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My 4 year old went to a PG-13 movie & other “bad” parenting confessions

May 10, 2010

On Saturday we went as a family to see Iron Man 2 in the theatre. That’s right I took my 4 year old to see a PG-13 movie. It wasn’t his first, and it won’t be his last. It’s completely age inappropriate, and if you had asked me when I just had one child if [...]

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Centisble Life Roundup: NYC week

February 21, 2010

This week I spent 2 nearly full days in New York City. I love NY. It’s such a fast-paced, fun place to be. I have one post up about Toy Fair, expect more this week, I have a ton of info to sort through. This video of a remote controlled Millennium Falcon though, has blown [...]

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After holiday shopping deals and NBC 10! Show appearance

December 30, 2009

After the holidays is a fantastic time to buy holiday items, and necessities. You will find deals on everything from toys to gift wrap. You can also save a ton by shopping at stores that are discounted their already reduced merchandise. It may be a bit like a treasure hunt, but  you can find things [...]

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Veteran’s Day

November 11, 2009

I had a post prepared for today, I was dotting my i’s and crossing my t’s (figuratively of course), but had to take a break to go pick up my daughter from school. Then I saw this tweet: Immediately I went to Mooshinindy’s site, and read her post “of veterans and vomit.” (Don’t worry the [...]

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saturday roundup: halloween edition

October 31, 2009

photo credit: George E. Norkus It’s Halloween, and we’re busy decorating and doing our normal Saturday crazy catch-up routine. If you still need ideas for a costume, try J. Money’s list of 40 cheap and last minute Halloween costumes. Here are just some of the great stuff I read this week: Get Rich Slowly: JD [...]

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thursday roundup

October 22, 2009

We’re still working on kicking our colds. Of the 4 who were sick, 2 are now better. I’m not one of them. I’m not so bad I can’t function but I feel rundown. So today I’m taking a break, well a virtual break anyway. Want to read more by me? Check out these guest/staff posts [...]

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Push to Publish: I talk Social Media

October 17, 2009

Today I spent part of this very rainy afternoon talking social media with local writers at Push to Publish 2009 held by Philadelphia Stories. (with thanks to Cecily Kellogg) I had a fantastic time! My fellow panelists were from various areas of the literary world. Our moderator, Don Lafferty, social media consultant. Nancy Viau, children’s [...]

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the centsible life roundup

September 29, 2009

Wow, yesterday was quite the day at the ¢entsible life! I had guest post on 2 blogs, and was picked up be a major blog, which in turn was picked up by another blog. To say it was a good day is a bit of an understatement. First up is Wisebread where I mentioned yesterday [...]

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on clutter is procrastination

September 22, 2009

photo credit: Lara604 Leo Babuta who many know from his widely read blog, Zen Habits, has started a new blog mnmlist.com which focuses on minimalism. Leo recently wrote a post titled: “Clutter is Procrastination.” Here is an excerpt: When our houses or offices get piled with clutter, much of the reason is procrastination. We all [...]

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the Today Show experience

September 14, 2009

If you’re new here, welcome! Please stop by my About Me page, my Media page, and consider subscribing to my RSS feed. You can also follow me on twitter. If you aren’t following my obsessive blogging about it, or my twitter account you may not know I appeared on the Today show this morning! (video [...]

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