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 […]
Continue readingCheck out a few of my favorites from Crayola, Spinmaster, Klee Girls, Backyard Sports, Rainbow Loom, and more!
Continue readingUpdate: 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 […]
Continue reading
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 […]
Continue reading
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 […]
Continue reading
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 […]
Continue reading
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. […]
Continue reading
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 […]
Continue reading
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 […]
Continue reading
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 […]
Continue reading