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Filing an Assessment Grievance
Are you overpaying on Nassau County property taxes? Property taxes can be extraordinarily expensive, especially with Long Island’s high tax rates compared to the rest of New York. Property taxes are needed to pay for services, and it is fair that they are charged to residents. However, you should never...
Why Am I Having Book Tours?
A lot of people have asked me why I fly around the country promoting my book, From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete. That question prompted me to write this blog post. Why have book tours? If you are an unknown author or a first-time author, it's important to get your...
Five Tips on Going Thrift Shopping in Brooklyn
I love going to thrift stores. I find it to be so much fun especially if everything is marked reasonably. Through the years, I have found some amazing finds from leather coats and shearling coats to blazers and dress clothes. Recently, my daughter got me hooked on the L Train...
Accident #2
Do all accidents or illnesses come in threes or is that just an "old wives tale?" I'm hoping that it is just an old wives' tale. Because a couple of weeks after I got my car back from the first accident that happened in the city when a taxi driver...
Reading Glasses
I never thought I would need reading glasses. I had been near-sighted most of my life and wear prescription glasses but thankfully, my eyes are not that bad and there are days when I can walk around without glasses (although I feel more comfortable with them.) Miyya reached out to...
Spending Family Time Over the Holidays
We rented a house through Airbnb at Mt. Snow, Vermont. Our main objective, rent a house that was pet-friendly because my daughter and son-in-law brought their dog, Daisy with us. So, we set out to Vermont on Wednesday, December 21 for five nights. Day 1 Driving up to Vermont was...
Sarasota and Tampa Book Tour
Book tours could be hit or miss. Some of them have a ton of people and others have very few. Luckily, the Sarasota book tour for From Couch Potato to Endurance Athlete had about 10 people. Driving to Sarasota I flew into Tampa and drove to Sarasota which was about...
Five Tips When Traveling Alone
I've been traveling around the country on book tours. Most of the time, I travel alone. But, I've been traveling alone for work for more than 30 years so it doesn't bother me. I don't feel nervous. I feel confident and ready to tackle what is in store for me...
Davis Upcycled Daypack / North Street Bags Review
If you are planning to go hiking, distance cycling, or even touring around a new city on vacation, you will need a daypack. Davis Upcycled Daypack/ North Street Bag The coolest thing about this new bag is that it's made from upcycled event tents donated by SRAM and Lifetime Events....