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Modern design coupled with pops of bright color is some of my favorite design for home decor – but it's not always easy to find great modern pieces of furniture. Thankfully, there is CB2 for the rest of us that prefer sleekness and clean lines, as opposed to 'traditional looking' or 'bronzy tones'.

I've always been a huge fan of CB2's furniture because of their bright colors. It's no big surprise that they have paired together with husband and wife design duo Robert and Cortney Novogratz who are known for their popular design TV show. Since they have collaborated, they have come up with the CB2 and Novogratz Collection - and it's all gorgeous bright colors that have been inspired by their home in Brasil. In that collection, which has been live to the public since May 2, you will find the design esthetics from both Robert and Cortney and CB2's well known clean lines and bright colors. One of my favorite pieces from the collection is this awesome pink table, made especially for spicing up your space with color.

How would you like the opportunity to visit and stay at Robert and Cortney's gorgeous home in Brasil? Sounds, exotic, no? Well you can certainly try by entering the CB2 and Novogratz Brasil Sweepstakes! The grand prize winner will get to experience the trip of a lifetime with 3 of your friends to come along with you to gorgeous, exotic Trancoso, Brasil.  Even if you don't win that, there's still going to be 10 lucky winners who will receive a 100$ gift card to CB2 with a personally signed copy of "Home by Novogratz". This sweepstakes will run from May 2nd through June 3rd, 2013.

Be sure to check out CB2 on Facebook or follow them on Twitter!

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This past weekend was very special for both JP and I, because it was his birthday weekend and he turned four years old! While it is filled with birthday cake and fun filled activities for him, for me it was a trip down memory lane, reminicing about the first moments of his life and becoming a mom for the very first time. 

I caught myself closing my eyes and trying to remember what the hospital room looked like the day he was born, and surprisingly I remember it vividly, as if it were yesterday. Wouldn't it be cool to have a way to remember a location digitally? Apparently, now you can – with this new website called dio, you can re-create places, with rooms and stories and share them with others. 

I really wanted to go back and re-create this for myself, because I don't ever want to forget it. I was a little skeptical at first, but after checking it out I decided to re-create some of my hospital experiences and JP's nursery as I remember it. When he was born, this was before my blogging days, so these pictures have never actually been shared with the world! Here's my attempt at re-creating some of my hospital experiences through the pictures and memories I have. Be sure to check it out and follow me on dio!

Sooo.. Want a chance to win that 100$ giftcard to Amazon I mentioned?!

Why, yes – I thought so!

Well, what you will need to do is visit dio, create your special place and comment back with the email address you signed up with. In order to be a candidate to win, you must be a registered dio user. Don't worry – it's completely free! You can also send out a tweet including @dioplaces and #discoverdio. Read up on all the Contest Rules.

Be sure to Like dio on Facebook and re-create your very own special place that you would like to share!

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Have you ever experienced chronic, debilitating pain from too much sitting? Sounds crazy, right? Why would anybody experience chronic pain from just sitting at their desk..? I always thought that the chronic pain award goes to those who work on loading docks, or any other physically exerting types of jobs. Turns out you can experience this type of pain that can lead to making it difficult for people to live normal lives and even prohibit taking part in regular daily activities, including work. The American Osteopathic Association's website has some great tips to Break Through Your Pain.

As it turns out, people who work in office environments and sit for extended periods of time are far more likely to expereience these types of chronic pain issues. A new survey from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), found that 2 in 3 office workers have experienced physical pain in the last six months, and nearly 1 in 4 believe it’s just a standard part of having an office job. This misperception can lead office workers to ignore or undertreat their pain, creating a debilitating cycle that results in chronic, or reoccurring pain.