Day 233: Ah, The Holidays

The hustle & bustle, running & wrapping, schlepping & cooking, planning & coordinating.... it's all wonderful and it's all too much! As I have written many times before on my Blog, I love this time of the year, starting with Thanksgiving, but it is a lot of work when you are a bit of a perfectionist.

I do care that I get my decorations up on time. I do care that special family meals are prepared to honor the Holiday spirit. I do want to give the "right" gifts to people I care about. I do want to make plans with friends & family to celebrate. If all of these things didn't matter to me, the holidays sure would be easier, but then I wouldn't be me. I like that I care about making sure everything is perfect. It does matter to me. I just wish I had more hours in a day!

Happy Holidays!

Day 66: Baubles With Bubbles

What could be better than shopping for baubles while being served the bubbly? The only thing better is spending your friends money!

I went shopping with two gal pals today and had so much fun telling boss lady Robin Sax to purchase an exquisite Van Cleef & Arpels ring as we sipped yummy champagne! I felt like a tourist on vacation in my own home town!

We were celebrating the launching of one of the many projects we have collaborated on through Robin Sax Enterprises. The most recent project, a new show titled "Are You Kidding?" Look for more details coming shortly, but no doubt you will laugh hard watching us! Pictured here with me are my collaborating sister's Rebecca Simon & Robin Sax !

We had an office party luncheon and strategized the show over a scrumptious lunch at Crustacean in Beverly Hills and then made our way over to the jewelry store. We laughed the entire walk over to the store ... us silly women in our 20s, 30s & 40s!

Sometimes the girl's just gotta have fun... and bling & champagne are just the way!

Day 2 & 3: Martini's in Manhattan

Hi friends,

We had a few glitches with the Blog, which is why a post didn't go up yesterday, but all should be up and running smoothly now! Below is yesterday's post .... I'll be posting more than once today to make up for lost time :)

Wow! What an adventure I had in New York visiting the kid sister Jennifer! Have not been to the Big Apple in some 13 years and even then I was tugging along 3 toddlers and not really able to absorb the shopping & eating side of such a rich city! Sister was a GREAT host & tour guide and my gal pal Lisa and I didn't leave a Chanel store undiscovered. Same for all the great shoe departments New York has to offer. What is it about shopping for handbags & shoes!?! And wow did we eat! The food was DELICIOUS! I could write an entire blog on the restaurants we visited and the meals we ate ... and of course the Martini's !

Yes everything was great about being in New York to usher in my 49th birthday, but the best part is that when you return home your perspective on your own life is refreshed. You realize the family will survive without you and perhaps they too enjoyed the break from the family unit. Everyone needs a break from their routine. It allows you time to think, ponder, dream and live a little different then how you do on a regular basis. And while being away these past few days allowed me to be free from my daily responsibilities, the old adage There's no place like home, is really true. Home is where my heart is with the people I cherish. While I'm already looking forward to my next adventure away from the routine, tonight I look forward to my bed and Temperpedic pillow!

p.s. Better photos to come! This one is a little grainy but it was the end of the Birthday night (in the limo) celebration. And since gal-pal Lisa lost her camera (with the GREAT photos, in a taxi in NY) my sister Jennifer had to take this with her cell ... oh well!

More later ...