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Sears and Kmart want to help you celebrate the holiday season and New Year with holiday decor that will make your home a 'Best Dressed Home' and with a Sweepstakes to help you create your 'Best Dressed Home'.

On my recent shopping trip to Sears, I picked up a few items to help me decorate the inside of my home. With a wreath garland, a tree topper, ornaments, and a fairy princess nutcracker, I was able to create a beautiful holiday setting at a great value.

So many different cultures have a special celebration during the winter. And with those winter holidays comes traditions that are very dear to use because they remind us of our childhood and time spent with loved ones. Growing up in a Latino family, we celebrate our Christmas on Christmas Eve also known as Noche Buena. Every year on December 24th, we gather together for a big Christmas dinner and exchange gifts. Christmas Eve is my favorite holiday to celebrate. My mother married my stepfather, a white American and our multicultural family began along with new traditions. Growing up in a multicultural family meant I had more reasons to celebrate and more traditions to partake in.

Having a multicultural family of my own has made it simple for me to keep the same traditions I had growing up. We celebrate Christmas Eve with my Hispanic side of the family and on Christmas morning Santa drops off his gifts to the kids and the rest of the day is spent with our non-Hispanic relatives.

Sears knows that every family celebrates the holidays in their own special way. Let them help you celebrate with last minute holiday gifts for all your winter ocassions and traditions.

Add Latin flair to your meals with Bush’s Cocina Latina, inspired by traditional recipes. Bush's Cocina Latina made it simple for me to take one of my traditional and favorite latin dishes and give it a whole new taste. You will be surprised! BUSH’S Cocina Latina tastes just like my nana's slow-cooked frijoles. Not only can you detect the delicious ingredients in each flavor, but the taste reminds me of home.

BUSH’S Cocina Latina inspired me to discover the versatility of each new flavor. As a mom, I was delighted by how easily I could incorporate BUSH’s Cocina Latina into my traditional Latin dishes and how delicious they tasted!

From looking your best and baking tasty treats for holiday celebrations to staying healthy and taking care of yourself and your family, Johnson & Johnson has the perfect products for the holidays and every day.

Many coffee lovers love their single serve coffee machines but many of use don't like the waste that comes with the convince of our machines. Cameron’s Coffee now offers coffee drinkers the choice to still have the convenience of single serve coffee, but brew their coffee through a coffee filter, instead of a plastic cup.  So there's no plastic waste and plastic taste.

Cameron's Coffee wants you to #CrushTheCups by sending you a free box of coffee!

Drink 100% Arabica coffee handled with exceptional care and quality with Cameron’s new Single Serve Coffee and experience what coffee can taste like without the burnt plastic taste. Cameron’s Handcrafted Coffee Filtered Single Serve is available in 12 premium flavors, and made of 100% Arabica Coffee (which is 100% tasty).

For those of you who are still looking for the perfect gift for people on your good list, here are a few fun and affordable holiday gifts from Cricket Wireless. Stay connected with loved ones throught the year with these great deals on phones and gadgets. Cricket Wireless also offers several no contract wireless plans on their reliable nationwide network.



The Nokia Lumia 635 is a perfect gift for the social media-savvy student in your life.

Nokia Lumia 635 4G LTE (Free after $75 mail-in rebate Holiday promotion to last Nov. 14, 2014-Jan. 8, 2015) provides the savvy teen/ college student with:

• High-quality rear camera with HD video recording with Nokia Lenses for taking selfies and capturing memories with friends and family.

• Built-in Microsoft Office suite so that she can move seamlessly from her laptop to her phone to tackle homework.

• HERE Drive turn-by-turn navigation for road trips with friends.

• MixRadio for subscription-free, ad-free streaming music

Did you know that many people gain weight during the holidays? With all the holiday parties and sweet treats during the season, it's not surprising that many of us will leave with the season with a few extra pounds.

As a Soy Connection Ambassador, I encourage you to make healthy choices this holiday season while celebrating with friends and family.

Tis the season to spend time with those we care for most and create memories that'll last for generations to come. The season for all those holiday parties with friends, family and co-workers. I always want to look and feel my best at holiday celebrations. What are some of your favorite holiday looks? When I think of "Holiday Fashions" I instantly think of anything sparkly and shiny, gold and red tones, and holiday plaid colors. This season my closet is full of holiday inspired clothing and accessories.


Here's what's in my beauty cabinet this season for the holidays.

It's a fact that certain ethnics groups are more likely to develop eye and overall health issues that can take a serious toll on their vision. Did you know that eye damage is cumulative and your eyes also can be a window into your overall health? 2 out of 3 ethnic minorities don't know their ethnicity could be putting them at higher risk and that's why it's important that everyone schedule a yearly eye-exam. Less than 4 out of 10 ethnic minorities scheduled an eye exam within the past year.

Diabetes, Hypertension, or high blood pressure, can often be detected through an eye exam. Early signs of vision problems may include blurred vision – and over time, diabetes can lead to diabetic retinopathy, which can cause blindness.

Wells Fargo banking makes keeping track of your spending and finances incredibly easy with all of their easy to use banking features. I recently became a Wells Fargo customer and learning how to use their online and mobile banking tools has made banking so simple. I've been impressed with all I can get done on my phone with out having to take time out of my day to stop by a bank. Their mobile app allows me to deposit checks, transfer money and view my spending reports with just a few clicks.

Wells Fargo is focused on empowering Hispanics to enhance their financial knowledge and help them to reach their financial goals. Wells Fargo recently collaborated with Telemundo for the "Conversemos de Tus Finanzas" campaign, which provides customized content, tools and resources around the important financial topics of money management and credit.