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How playing a Star Wars video game helped my parenting skills

There is no “reload” button on life, no restarting quests if you screw up a step, no taking back what you said if you’ve said it and realized the outcome was less than desirable. But you do get to do all of that in video games! I admit, I take advantage of the luxury in video game just to satisfy my curiosity on the possible outcomes. Sometimes the answers are really obvious, but there are some situations that require much thought (and system saving) before venturing forth on a decision.

Because anyone should be able to be a princess AND Darth Vader at the same time

Who wouldn’t want to be a princess AND Darth Vader? Somebody hand me my pink lightsaber already.

Nerdy-geeky-cool chandeliers, lamps and light fixtures bring personality to the ceiling

There’ve been so many nerdy, weird, awesome lighting designs popping up in my RSS feed, and I wanted a chance to look them over with you! My favorite? The handelier: a chandelier made of hands. GET IT?

You can’t really call it art until there’s a Darth Vader portrait involved

You know how you’ve been looking for a portrait of Spock screaming “I LOVE HAN SOLO!!” your whole life? Ask and you shall receive, kids!

We pulled off a Star Wars Day birthday party for our six-year-old in under six hours

The Internet was ablaze with Star Wars Day references on May 4. At first I was bummed — why didn’t I think of it as a possible date? Then it hit me: if Luca’s friends were available, why not throw a last minute party?

Shower with C3PO, R2, and Chewie

Yeah, it’s a Star Wars shower tile mosaic — now you know what you to do with your next bathroom overhaul.

Squee amongst yourselves.

Dress your house in the spirit of the Death Star

This isn’t just about lining a rad collection of figures up on the wall — this is about having a house that oozes Star Wars with every fiber. As if somehow you managed to get a set dresser from the original Star Wars flicks to do up your place.

My son’s flirting with The Dark Side: why we’re evicting Star Wars from our home

One quick glance at our Star Wars archives will tell you something: I’m obsessed. My husband is obsessed, and our two-year-old was obsessed — until we took the movies and paraphernalia out of the house. Completely.