So…many many years ago when the world was new and full of hope (I’m talking like 1983) we had 4 distinct seasons. You could set your watch by them…they even made rhymes out of them. “Winter Spring, Summer Fall, which do you like best of all?” Fast forward 30+ years later and we’re down to…
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What a doll!
Not since Chucky (or in our feature image, the Bride of Chucky @barbiechulanyc) has there been such Buzz about a doll who is no longer where you left him last. I’m of course talking about the Elf on the Shelf…often imitated, never duplicated. He’s the little Elf doll that you secretly move around the house…
Compassion Is In Fashion
I read a lot of things on the internet. I always stop and shake my head when I come across some sort of inspirational quote which comes from a “questionable” source. “Don’t be a Dick” – Ghandi “Send Nudes, Not Hate” – Thomas Jefferson “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’re my only hope” – Sun Tzu…
Saving Money and the Earth…One Load at a Time
In my house whenever I say, “I need to do the laundry” my hubby jumps up and down screaming, “I’m the laundry”. Unlike most people I know I like doing the laundry, the one where I actually clean our clothes, and even my husband’s version that messes up my sheets. Ideally I don’t see a…
Gratitude…freshly brewed in a paper cup
One day is all it took to change my life forever. If you’re like me, you read that in Don LaFontaine’s voice. Did I lose you with that reference? Basically, if you’ve ever seen a movie trailer in your life then you have heard his voice. He was the “In A World…” guy who narrated…
Finding comfort at the end of a sentence
Growing up, my family all went on a yearly vacation. My parents hated the beach, Disney World was too immature for them and a “European trip would be wasted on children”. Needless to say, for 3 kids that left our options somewhere between The National Mustard Museum in Wisconsin (yes, it’s real) and somewhere in…
Hadestown…A Hell of a Good Time
Hadestown at the Walter Kerr Theatre in NYC The Most Nominated Show of the Year – 14 Tony Award Nominations Including Best Musical By Emma DeFrancesco Hi, my name is Emma and I’m a 14-year-old 8th grader at Oceanside Middle School. My mom loves to tell the story that while she was pregnant with me…
The Nuclear (meltdown) Family
FIFO…remember that When it comes to parenting, my husband has a primary goal. “It’s our job as parents to teach you how to exist in society”. I personally think keeping them out of the adult film industry should rank slightly higher but I get where he’s coming from. All the life lessons we struggled through…