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Category Archives: Vacations & Summer Fun

Fear of Flying: Sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight. Yeah, right!

Sitting at 36,000 feet above ground is not my favorite place to be. It takes a lot to get me  airborne. The twenty-four hours before any flight is filled with tremendous anxiety and a need to finish every project ever imagined. I’m like a whirling dervish, coordinating and packing my tiny carry-on at the very…

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What To Put In A Care Package

It’s only been two days since we left Mini-Me at college, and the care package already arrived. How I know this is because of the ALL CAPS text I received this morning, “OMG, THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! I LOVE IT! YOU’RE THE BEST!” I won’t argue there. In addition to phone calls and texting, sending…

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How To Buy A Bathing Suit Without Crying

Bathing suit shopping isn’t for the faint of heart. It involves nudity, bad lighting, and the awareness of your every flaw. But I’ve found a few tricks to making bathing suit shopping less painful. Go to your nearest department store, I usually prefer Bloomingdale’s, a day (or two, at most) before you need the bathing…

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10 Songs That Make You Feel You’re On A Relaxing Vacation

Looking for some new tunes to put you in a relaxing vacation mood? Look no further. Here’s my list of music that soothes my soul. Any one of these songs instantly puts me in vacation mode and melts the stress away. I can almost smell the ocean breeze and feel the gentle ocean lapping at…

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