There are some shows you enjoy. Then there are shows that somehow become part of your family’s story. For me, that’s WICKED. Years ago, when I was seven months pregnant with Emma, my dad surprised my hubby and me with tickets to see it on Broadway. It wasn’t my first trip to Oz. I’d been…
Sunburnt Magnolias – Unsponsored Review
You know you have a good perverted husband when I start quoting my favorite movie and he chimes in and makes it dirty. Ellen: “My colors are blush and bashful. I have chosen two shades of pink, one is much deeper than the other.” Mark: “I like pink! Pink is my signature color.” As I’m…
The Perfect 10
Previously…on a very special Living Clean and Dirty podcast. OK, everyone who knows me knows I love to recycle. Whether it’s tin cans, shampoo bottles or toilet paper it doesn’t really matter to me. In the spirit of recycling I have taken my 10-Step Commandments from our podcast and recycled/reused here in one nice neat…
Our Mystic-al Girl’s Trip
I hate the idea of a bucket list, it’s so depressing. Instead I keep a constant “Life to Do List” running in my head. High up on that list was a visit to Mystic, Connecticut. If you are like me and have started to get some AARP literature in the mail then you’ll remember the…
Kalahari Resorts & Conventions in the Poconos
My husband is very picky about where we go on vacation as a family. He says his criteria are simple. We must go somewhere that has something for everyone, must be all under one roof because constant traveling is not a vacation, and most importantly the kids can entertain themselves so we’re not always “on”…




