Help Yourself!
Let’s admit it, we all have helped ourselves to an extra free item that’s available for the taking. From T-shirts at a trade show, to food tasting samples at a…
Kids’ Existential Observations
So today, I took my son (age 10) and his friend (age 8) for lunch and ice cream after they attended Apple Camp (which was totally amazing — by the…
Everything in the World Takes 4 Hours
Did you ever notice how many obligatory tasks, which are seemingly simple, wind up taking an exponentially (and annoyingly) longer time to complete than you think they should? Perhaps this…
Teach Your Dollars to Have More Cents
My dad, Melvin Grossberg, ingrained in me at a very young age to “Teach your dollars to have more cents.” Though in his hallmark New York/New Jersey accent it sounds…
Bustin’ a Move in Boca
Recently, as part of my volunteer efforts at the Mandel JCC, I served on the special event committee for “Saturday Night @ The J Come Party Like it’s 1989.” In…
Getting on the Ball
Back in 2011 during my span as the Marketing Manager for a growing legal technology firm in New York City, I had developed back pain. To me, the obvious cause…
Toilet Paper, Spinach and Stockings
We’ve all had our fair share of awkward moments—well at least most of us have anyway. You know, the proverbial spinach in our teeth, toilet paper sticking to the bottom…
Life Hacks with Girdles and Panty Liners
As the saying goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Well, back in the day when preparing for my study abroad program at Tel-Aviv University in Israel, we were restricted…
56ºF — it’s “Winter” in Florida… What Should I Wear?
For a brief number of days, those of us in South Florida get to experience “winter”—that is, relatively speaking. We’re accustomed to average temperatures of around 75º in January, and…
What Every Household Needs… A Green, Glass Head
Last summer my mom; aka “Lois” or “The Big L” made the transition from snowbird to permanent Florida resident. Translation, she had to consolidate the contents of her home in…