By: Carolina Pichardo “I need a new toilet seat,” she yelled out from the hallway. “How on earth does someone break a toilet seat?,” I said. She simply yelled back, “It happens when they're cheap!” It was probably fifth to hundredth time she'd told me this already, but then again - that’s just my mother. Whether it’s complaining about her commute from home, the cashier that didn’t

By: Carolina Pichardo I am a slow, drag my feet into the back-to-school scene sort of shopper. And by that description, I mean that I wait until the last minute and usually after scouring every store for ideas, reminders of what I have to get this time around, and most importantly - finding some big sales. Big sales are the smart, quick and simple buys that make

By: Staff Report Please help us, help our a favorite blogger, friend and mom –NYCity Mama– become the Marriott Caribbean & Mexico Resorts’ “Adventures in Paradise” Beach Blogger! Carol got this far due to her kick-ass writing skills, but she now needs our help to vote her in! Voting ends on this week on Thursday, March 24. So let's get those numbers up + get Carol moving!

Join FoodieLink and Seriously Soupy at Jimmy’s No. 43 on January, 26th for the SouperBowl – a Winter Soup Contest. FoodieLink and Seriously Soupy are sponsoring a soup contest/ all-you-can eat soup event at Jimmy’s No. 43. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Bowery Mission. New York - FoodieLink and Seriously Soupy are inviting contestants - both amateur chefs and professionals -

By: Staff Report If you're anything like us, you dread this time of the year for more than just the spooks. It's the expensive costumes, bags of candy, the different parties... But we still love it! However, to make it less spooky, we're posting some of our favorite costumes this year. Because what's cuter than a button-nosed princess, cuddly bear or a sparkling witch? Also, we're giving away

By: Janelle Joa (A Day In the Life) It was the first day of school and Jacob was repeating the 1st grade. That day, he wasn’t sure about going back and was very nervous. I had told him the news in the middle of the Summer. While we were vacationing in Virginia, I pulled him aside and sat him down on the front porch to tell him.