I always need a kick-start when I decide to change a habit. For example, over winter break and really even before that, the food I was putting in my mouth was pretty much a disaster. I felt like I was a train wreck in the making. So like most of the country, I decided Jan 1st I was quitting. I… Read More

I want to say it was about a month ago I was in the Short Hills Mall and noticed this store. It was a tiny store with two spin bikes in the window. For the life of me I could not understand how there was a store with two exercise bikes in the ENTIRE store and it was going to… Read More

Fashion is my game. I may not have crazy money to buy what I want but I LOVE to shop and I am obsessed with all the new trends. Sure, I can’t wear some of those styles because they are made for twenty year olds but it doesn’t mean I don’t know what’s up. I have a friend who called… Read More

If you asked me what is one of the single best things I did for my kids so far, I would tell you I sent them to camp. Yeah, there are some other things like piano lessons and tennis lessons but camp – hands down best decision EVER. My older one now attends sleep away but had I not sent… Read More

Once upon a time Livingston NJ had two movie theaters. The first was the “Livingston Drive-In” which was located between the Holiday Inn (now Westminster) and a car dealership. It was sold to private owners in 1980 until it was shut down and sold to developers who built office complexes in 1985. The other movie theater was “The Colony”. It opened… Read More

What’s the hottest rage at the moment? Why, darling it is the Golden JJ (aka – vajayjay) “What’s that?” you ask.  It is only the least talked about but most happening plastic surgery. Yes, the tightening of the vagina (mouth on the floor, I know). The definition I got from a friend goes something like this “Ladies who want to… Read More

This is my all time favorite post of the year. I hope you will share with you friends, etc. Whatever I recommend – if you try it and have the worst meal ever, maybe it was just a bad day. Shit happens. A lot of this is Essex County spots since I spend most of my time there but I… Read More

It’s rare I open a book and I know from page 1 I am going to LOVE the book. I am not a fan of recommending a book unless I full-heartedly believe it is a book you should invest your time in especially when the book is almost 700 pages long (or longer depending if you read the hardcover or… Read More

Can’t believe it has been 9 months of blogging! I wanted to wish everyone an amazing, fun-filled, incredible holiday (this is not my last post of the year…still have New Years!). I know so  many of you are already on a beach somewhere, skiing the alps or visiting with family. I am off to Miami for a few days (praying… Read More

I know I am not the only one out there that receives phone calls, emails, and snail mail about giving to this charity and giving to that charity. Sometimes it is so cumbersome we want to hide. I know I feel guilty when there is a man standing outside of the market from the Salvation Army and I literally just… Read More

We all dream about winning the lottery. For most of us, winning $586 million dollars is a life changer (unless of course you are Bill Gates).  Sure, winning comes with a whole slew of new problems like the cousin calling from Idaho you never knew you had or friends who were never really your friends are now your best friends. But I… Read More

Two weeks ago I was at party. There was a girl I knew but didn’t really “know.” She’s  the girl I saw around town, Kings, Cocoa Bella, etc but we never actually spoke. We all have that somebody , right? The person we see all the time, maybe smile and that is where it ends. Well I felt like it… Read More

I am probably one of the worst cooks ever. Not because I can’t read a recipe but more like I never got the “throw a little of this in, a little of that in and there you have it” sort of thing. I much prefer baking. It is an exact science and I am very good at following directions to… Read More

Both my kids suck at writing.  It isn’t a secret. It started in pre-school and the 9-year-old still has writing that is illegible . I had my teacher/parent conferences a few weeks ago. It was pretty much status quo except that BOTH kids need to work on the their writing. Shocker. My 6 year-old was fortunate enough to get the… Read More

My husband sits in the quiet car on the train. Not because he can’t stand people but because he doesn’t want to talk to anyone at 7am. Who does? Not at 7am anyway. There are people who sit in the quiet train, mind their own business, read their papers, magazines and iPads and then there are people, who I think, sit… Read More