Accessories are the key to making or breaking your outfit. One wrong necklace and your outfit can go from totally hot to totally not. I have put together the hottest trends in jewelry, handbags, hats, and scarves.  As always, many of the brands are offering special discounts to lulu readers and some have partnered with me to do a giveaway…. Read More

It’s about time to spruce up the home for the holidays and clean out those closets! Here are my favorite people to help you with all of your home needs! APPLIANCES When I renovated my home a few years ago, I was in search of high-end appliances for my kitchen. After shopping at a few stores, I was referred to… Read More

I think the title of this episode should have been “Whitney The Holy Terror.” Boy do I love her but boy do we need to discuss…. PART ONE: NOAH Cold Spring, NY: The show opens up with Noah and Alison having sex. Noah is worried something is wrong but Alison is like let’s just get the show on the road…. Read More

I am excited to announce some enhancements to the Hot List that will make the user experience a more enjoyable one. I created an index so you can view everyone on one page for easy accessibility- INDEX . You will quickly see that all the Hot List members now have direct links from this index so either a phone call… Read More

So begins the introduction of 4 perspectives and a new one – Cole. Oh, do I love this season already…. PART THREE: ALISON The exact same day opens from episode 1 but this time from Alison’s point of view.  Noah wakes Alison before he leaves to meet Harry. Alison is annoyed that Harry doesn’t know she is staying with Noah… Read More

I got off the scale Monday morning and couldn’t believe I lost 3 lbs. I’ve been struggling for a year to get off these last 5 lbs that have been attached to me since I gave birth to Parker 8 years ago. I was going to do the 21 Day Fix in October but decided last-minute (that is why you… Read More

It’s been a long hiatus but I am so excited to dive back in and get under the covers with you every Sunday night for my guilty pleasure of the week. Thanks for joining me! There is always something about the opening Fiona Apple song, Container, that gives me butterflies as the show begins. You know what I mean? PART… Read More

About 6 months ago I wrote a 3am post about the things I think about in the middle of the night and one of them included “How much do you give at a Bar/Bat Mitzvah?” Several people commented with their suggestions and since then I have had many people email me asking where to find that post. After re-doing  my… Read More

Apparently I have been living under a rock for the past year. As a mother of boys, I have no clue what goes on in the girl world. My life consists of basketball, soccer, WWE, football fantasy leagues, and a bunch of smelly boys in and out of my car the minute school ends. Zach was invited to a 6th Grade… Read More

Clean out your closet month has sadly arrived. Although we are in a heat wave, I suspect it will be 60 degrees before we know it. The stores are filled with fall clothing which makes me want to purge my closet and break out the leather. Every year I clean out my closet and I stare at the same 5… Read More

When life hands you a diet, may as well make dairy-free blueberry heaven yogurt berry muffins! Recently I received  an amazing gift from my step sister, Marissa. It was a brand new cookbook called Super Grain & Seeds by Amy Ruth Finegold. I LOVE cookbooks, especially healthy ones. Definitely one of my all time favorite gifts. Cookbooks never get old,… Read More

Hello September!! I still can’t believe how fast the summer flew by. Are the kids really going back to school?? Since there is no way of avoiding it, here are my picks for some of the hottest items for your kids this Fall 2015 including clothing, shoes & sneakers, backpacks, accessories and school supplies. Many of the stores/vendors are offering my… Read More

Livingston, NJ has this phenomena called “The 6th Grade Party”. I mentioned it once awhile ago but for those who do not remember I will refresh your memory. The 6th Grade Party is a few 6th graders who have a joint birthday party to celebrate their 12th birthday. It is a full out dance party with a DJ, refreshments (non… Read More

Margate, NJ is nothing like the Hampton’s in terms of the exercise situation. Like there is no Soul Cycle, Fly Wheel, Barry’s Boot Camp, Exhale, etc. BUT there are a variety of yoga studios and boot camp classes, some that are even offered on the beach. I decided to take an early 8am class at the Zen Den called “KAPOWER… Read More

After months of working tirelessly to put together Lulu’s Hot List, it is finally here!!! I have cultivated a list of vendors who I and many of my readers feel are the best of the best at what they do. This initial launch is a local (as in Essex/Union County New Jersey) vetted list. I will be expanding to Bergen County,… Read More