Cleaning Day

I just spent the entire day cleaning my kitchen, laundry room & family room getting ready for a new kitchen floor.  The installers are going to be here from Tuesday through the end of the week.  The house needed to be gutted...

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Fangirls & Bucket Lists

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about my bucket list, and how I’m now 38 /falls off chair/ and how I am to the point in my life where I can start putting check marks next to things I’ve always wanted to do, or...

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Weekend over. Check.

Long tiring and very productive weekend over. We accomplished so much this weekend (with the exception of actually cleaning the house) I can’t even begin to remember what it all was.  Mostly my husband did the work, he...

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The Evil of Allergies

I didn’t have allergies growing up, but I have them now.  I wonder how that happens?  I think it was during my pregnancy with my daughter that I started noticing that every spring and fall my eyes would get watery and...

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Pure Genius

Last summer I  cleaned out my closet and gave my mom (who is much shorter and thinner than me) some of the clothes I was too big for.  At the time I was a Size 14 and anything under a Size 12 was just pathetic.  Drum roll...

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Long Weekend

Much to do…much to do, but all I’ve done so far was take a nap on the couch. Yesterday was busy, drove into Philly in the morning and went to my daughter’s softball game (they won) in the evening. Our Memorial...

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A Mother’s Thoughts

How was your Mother’s Day? Mine? Crazy. I planned on sleeping in this morning, but nature took it’s course and the sun came up – meaning I woke up at 6am.  We had an unplanned overnight visitor in our bed,...

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10 down, 40 to go

For the past three weeks I’ve been on the NutriSystem diet.  I have lost 10 pounds so far.  I have 35-40 left to go.  How the HELL am I almost 50 pounds overweight?! Full disclosure, I was about 182 pounds.  My BMI was...

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My Obsession

No surprise I’m a big music fan. What is more surprising is that this year for the first time I am *COMPLETELY HOOKED* on a reality show – American Idol.  ME! Can you believe it!? Unless my house is on fire or one of...

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Back To The Grind

It’s been a long time coming, but I’m *back at work* – and by that I mean an old-fashioned 9 to 5 J-O-B.  I actually got the job by accident, or just by being in the right place at the right time.  My new gig...

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Waiting for Spring

I hate cold weather. Why do I live in Jersey you ask? Well, because I’ve always lived here, and besides my husband and kids live here, so that’s incentive enough to stay. This past weekend was the first real peek at...

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Ebay and Evening News

Just a quick update on what I’ve been up to. Selling like crazy on eBay, back to work for me, talk a bit about my family’s CBS Evening News segment airing either Monday March 16 or Tuesday March 17 on...

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