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Family Volunteer Vacation: The Prequel

Mar 25 Posted by nancyjrab 3 Comments

How I decided to take my family on a family volunteer trip to a Holler in West Virginia to celebrate my birthday. If you’ve ever read anything on my blog, you know this is the year I’m turning 50.  For my husband’s 50th, a few years ago, we went on a family trip to South […]

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New York Toy Fair Highlights #NYTF15

Feb 26 Posted by nancyjrab Leave a Comment

Check out a few of my favorites from Crayola, Spinmaster, Klee Girls, Backyard Sports, Rainbow Loom, and more! https://plus.google.com/u/1/113904057681626059009/posts/KPNECCGkj7J

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Bruce Jenner: I Didn’t think he Deserved My Respect, but Now I Do

Feb 5 Posted by nancyjrab 2 Comments

Update:  As I type this, I am watching the second hour of Diane Sawyer’s interview with Bruce Jenner. And all I can think is: figures. Figures  Nicolas Kristof was right, he usually is.  Though I still hold that Kristof couldn’t have KNOWN he was right when he wrote his piece in the NY Times about […]

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Blogging Myself Young

Jan 6 Posted by nancyjrab 2 Comments

So, 2015 is the year I turn fifty.  Which means it’s also the year I do my damnedest not to LOOK like I’m turning 50.  Luckily, I’m a blogger, and there are any number of companies willing to exploit my hysteria over the big five-oh, by offering me youth enhancing services to try. From cures for […]

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Fifty Signs I’m Turning 50 this Year

Dec 30 Posted by nancyjrab 14 Comments

The New Year is upon us once again.  And while you may think of it as 2015, I think of it as “the Year I’m going to turn 50.” Fifty!! How did that happen?  Well, it took about fifty years.  Luckily, with centenarians the fastest growing age group in the US, I can still call myself […]

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Coming to NY to See a Show? Top 10 Things you need to know before you go.

Nov 18 Posted by nancyjrab 6 Comments

Theatre season in New York is in full swing.  New shows are opening, revivals are selling out.  (I’m desperate to see the well reviewed revivals of Side Show, and On The Town and super curious about Stalking the Bogeyman at New World Stages, bummed I missed Found at Atlantic Theatre Company, and SO looking forward […]

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Get VAVAVoom Hair with Women’s Rogaine: Giveaway!

Nov 12 Posted by nancyjrab 2 Comments

I was asked to participate in the #rogainevolume campign, sponsored by Women’s ROGAINE. Although I have been compensated, as always all opinions are my own.The original tagline of my blog was “If  40’s the new 30, someone forgot to tell my thighs.”  At this point, I’ve been blogging so long that 40 seems downright youthful. […]

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Hey NY! Do you Believe in Women’s Rights? Then VOTE that way.

Oct 23 Posted by nancyjrab Leave a Comment

Here are some depressing facts: 25% of women will suffer physical abuse during their lifetime For Every Dollar a Man earns, a woman earns only 77 cents. While 7 in 10 Americans are pro-choice, only: 4 in 10 members of the U.S. Congress are pro-choice 3 in 10 governors are pro-choice 1 in 10 states […]

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Life Lessons from Driving a Manual Transmission

Oct 16 Posted by nancyjrab 6 Comments

As a New Yorker, there are certain things I know a lot about:  where to get the best Pastrami Sandwich (Katz’s Deli), what little known museum is worth a visit (The Museum of the Moving Image), how to tell who is on their Bluetooth, and who is a crazy person, talking to themselves as they […]

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Krusteaz: Easy #FlatbreadMix GIVEAWAY

Oct 12 Posted by nancyjrab Leave a Comment

I am not much of  a baker.  Sure, I make Banana Bread for the #bakeithappen breast cancer campaign, but really, The Worlds Best Brisket is more my style. Baking is so…well, precise.  And I’m more of a slap it all together kind of girl. So I was happy to get an email from the folks […]

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