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I. Hate. Decorating.

mantle

There. I said it. I so want one of those gorgeous impeccably decorated houses with clever, original touches but it is so not me. I don’t even peruse DIY and crafty decorator blogs that often because it just makes me feel inept and inadequate. I admire people with the knack. But I don’t have it. There are [...]

Don’t You All Wish You Lived in Philly?

Philly Social Media Moms

A few years ago, a small group of Philly area mom bloggers decided to get together and meet for dinner. Most of us had never met in person before that night, but there in that cozy room at Buca Di Beppo, the group that would eventually be known as the Philly Social Media Moms was [...]

More Birthdays with Tiny Prints

Tiny Prints More Birthdays cards

One of my favorite card companies, Tiny Prints, has teamed up with the American Cancer Society to create a collection of very special birthday cards called More Birthdays. The American Cancer Society believes that every birthday is a victory – another year that cancer has not won. Thanks in part to the Society’s cutting-edge scientific research, [...]

Halloween Festivities

Not too scary, are they?

Despite OctSNOWber, Halloween must go on. Yesterday morning, my kids happily boarded the schoolbus (albeit 2 hours late) with snow still blanketing the front yards in our neighborhood and their costumes snugly tucked away in their backpacks. I spent the morning preparing Halloween snacks for three classrooms before heading to school for the annual Halloween Parade. Since [...]

OctSNOWober!

snowtober

Because I refuse to have the umpteenth post titled Snowtober. If you aren’t living under a rock, you’ve probably seen plenty of references to Snowtober over the past weekend. What a crock! If I wanted snow in October, I would NOT have chosen to settle in Pennsylvania. I am so not amused by this flagrant [...]

Deep Thoughts

Wasn’t that a Saturday Night Live skit or something? I was never a regular watcher — it was on too late. (Was or is?) Is it still on these days? See? I know nothing. Last night I attended two very different events. The first was a fashion event at Bloomingdales that I co-hosted with my [...]

Just Call Me Grannie

Yellow-Bunny-Exercise

If you see a little old lady hobbling down the street in a picturesque suburban development in eastern Pennsylvania, pay her no nevermind. It is probably just me. I got this bright idea to start lifting weights again. WHY? It’s all the usual suspects: I’m turning 40 next year, bone density issues run in my [...]

In Which She Eats A Cow Tongue . . .

beet salad with cow tongue

and lives to tell about it. Okay, so I didn’t eat an entire cow tongue. I’m sure it was just a small portion, as far as cow tongues go. I also ate sweetbreads (which, I can attest, is neither sweet nor bread — I’m not entirely sure WHAT it is, but I know it is [...]

What I Wore Wednesday

wiww125

It’s b-a-a-a-a-ck! Sorta. Lindsay’s goal in hosting the What I Wore Wednesday blog carnival is to keep each other accountable to get out of our yoga pants and put a little bit of effort into ourselves. If that is the goal, then I succeeded more often than not. If the goal is to inject a bit [...]

First Day of School

first day

It’s always bittersweet, the First Day of School. I love summertime. I love lazy mornings and afternoons at the pool. I love long days and waking up to daylight at 5:30 AM. But I also like the structure that the school year brings, and I’m more than ready to get back onto a predictable schedule. [...]

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