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How Abbott and Costello are Helping me Care for my Very Sick Father
August 28, 2017February 10, 2021

So I just went out to help my Dad out of the car. He appeared to be talking on his phone, but when I got closer, I realized he was actually holding a package of tissues up to his mouth like a walkie-talkie and talking to it. I heard phrases like “Put a sock in it lady!” and “On a scale of 1-to10 I hate Humana!” It turns out a recording from his old health insurance was robo-calling him on…

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Eleven Rules I Never Thought I’d Make at My House
August 26, 2017February 10, 2021

Eleven Rules I never thought I’d make at my house: No dirty Navy songs at the dinner table. No gory stories to the children of missing limbs, bloody faces, missing ears from your years as a paramedic and a cop. No getting out of the car in the Starbucks parking lot. (No wandering where there are cars) No flipping off or shaking your fist at annoying drivers. No using the word ‘shutup”, there are nicer ways to get your point…

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Adventures of a Glamour Girl Living in the Sandwich Generation
August 25, 2017February 10, 2021

It’s going down for real! Last night at 1am, I was binge watching Grey’s Anatomy at 1am and happened to have my phone next to me. I have a Nest motion sensor camera in my parent’s room just in case they fall in the middle of the night. The camera turns on if there is movement in the room and pings my phone and starts recording. They are at the other end of the house in their own area and…

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Cameron Silver: Glamour Guy Proust Questionnaire
September 16, 2016April 30, 2020

Cameron Silver, icon of the fashion industry, is a delectable delight for Glamour Girls who love personal style with panache. Owner of vintage couture boutique, Decades, Fashion Director of H by Halston, author of a bestselling fashion history book, and a highly-sought-after fashion historian and creative consultant, Cameron has been leading the charge in bringing whimsical glamour back to clothing. If you don’t already own his book: Decades: A Century of Fashion-– buy it! It’s fabulous! Named one of Time Magazine’s…

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Leslie Zemeckis: Glamour Girl Proust Questionnaire
September 3, 2016April 22, 2020

Glamour Girl Leslie Zemeckis, accomplished writer and documentarian, has just finished a book called Goddess of Love Incarnate, the Life of Stripteuse Lili St. Cyr. With a spectacular personal style, Leslie caught my eye when I saw photos of her posted by my friend, Cameron Silver. They were gallivanting around Naples at the stunning Dolce and Gabbana show this summer. I was thrilled when I learned she was a brilliant artist and literary lion illuminating important history otherwise forgotten. Burlesque…

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Whimsical luxury at Alice and Olivia
August 28, 2016April 28, 2020

I received a call early in the summer from a young man named Kyle who informed me there was a new Alice and Olivia store opening on Newbury Street in Boston. Kyle works there as a salesperson and he was cheerful and friendly on the phone. When I had to reschedule our shopping date because I was shooting a commercial he acted very excited for me and told me he was one of six kids and about his fabulous mother….

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The Plaza Hotel: Luxury Family Glamour
August 28, 2016April 22, 2020

A couple of weeks ago I took my kids to The Plaza for Eloise Tea and to see Hamilton. The Plaza was expensive, but worth every penny. August is HOT in NYC, adding the crowds and you can have a miserable time out on the streets. The Plaza is an oasis. Just walking into the lobby with the dripping chandeliers, towering palm trees and flower arrangements and the smell of gardenias… all your worries disappear like a sugar cube in…

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These are a Few of My Favorite Things
June 9, 2016April 28, 2020

So, one of my favorite places to shop is Nordstroms because there customer service is above and beyond, free shipping, and easy returns with no interrogation or suspicion that you are trying to con them. I can happily shop and try new things and be assured that if I don’t like it, I can return it. (I rarely return, but I like to know I can.) So Nordstroms sent me a few sample with my last purchase and I loved…

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Loved this article–In Search of Lost Me Time by Reif Larsen
June 7, 2016April 20, 2020

Fabulous article by Reif Larsen –I laughed out loud– https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/05/travel/family-holidays-parenting-fatherhood.html

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