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Shopping the Big Box Stores in Style

Posted in Food, Shopping, tagged , , on January 29, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Tomorrow, BJ’s warehouse opens in Flushing. To any of you outside of NYC, this might not seem like a big deal.  But, here in NY, land of the shoebox apartments,  big box stores are a big big deal. And groceries are really, really expensive. So the addition of a BJ’s to the city is a [...]

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Wii Fit Plus Winner

Posted in Food, giveaway, tagged , , on December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

First of all, let me tell you: you guys like your sweets. I asked you to write a comment with your worst holiday indulgence and I think I gained ten pounds just reading them. Lots of people said fudge, and Christmas cookies. But some people really let it all hang out.  Like Moonlighting Mama, who [...]

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Bagels are Kosher for Passover, right?

Posted in Family, Food, Humor, Laughs, Parenting, tagged , , , on April 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I had a bagel for breakfast today.  Normally, that wouldn’t be a big deal.  Maybe not the wisest choice, given the tagline of my blog– but not such a big deal, either. Except that I’m Jewish, it’s Passover, and I’m not supposed to be eating bagels. I’m supposed to be eating Matzoh.  So I’m feeling [...]

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Weight Watchers Weigh In Update #1

Posted in Beauty, Diet, Exercise, Fashion, Food, Laughs, Neurosis, Weight, tagged , , , , on February 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Weight Watchers. The two most terrifying words in the English language.  (Though I suppose that “Compassionate Conservative” and “Hairy Back” might be contenders.) And yet here I am, once again, doing the WW.  Counting the points, weighing the portions,trying to decide if a deck of cards (the proper size of a serving a meat) is [...]

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Weight Weight Don't Tell Me

Posted in Diet, Food, Laughs, Rants, Weight, tagged , , , on August 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I hate people who sigh and say “I’m never HUNGRY in the summer. It’s so HOT. I ALWAYS lose weight.” Oh yeah? I’m always eating in the summer (who said hunger has anything to do with it?), when it’s hot, I need ice-cream, and I ALWAYS gain weight. For this reason, I have never invested [...]

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Looking Good at Any Price

Posted in Exercise, Fashion, Food, Kids, Marriage, Neurosis, Parenting, Skin Care, Travel, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on June 5, 2008 | 10 Comments »

Have you ever noticed that the worse your body is, the more you have to spend on a bathing suit? I’ve been to the Lands End site with all of it’s symbols about body type and claims of flattery. And I’ve always liked the suits. Not too flashy. Not too revealing. But in the end, [...]

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