsy ran a contest to discover new grommets. And the winner is . . . rum sum sum!

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  • Save your soles

    By Daily Grommet, on Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:49am PST


    When six-year-old Ilya Romanov moved to the U.S. from Kiev in the '80s, he never dreamed that he would someday have his own thriving business. Ilya was kicking off a career in finance after college but a thought nagged. The art of shoe and leather repair, his father's craft, was being lost. Read More »

  • Fizz, sparkle, and pop

    By Daily Grommet, on Mon Nov 9, 2009 3:04pm PST


    David Letterman insists “there’s not a man, woman or child in America that doesn’t enjoy a lovely beverage from time to time.” He’s right, of course. At our house we’re hopelessly addicted to Letterman and to any drink that fizzes, sparkles, or pops when we open it. But that means lugging bottles from the store, cramming them into our pantry, and then taking the empty ones to be recycled. Read More »

  • Tripod to try: change how you shoot photos and video

    By Daily Grommet, on Sun Nov 8, 2009 7:35pm PST


    We're not saying the Gorillapod will turn you into the next Ansel Adams, but this clever, flexible tripod will definitely change the way you take pictures. Read More »

  • Design your own camcorder

    By Daily Grommet, on Thu Nov 5, 2009 1:36pm PST


    Jules and Joanne on Daily Grommets 1st birthday

    Jules and Joanne on Daily Grommets 1st birthday

    The Flip camcorder has been a part of Daily Grommet ever since we started — Jules and Joanne pulled it out one day to film the opening of a box, and before they knew it, they were taking it on location and using it anywhere and everywhere. Read More »

  • Sleep tight

    By Daily Grommet, on Wed Nov 4, 2009 11:22am PST


    Chilly autumn nights make for great sleeping weather – unless allergies have you sneezing and wheezing when you should be snoozing. It's an unsettling fact that allergens like pollen, mold spores and dust collect in bedding. Even more disturbing? Dust mites can colonize your pillows by the billions. Read More »

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