For me, choosing between love and money is easy: I would choose love. (Not that money isn’t totally awesome, but you know.) My friends at Manilla just released this Valentine’s Day-themed video in which they asked a bunch of New Yorkers various questions relating to love, money, and Valentine’s Day, and some of the answers were pretty entertaining–like the gentleman who said, “I’d LOVE someone with MONEY.” Watch this: The questions were pretty thought-provoking. One of them asked “What’s your favorite Valentine’s Day memory?” and I thought it was interesting that about half of the people didn’t have specific holiday memories and about half had very detailed memories. In my…
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Dailey Method Definitely Daily.
It’s been a little more than six months since I started working out at The Dailey Method and figured that a January update would be a good idea. (By the way, if you want to read the other posts I’ve written about TDM, you can search “Dailey Method” where it says “Find it!” at the bottom of the sidebar on the far right.) I have been taking classes seven days per week for a while now (WOW, I KNOW!!!) and I can’t emphasize enough that The Dailey Method is not something one masters: it’s a practice. Some days I feel on top of the world and get through the class…
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Time Flies When You’re Having Fun
This is my final post for Hallmark’s 2012 “Life Is A Special Occasion” campaign. I hope you have enjoyed reading about my family’s everyday special occasions as much as I have cherished being a part of the campaign. Many thanks to Hallmark and and the folks at Fleishman-Hillard, especially my friends Jon, Liz, and Deidre! I’m pretty sure I say it every year, but 2012 really flew by. I can’t figure out if time seems to be passing so quickly because my kids are getting so old, or if it’s because we’re busy all the time, or if it’s because we really squeeze as much as we can out of…
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Gifts For You (and Me) At Dom Itp
One of the first bloggers I became familiar with online back in 2007 when I first found myself surgically attached to the internet was Pauline, widely known as @OHMommy from the blog Classy Chaos. (Not at all related to the story is the fact that it took me about eighteen months of interacting with her online to realize that OHMommy wasn’t like, “Oh! Mommy!” but rather “Ohio Mommy”, because she lived in Cleveland at the time. Oops.) Pauline became a Chicago-area blogger over the summer when she and her hubby and kids moved back here, and she is now working for Dom Itp, her parents’ business. Dom Itp is a…
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The Wells Fargo Community: Making College Financial Planning A Little Less Scary
For most parents, the thought of planning for their kids’ years in college is extremely daunting. It doesn’t have the feel of “just another milestone” in our children’s lives, perhaps because there are major bucks attached to the decision. The cost of college can be right up there with the cost of purchasing a house, and even if the parents and the student share the expense and there are scholarships involved, a bit of trepidation is totally normal. The cost of full-time enrollment at college ranges widely, from a couple thousand dollars per year at a community college to–are you sitting down?–SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS per year* (includes room and board)…
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The 2012 Chevrolet Suburban: Your Best Friend On A Roadtrip!
We just returned from a very comfy Thanksgiving roadtrip to Tennessee, thanks to Chevrolet and the 2012 Suburban. I tried out a 2011 Suburban last year (and wrote about it here) and there weren’t any huge changes between the two years so we had to get creative for my recap post. My seventeen-year-old son J and I decided to spotlight our favorite roadtrip features of the Suburban. It’s FANTASTIC for roadtrips, and I’m guessing tailgate parties too, and even…clubbing. You’ll see. I am very appreciative to J for helping me out with this one. He rocks!
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Get Some Pampering On Black Friday From Macy’s and Chevrolet!
Many of you have big, big plans for Black Friday, trying to find some great holiday season deals. You might even be heading out to visit stores that open at midnight on Friday! If you’re anywhere near a Macy’s in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, or Boston, make sure you stop there first, and look for the hospitality stations which are co-sponsored by Macy’s and Chevrolet! “Chevrolet wants to acknowledge those who devote their time and energy to making the holiday season memorable for families and friends,” said Phil Caruso, national promotions manager for Chevrolet. “We’re excited to spend the holidays with an American icon like Macy’s.” 2013 Chevrolet Malibu…
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A Thanksgiving Love Letter
I hope you enjoy this month’s thankful-themed contribution to Hallmark’s “Life Is A Special Occasion” campaign! Let me know in the comments who YOU’RE thankful for! As I have extensively documented here on Suburban Scrawl, I live a very full, blessed life. Though I know I make most of the choices that pertain to me and thus can claim lots of credit for the various things that happen in my life, I am well aware of the help I receive from others along the way: we don’t go through life alone. This month, Hallmark asked me to express my thanks to someone special, someone who has had an impact on…
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Bow Ties Can Now Be Your Bow Ties.
Remember back in September, how I told you that J’s workplace (The Tie Bar) has partnered with Jesse Tyler Ferguson and his fiancee Justin Mikita, who founded an organization called Tie The Knot? I told you that Jesse was designing some bow ties and they would be sold through The Tie Bar, with all proceeds being donated to Tie The Knot in support of marriage equality. Heck, just read the post, which includes Jesse and Justin’s adorable promo video. ANYWAY, the launch party was in Los Angeles last night and it looks like it was quite the event. The founders of The Tie Bar (i.e. J’s bosses) were there, and…
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Coca Cola Freestyle -ing It.
As a long-time soda/pop/Coke drinker (don’t judge), I have always been partial to products from the Coca Cola company. Even though I am being given a gift card by Coca Cola to write this post, I have no problem sharing with you that when I worked at McDonald’s while I was in high school, the New Coke controversy was going on and not only was it hilarious to have customers asking if we had New Coke or “Old” Coke in our machines–and then be furious when they found out we stocked New Coke–but it was also personally thrilling when Classic Coke was reintroduced and New Coke went bye-bye. (Sorry, Coca…