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« Previous Entries Next Entries » Wednesday, December 30th, 2009Cafe World Tips & Cheats
Cafe World is a semi-addicting game in FaceBook. The objective is to set up a cafe, feed your customers and keep a top rating of 105. I managed to do well in the game using these tips: 1) Lock the waiters/waitresses into the center of your cafe. Don’t be afraid to put […]
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009Pottery Barn 20% off everything in NY
Pottery Barn in Roosevelt Field Mall is Closing! I adore that store and was so sad to see the notice stating that the Rockville Location will be closing on January 11th. Everything in the store is 20% off…which is kind of unheard of because it is hard to get a Pottery Barn discount code or […]
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009Companies Need to Embrace Social Media
This is my response to Mike Schaffner of Forbes on his blog post about The End of Social Media. Incidently, Mike Schaffner looks a lot like my Dad. Mike thought it would be fun to be the first to declare the end of social media. Yeah okay, Mike. Well first, I would say that […]
Sunday, December 20th, 2009New Fence Install in the Snow
We bought Veranda Fencing because we loved the composite material and the way it looked. It’s natural color made it feel less obtrusive than a stark white colored fence. It was pretty easy to install with some friends and family to help. Here’s Lee with screws in his mouth. I’d never attempt that. The house […]
Saturday, December 19th, 2009Snowing in Brooklyn
It’s the first big snowstorm in Brooklyn. This morning, we got up early and put up our fence. It was just starting to flurry as we finished and I started to serve the stew. As home owners this year, we had to shovel the walk, the driveaway and our stoop. I highly recommend taking out […]
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009Foreclosures in Brooklyn
Several people have written and asked me if I tried to locate a foreclosed home in Brooklyn. Of course! Everyone is looking for deals in Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst, Park Slope, Carroll Gardens & Downtown Brooklyn. Most of the foreclosed properties are from Carnasie or other run down type areas, rather than Bay Ridge, […]
Sunday, December 13th, 2009Apartments in Brooklyn
Many people have trouble finding an apartment to rent in Brooklyn. Some people are looking to share apartments in Brooklyn because the cost is high. Everyone says, “Check Craigslist” but let’s get real – everyone checks there. Ok so here are alternatives to Craigslist: Try the Brooklynian Forum – there are so many apartments listed […]
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009Home Depot Poor Customer Service Brings this Store Down
We ordered fencing and sheds from Home Depot. The store set up delivery for 11/28/09. During the afternoon, we called the store because we hadn’t heard anything. The associate who answered the phone would not even check on our delivery/order because she said we needed to wait until 6pm for all deliveries to […]
Monday, December 7th, 2009Spotlight: Etsy Sellers: Snowmen Stained Glass!
I have been collecting stained glass for many years. My new home has a huge kitchen windows that overlook our yard. I decided to make that snowman central. I love snowmen and they always make me smile. From the Glass Awakening Shop: From the Kalamazooartglass shop: From the Glass Menagerie Shop: I do not know […]
Saturday, November 14th, 2009Fall is Moving Fast
It’s almost Thanksgiving and all I can think is that this Fall is moving a little too fast for me. I have enjoyed every day at our new home. I didn’t think anyone could be this happy for this long. At the end of the day, my cheeks hurt from smiling. When we first moved […]
Thursday, November 5th, 200910% back from Pottery Barn
If you read my blog, you know how much I love Pottery Barn. But I don’t love the Pottery Barn prices because they are a bit high at times and they hardly ever have give Pottery Barn discount codes, coupons or free shipping. The Pottery Barn Outlet in Riverhead is good, but no where near […]
Sunday, November 1st, 2009Hallowen in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
If you have lived in Bay Ridge or even just drive through it, you will know that Halloween is pretty big here and widely celebrated. Houses get very decked out and I was glad to be part of it. And on Halloween, over 100 kids came to our door. We loved it! At one […]
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