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Gen Xers – You Probably Went to Camp If …
Every summer, many of my Gen X cohorts and I, were carted off to sleepaway camps across the country. We packed our trunks, made sure we had as many flip up collar polo style shirts as possible and...
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iCan Not iStand the Apple Store
i Have an iLove iHate Relationship with the Apple Store. (A little Apple Store humor for frustrated customers who really kinda love that place, like me.) Last week, I took a trip to the Apple store....
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Do You Need Microdermabrasion? Anti-Aging Tip of the Week for Gen Xers
Well in answer to the question, Do you need microdermabrasion? Yes, yes you do. I don’t know exactly who you are but your skin is probably dull and the elasticity is probably slack. Okay, I may be...
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What REALLY Goes On at Sleepaway Camp These Days – A Mom Tells All
I have a confession, well I should call it an announcement, but it feels more like something I must divulge in a hat, glasses and a wig … I’m following my kids 1000 miles away, to sleep away camp. Oh,...
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Sending Kids to Sleepaway Camp Could Make a Mom Insane
This post was written the last time I sent my son to camp and may be the reason I’m going with my kids this year. Ahem,I mean, I’m going with them to tell you guys what it’s like from a mom’s POV and...
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Jenny From the Bunk is at Sleepaway Camp – and so it begins…
Guys… it’s happening! I’m at Camp Lenox. Please share with all your friends who’ve been to camp or have kids going or who need more entertainment than Big Brother. You can follow on Facebook,...
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How Old is Too Old to Play With Barbies – I’m Over Forty And Asking For a Friend
As I’ve said in the past, I loved playing with Barbies growing up – LOVED. I’ve been open about this with Ry since her first Barbie doll at the age of, in utero. Some mamas sat with those belly...
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Dear Readers – I Will Turn This Plane Around – Summer Camp Day 1
Dear Readers, (Day 1 at Camp Lenox) It’s the first day of summer camp and I’m already wondering, if I meant to go to camp this summer or somewhere more relaxing, like the peace corps. “Ease her in...
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Dear Readers – Day 2 at Summer Camp – I’m the Newest Camper and the Biggest...
Dear Readers - Day 2 at Camp Lenox with Jenny From the Bunk… Please notice how I’m waving, but no one is looking in my direction… I know, I’m cool. Here are some of my Mom sorority sisters. You can see...
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Dear Readers – Day 3 and 4 at Summer Camp – I’m Shockingly Low Maintenance
Dear Readers, We have such similar summer camp style (me and the tweens) I bet you can’t guess which one is me? I’ll give you a hint… I’m the one with the wrinkles Camp Lenox is pretty amazing. They...
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Dear Readers Day 5 to 13 – I Don’t Want to Grow Up – Too Late
Dear Readers (Days 5-13), As many of you that follow me on Facebook know, during my trip to camp my stepmother lost a hard fought battle with esophageal/stomach cancer. (If you happen to see me on...
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One of the Funniest Camp Letters – Kids Write the Darndest Things
When I sent J, my son, to camp a couple years ago (you know, when I didn’t actually follow him there, though I wanted to), his letters were seriously depressing. I had hoped for these heartwarming...
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21 Things We Did as Kids in the 70s and 80s That Would Horrify Us Now
As a Gen Xer, I so enjoy reminiscing about the freedoms we had growing up in the 70s and 80s. Our parents take on safety and acceptable ways to spend one’s time was different from the get go. Starting...
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The First Installment of – Things That Happen in the Middle of Nowhere with...
So, I left camp today to trek out into the Berkshires to pick up a prescription. The Berkshires are absolutely stunning, but everyone drives really slow. I mean slower than the speed limit, slow… like...
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Camp Phone Calls Could End My Marriage
Who knew the highly anticipated camp phone calls could be such a blow to a relationship? Oh well, when my baby is 1500 miles away from home, and I get a few minutes to talk — It’s every man, ahem mom,...
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Who Says Barbie Needs All Her Limbs?
As many of you know, I’ve been selected as one of the 8 moms who participate in The Barbie project, which is insanely awesome. This is one of my absolute favorite stories about Barbie, as it takes the...
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Dear Readers – Days 14 and 15 at Sleepover Camp Lenox – I’m Not The High...
