Letting go (inside your closet)

 

 Contributed by Deb Neuman & Kim Corey

I don't know what it is about this time of year but I start "nesting".  It must because the days of spending as much time as possible outdoors are now transitioning to days spent inside as cooler weather makes it's approach. So I decided it was time to tackle my clothes situation.   A situation that is challenged with very small closets, limited storage space and a change in careers that has taken me out of an environment that requires suits and heels every day into blue jeans.   I looked at those suits, skirts, heels that were overflowing from my closet and realized it had been a year since those suits have seen the light of day! It was time to attack, purge and get organized!  Thankfully our contributor, Professional Organizer Kim Corey has some great tips to help me and you do the same...    

Kiss Me

 

 Contributed by Deb Neuman

 

Kids say the darndest things.   Not long ago, I was engaged in a conversation with my 7 and 9 year old niece and nephew when they decided they wanted to talk about why I didn't have a boyfriend and offer me some advice in the love department.  They started to make a list of the qualities I should look for.   I played along and listened as they thought carefully and wrote down the following:

"He has to be cute and funny - he has to be smart - he has to like your family (us) and cats - he has to like cats."   My niece added, "He should have good teeth and brush them.   Then my nephew added, "He has to be someone you want to kiss - or he'll just be your friend - not your boyfriend."   He was absolutely right and the results of new research prove how right he was when it comes to the importance of that kiss!

Happy Birthday TWISTER!

 Contributed by Deb Neuman

It was on this day in 1966 when the Milton Bradley Company introduced the game Twister to us!   Such a simple concept and so fun!   Who doesn't remember playing this growing up and getting all tangled up! Even though times and toys have changed - Twister remains a favorite.   In fact, last Christmas I gave the game to my niece and nephew who were 8 and 9 years old at the time.   It was a huge hit!   They put down their electronics and we all took to the Twister "board" for hours of fun on the living room floor with the entire family!   Twister continues to delight kids and grown-ups alike and if you are looking for a fun costume idea - why not dress up as "Twister?"   

Greg Brady (Barry Williams)

  Contributed by Deb Neuman
 
Barry Williams turned 59 today.   You and I likely know him best as Greg Brady.   You know the one - from that show - the Brady Bunch?   "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia"!   I was in love with him (although I admit I also had a crush on Peter).... torn between two Brady's - feeling like a fool.   That show was such a part of our lives.   I wanted to date Greg (and Peter).  I wanted Marcias perfectly straight hair.   I wanted that house with that staircase and I wondered if Alice and the Butcher ever made out.   Although the show only ran for 6 years from 1969 to 1974 it impacted an entire generation and contiues to do so today.

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Barry Williams - as part of my job in radio.  When my morning show co-host told me he had set up the interview for us I was giddy like a 13 year old.   I swear I didn't sleep the night before!    But of course I wanted to behave like the broadcast professional that I am - so I had to really pull myself together... then I heard him say "Hello!"...
(Oh my God - Oh my God ---pull it together!!!)