Oh, to be young again! I remember… winter coats, really thick colorful gloves and rosy cheeks. My youngest brother and I playing in the snow without a care in the world.  We’d come inside to hot chocolate and yaniqueque. We loved the snow then.  I remember… eating corn chips or Wise potato chips after getting picked up from school.  We’d go to local parks and have a picnic with mom and dad.  I remember… the 25-cent blow pops we’d get from the liquor store whenever my dad went to play the lottery.  And shortly heading over to my aunt Chea’s house where

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Oh, to be young again! I remember… winter coats, really thick colorful gloves and rosy cheeks. My youngest brother and I playing in the snow without a care in the world.  We’d come inside to hot chocolate and yaniqueque. We loved the snow then.  I remember… eating corn chips or Wise potato chips after getting picked up from school.  We’d go to local parks and have a picnic with mom and dad.  I remember… the 25-cent blow pops we’d get from the liquor store whenever my dad went to play the lottery.  And shortly heading over to my aunt Chea’s house where

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Rocky turns 10 today and we’re planning a full day of everything he loves.  But before all the fun, I wanted to share 5 awesome lessons I’ve learned from our fur baby: 1. Own it.  Make the best of whatever situation is presented to you. When we first mentioned moving to Florida, everyone questioned whether it would be hard on Rocky. Those that see him at the dog park know he’s such a Floridian these days. After all, you know what they say, Florida is a great place to retire. And this pup is turning 70 — in dog years of course. 2. Lead the

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It’s a new year and that means you may be thinking of the different ways you’d like to reorganize your life. But to do so you’ll need to start somewhere else.  And that, my friends, is by organizing your home. I spoke to my father recently after he had returned home to NJ and he said he honestly felt better in my home than he did at his own. Weird, huh? So I told him, it’s all about the atmosphere and not having clutter everywhere. For those of you who have been to my parents’ home in NJ, you’ll know

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