Dear Readers – Days 14 – 16 at Sleepover Camp Lenox, Please, make yourself comfortable… I’ll find a corner. I came back from my time at home, ready to go at camp full force, except for the part where...
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Dear Readers – Day 16 at Camp – I Forgot How to Be a Kid
Dear Readers — (Day 16 at Camp Lenox) One of the things I’m constantly questioning at camp is my coolness. No, I don’t mean that in a popularity way, I mean it in a, ‘Can I hang with people who are...
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Jenny From the Bunk May Have Gone Insane at Camp – Videos
A freestyle rap battle with campers, a coffee plea, a runaway mom. I thought I’d share a couple of the videos I’ve done at Camp Lenox. Please ask your friends to follow the camp series… I have a lot...
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Dear Readers – Day 17 at Camp Lenox – Who Knew The Great Outdoors Were So...
Sleepaway camp is super fun . Today, I had a salad … again. I’m really happiest when there’s feta. I know, who would’ve thought feta could make such a difference? I think it may be the Switzerland of...
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Dear Readers Day 18 – Did I Survive the Camp Lenox Swim Test – Video
Dear Readers (Day 18) VIDEO BELOW - Photo Via: Leslie Jones Collection Today, I took the Camp Lenox swim test. (Well, did I pass or did I drown? I’m not gonna spoil it and tell you which, but one of...
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I Was Not the First Person to Think of Cat Boxing and Other Crappy Ideas
So, in yesterday’s post, Why They Should Have Cat Boxing at Camp or What Happens When You Have to Send Letters about your Boring Summer, I had a stroke of brilliance. Unfortunately, I was not the first...
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The Best or Worst Ideas For Your Letters to Camp – Not Sure Which
Dear Readers (Day 19 – 24 at Camp Lenox), As we all know, the best ideas are generated during periods of total and utter boredom. Also, in the shower but there’s never anything to write with so, I...
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Dear Readers – Day 25 at Camp Lenox – I Did NOT Think This Through
Dear Readers (Day 25-30ish at Camp Lenox), Last night was my first night sleeping at Camp Lenox, I know I asked for it. I was staying in the creepy Mom Sorority House and yes, I wanted to move and be...
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Dear Readers – Day 31 – Along Came a Spider and I Ran Away From Home
Dear Readers (Day 31 at Camp Lenox), This is one of those stories that I have to share, but I really don’t know if it will translate … I’m hoping you’re amused by the comedy of errors that ensued. If...
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Dear Readers – Day 32 – Things Invented at Camp Out of Necessity
Dear Readers (Day 32 at Camp Lenox), Brilliant things I invented out of necessity: SO, we just had a DJ at camp. Honestly, I love dancing. You know who does not love me dancing? Most kids that are the...
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You Helped Me Go Glamping This Summer
Dear Readers, Remember when you guys awesomely tweeted and put up Facebook requests to #SaveJennySendKeurig? Well, it actually worked and that means you guys made a difference. Sure, you could’ve...
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Jenny From the Bunk is BACK From Summer Camp – But Forgot How to Live in The...
I’m Back I’m Back I’m Back!!! In case you didn’t hear, I’m back from my summer at Camp Lenox. I have so much to catch you guys up on, first of all, being home kinda sucks… Yep, this summer I’ve gotten...
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How to Make Home More Campy So Your Kids Will Feel More at Home
The other day I wrote about being homesick and back-homesick. Yes, I coined the last one, so I’ll expect royalties if you use it. Basically, it’s the feeling campers have when they return home and it...
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You Can Learn Pretty Intense Stuff About Your Kids While Playing with Barbies
The other day, a sales girl at a clothing store asked a friend’s daughter what she wanted to do when she grows up — and her answer: “I want to be a housewife.” Said friend’s jaw dropped and after...
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Summer Camp is OVER and I Had to Say Goodbye to My Bestie – WHY?
WHY??? Why must all good things come to an end? It was one crazy summer and I’m not gonna lie, I made an unlikely friend that I’ll never forget. We had so many incredible moments together. Enjoying the...
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8 Reasons Sending The Kids Back to School Sucks
Don’t get me wrong, I was as excited to send the kiddos back to school as the rest of the moms out there who’ve had a 12week hiatus from normal daily life. I just wish we could remove a couple...
