Shopping for a prom dress should be fun. But it isn’t. It is stressful from the beginning. First of all when to buy~ before you know you have a date or after? Early in the season or wait a bit to make sure you have the best selection. Long or short??? Historically junior prom dresses were short and senior prom dresses were long, but that is all changing. Where to go?? A local shop or department store (Macy’s has an exceptional prom set lately) or fun and cheap like Forever 21. Where do you get the post prom outfit and …
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The funny thing about walking the mall for a living is that it is the same temperature all year, the same lighting and if not for the windows it would be basically the same. On the other hand you can use the mall as your calendar. Not sure if it’s February or June ~ just check the windows. Red in Feb / in bloom in June. A side note here. I was recently at the doctor for a check-up and had my blood work done. My vitamin D levels were excellent which has not been the case with many people. …
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There was a moment in Sex in the City where Carrie is trying to buy her apartment and she realizes how much money she has spent on shoes…. “I've spent $40,000 on shoes and I have no place to live? I will literally be the old woman who lived in her shoes.” I kind of feel this way every time I buy my son another pair of $14 Nike Elite basketball socks. This is to say nothing of the $100+ basketball sneakers he HAS to have. Then again, who am I to judge? When I do wear stockings they are …
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With pets’ heightened status in the family growing more and more, we find that indulging our pets is becoming a priority in our lives. According to APPA National Pet Owners Survey, 62% of U.S. households own a pet which is equivalent to 72.9 million homes. We believe that a pet assortment is a small but incremental opportunity for certain retailers as baby boomers fill the void in empty nests, pets increasingly grow in their position as strong family members, and as the life expectancy of pets rises
School has finally started and I am feeling the “it's too much” pressure. We all do~ the activities, the booked calendar and the need to get things organized to start the school year off well. To this end before the crush started I was at my weekend house enjoying some relaxing time off with the family and my kids and I took to watching some bad television. We found TLC or one of those channels as we do when we have some spare time~ we got comfy on the couch with our computers (me working and my daughter doing …
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When women are pregnant they nest. Like a bird I suppose they clean house, get ready, shop. I have found in the week before my kids arrive home from camp I nest. I have had a full six weeks with the house empty so why buy viagra super active online did I choose the Tuesday before they arrive home to have the place painted? Including their rooms. This necessitated a new bed for my son (West Elm and on back order), a new rug pad for my daughter, new picture frames for both, a new dresser for my daughter (also …
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Everyone has different ways of being disciplined. When it comes to writing this blog and doing my job or even going to the gym I find that i need the daily routine to be disciplined. For 18 months I blogged six days a week and yet I have fallen short here. I will try to be better and be more consistent. The thing that got me blogging tonight was my husband’s comment when watching a Joseph A Banks commercial~ “They are like the Crazy Eddie of men’s suits.” Hysterical!! This made me think about retail and fall and what is …
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Today my Upper West Side friend emailed a few of us (also Upper West Side) and said she save on auto repairs has been uninspired by her book choices could we send her some ideas preferably non-fiction or historical fiction. HA!! This is like asking a nine year kid~ I am thinking comprare viagra of tasting a new candy do you have any ideas. Enjoy and happy reading. Here is the list with one or two additions: Devil in the White City by Erik Larson Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose The Warmth of Other Suns by …
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Sometimes things are passed along to me and they are so saccharine sweet I have an after taste in my mouth when I read them. Today this came along from a great friend~ I read it while running around town collecting the last minute things I need for Visiting Day (more on this)~ in the pouring rain. “I don't have an amazing figure or a flat stomach. I'm far from being considered a model but, I Am Me. I eat food. I have curves. I have more fat than I should. I have scars because I have a history. Some people love …
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After traveling the West for a few days I took the red-eye back. I knew as I booked it that it was a mistake. However, it was my anniversary and when you look at the timing it felt better to fly at night and nap the next day in my own bed. Except for one thing. I cannot nap. So after a custom essay blissful (not) four hour nap on the plane I arrive hime, work, hit the gym to exhaust myself and then collapse into bed. There I lie wide awake. So much for cialis canadian pharmacy my great …
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