On the Road

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One of the reasons I love to travel is the opportunity to meet people who I would never run into otherwise. Recently, I completed a 10-city media tour that had me bouncing in and out of different airports and time zones. I always find travel exhilarating, but there are those times when exhaustion and a bit [...]

The Royal Wedding

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The Royal Wedding of William and Kate (The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) was amazing. It went off without a hitch and in spite of two billion in attendance, it felt very intimate. Watching Will was like watching Princess Diana in many ways. Not only does he look a lot like his mother, he also [...]

Airline Travel: Packing the Trusty Roller Bag

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Airline travel ain’t what it used to be! First, there’s basically no more “free” food, unless you want to consider a tiny bag of peanuts a sufficient snack. And now that most airlines are charging for checked bags, lightening your load is a good idea. There is a way to get around these little annoyances, [...]

Where the Fack is My Pack?

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We got the Pack!  Just three days after being asked to participate in the “Where the Fack is My Pack” Experiment, the Pack arrived on our doorstep. Cody, our Pug, was immediately curious and kept sniffing the box as I opened it, then stood by patiently  as I took a photograph. The Pack came to [...]

Fostering a Love of Travel

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Start ‘em while their young! “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller My love of travel started when my mom put me on a plane to Maine from New Jersey to spend the summer with my cousins. I was nine and it was the mid-70s. Airline [...]

Welcome to My Organized Lifestyle

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Hello Readers, I’m so excited to introduce you to my updated and newly-launched blog (formerly “The Organizing Mama”) and web site. It’s been a long time coming and after much work, here it is! With the introduction of my book, The Organized Mom: Simplify Life for You and Baby One Step at a Time, I [...]

A Writer’s Journey

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I must be the only one who has not read Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert. It was on the N.Y. Times Best Seller list for weeks, is currently number one on amazon dot com, and now the motion picture starring Julia Roberts will be released this Friday, August 13th. Last year, sometime, I did [...]

I’m a Social Media Star!

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Step Ahead Web Strategies today introduced its monthly installment of Social Media Stars and I’m the first. What an honor! Check out the interview at Step Ahead Web Strategies, a company that helps organizations with the most innovative social media tools to expand awareness of their product or service online and reach their target audiences [...]

Sweet Escape

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Last month, my mom, sister and niece visited. I have two daughters, so it was a house full of girls. While they were here, we ate a lot (as usual!), relaxed, and caught up. Since they live in New Jersey and my girls and I are in Charleston, SC, we don’t see each other as [...]

Sweet Escape to Kiawah Island

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Last month, my mom, sister and niece visited. I have two daughters, so it was a house full of girls. While they were here, we ate a lot (as usual!), relaxed, and caught up. Since they live in New Jersey and my girls and I are in Charleston, SC, we don’t see each other as [...]