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I May Have Run Over an Elderly Gentleman While Driving Carpool… Oops
This picture implies that he was washing my car. He in fact, was not, but I couldn’t find a better picture of an elderly man near a car… MAKE DO. See how polite I’m being? Calling him an elderly...
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We CAN All Just Get Along – Ask a 9 Year Old
The most amazing thing about a child’s imagination is that anything is possible. Even the most intelligent, imaginative adult can’t grasp the sheer power of that one ability. We tend to lose sight of...
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My Organs Are Spoiled Brats
This post is gonna have to be filed under: Brilliant ideas I have to make life easier for everyone! or maybe my Norma Rae moment. Wait, did you not get that reference? How about Network? “I’m as mad as...
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Lice – Breaking Down the Sanity of Our Society – One Mother at a Time
Last weekend was my first time dealing with lice. I say first time, not because I’m expecting more, but to justify the level of manic lunacy that ensued. Look, I’m not proud of the series of events...
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My Husband is Cocky Stubborn and Relentless |What’s Wrong with Yours
We all have those little things that irk us about our spouses. Some women tell me that their husbands are too involved in every little decision around the house, making buying a new chair harder than...
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Women Can Be Such Bitches|But Sometimes People Deserve It
Fun fact: This is an old post that I took down because I got so much flack for being such a horrible wife. Now, 3 years later, I’m over 40 and frankly don’t care if you people think I’m a horrible...
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Men Can’t FInd A Thing Which is Why They Need Crotch Radar
Below, is a story that started on my Facebook Fan Page this week. Frankly, I’m not sure how it went where it did or how we all sunk to this level, but we did … and it was fun. Thursday is my free...
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Getting Back at the In-Laws – a Thanksgiving Tradition
Let’s face it, sometimes in-laws can drive us crazy. Mine love to whisper in front of me in a rather loud rendition of a whisper… (among other things). But on Thanksgiving I get them back, or should I...
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It’s All Bully Talk and No Action
The title sounds like something you would see on Pinterest — in “4 easy steps to beat bullies,” but it’s not. It’s not easy for our kids to combat bullying or even understand it. As a child of the...
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My Daughter’s New Year’s Resolutions – I’m So Proud
To ring in the New Year I asked my children what their New Years Resolutions would be and Ry’s was three things: 1. Get more of those comfy sweats made of that stuffed animal like material. 2. Play...
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Do I Win Neurotic Mom of the Year or Would This Make You Insane Too?
Yes, I have problems sitting on the “sick side” of the pediatrician’s office. Yes, I assume the person before me at every restaurant, arcade, amusement park, and grocery store shopping cart has picked...
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Kids with Attitudes are the So Fun: Random Conversations
Hairdresser having just cut and blown it out. It’s not bad, right? The other day I got a haircut. Ry (my 10yo daughter) got in the car and simply said, “hair cut.” In a robotic, I see you got one, so...
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30 Signs You Are NOT a Parent of a Young Child
After my “40 Signs You’re a Mom” list got such an incredible response, it dawned on me that those folks who have kids that are older, don’t have kids yet or don’t want them, have some pretty...
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Things Gen X ers Did Growing Up That Would Being Considered Insane Now
Growing up a Gen X ‘er, I can distinctly recall being allowed to do all kinds of things we would find crazy today. Like roaming the streets of our neighborhood for hours with no way of being...
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You Don’t Allow Your Daughter to Play With Barbie Dolls — Seriously?
The other day, my 10yo daughter, Ry asked me to convince her friend’s mom to let her have Barbie dolls. “I’m so lucky to have a mom like you that will play Barbies with me and doesn’t make me feel...
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What Those V-Day Candy Sweethearts Should REALLY Say – After Marriage Edition
I’ve had some awkward V-Day Moments, from my 5yo trying to soap opera kiss me to my hubby trying to stuff himself and champagne into an undersized NYC bathtub in our undersized NYC apartment to my...
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Awkward V-day Moments With The Kids
This is still one of my favorite V-Day moments (awkwardness, inappropriateness, and fear for my safety aside). On February 14th a few years back, Ry, my daughter, then 5 years old, trotted into my room...
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5 Brilliant Ways to Treat the Why Me Epidemic
So, last night at a friend’s house, I watched her son opened an awesome Nerf bazooka gun that shoots like 600 bullets at the same time. He was having a tough day, he was exhausted and then the gun had...
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