New Bubble Tea Place in Bay Ridge

Mi-Tea 71st Street and Third Avenue.

I don’t think I like Bubble Tea, but I like their cups and I love trying new places. 

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Free Stranger Danger Class – Brooklyn

Sign up for the Free Tickets   to this event!

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Ending a Friendship

Today I realized I hadn’t blogged about something that happened to me  during the year. I ended a friendship with someone who I had been friends with for many years. It wasn’t something I ever thought would happen, but it was necessary.

How do you know when it’s time to end a friendship?

1. Your friend is lying to you. I don’t mean lying about little details, but about major things. Sometimes people lie because the truth isn’t what they want it to be. Sometimes people lie when you ask them a simple question. I had accidentally learned the truth several times.  I had spoken to my friend about this and was told it wouldn’t happen anymore, but the lies were like an avalanche and continued.

2. Trust is broken. When you have a friend and the trust between you and the friend is broken, there isn’t a friendship there.

3. Other people become involved in your friendship. For me, I had a friend who had a baby and the baby’s father’s family was texting me and asking me personal questions. Not only was it strange, it was uncomfortable so I asked this person to stop writing to me. I have enough family contacting me, I don’t need someone’s crazy future in-laws contacting me. Even after I asked them to stop contacting me, they continued to do so. I had to change my phone number because although I blocked her number, she continued to contact me through texts.  

Walking away is hard, but when your old friend changes into someone you no longer recognize, you know the friendship is over and it’s time to move on.  When it first happened, I was very sad and I let me friend know. If that person was my friend (and she claimed Lee and I were her family) she would have reached out to me because no one would allow their friend to be feel that way.

It’s a year later and the decision I made to walk away from the friendship was the right one. Not dealing with the lies and someone who you don’t trust isn’t worth anything.God puts people in your life for a reason, and removes them from your life for a better reason. 

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Teacher Friends – DD Loves Us!

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Beginners Photography Class for Adults in Bay Ridge $25

Photography for Beginners Workshop  September 16th, 2015 7-9pm at  Good Shepherd Church 7420 4th Avenue  $25.00.
This workshop will cover the basics of focusing and exposure, natural light and composition.

Please call to reserve your spot – Deborah @ 718-745-0814

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This is What I Live By

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Bottles & Brushes – Bay Ridge Night Out

Go relax at Cebu and paint on August 13th at 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm.  Look how cool the last one was (pic from some sweetie on FB). Tickets here.

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Xbox Repair in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 11209

If your Xbox is broken, you can take it to Game Stop for repair.

Gamestop 443 86th Street 718-921-3731

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New Street Lamps in Bay Ridge

I got several messages asking me what I thought about the new street lamps in Bay Ridge. The Department of Transportation (DOT) installed LED bulbs. which are cheaper and last longer.  I know some people don’t like them, but we do. Opinions vary quite a bit on this topic because the angle in which everyone is receiving the light from the lamp is different, as well as the placement of bedrooms in homes are different (see article photos – her house is so close to the street lamp). Out street lamps are not right outside our house so the light looks fine and actually great to us. If the lamp was right outside our house or adjacent to our home, I probably wouldn’t like them so much. But we aren’t the first to get them and people in other neighborhoods have adapted.

I like that the light from the lamps is bright and white because it makes the area feel safer. I leave the light outside my home on all night because I didn’t want people to walk in a dark area outside my  home and not feel safe while they are on their way home.

If the light is too bright or you want to complain, write to Community Board 10 [email protected]  Josephine Beckmann, the District Manager of Community Board 10 will be asking the DOT to consider adding a diffuser or buffer on the lights. Her number is 718-745-6827  [email protected]

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Job for Assistant Custodian – no test required

Chief article – here’s the job listing to apply for an assistant custodian at DCAS – no test needed – must apply by August 22

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Mary Poppins September 18th -27th Bay Ridge 2015

Tickets for Mary Poppins – September 18th, 19th, 20th, 25th, 26th and 27th – Buy tickets here  ($15 children/$25 adults)

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Shangri-La New Vegetarian Restaurant in Bay Ridge 11209

Coconut Rice Bowl

Lee loves meat. I didn’t think I would be trying Shangri-La with him.  Shangri-La is  at 7400 3rd Avenue 718-836-0333. We went and did work at the new place and he saw Shangri-La on the way home and decided to ordered takeout.  They have an Asian Fusion menu and everything is reasonably priced. See great reviews on yelp.

We ordered: samosas and grilled eggplant for appetizers – both delicious

I ordered the macro bowl and it was awesome!

Sweet and sour “chicken” protein

Lee got the lunch special garlic sauce seitan and a spring roll. I was surprised that  he really liked it. Over the past few months, Lee has lost weight and has been taking better care of his health so I am glad he liked this place. He even said he would go there again!

General Tso’s Protein.

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