With the holidays coming up, many people choose to buy their gifts online. Did you know that all five of the biggest online sale days take place between late November and mid-December? Some highlights: · Online black friday sales increased 26% last year while in store actually ...
Memorial Day, A Day to Remember…
Did you know that Memorial Day was first celebrated as a holiday in May 1868 to honor and remember the fallen soldiers from the Civil War? On that day, flowers were placed on the soldier’s graves who were either confederate or in the union armies. New York was the first...
How to Celebrate Your 50th Birthday
Today's my birthday. It's not just any birthday, it's my 50th birthday. And you know what? I'm okay with it. When I was 48 and 49, I was having a real rough time thinking about turning 50. Fifty is so old! How could I be turning 50? Have I done...
Labor Day and White Pants?
I think I first heard about not wearing white pants after Labor Day from one of my High School friends, Abby Alexander. She was so sure about this fact that she even showed me magazine articles about it. So for years, I didn't wear white after Labor Day. I was...
Happy July 4th!
I wish you and your family a very happy July 4th. I hope you're doing something really fun to celebrate our wonderful country! My daughter and I are running the Bellmore Independence Day run. What are you doing? BBQ? Party? Beach? I would love to hear about it. Please write...