by Chrysa Smith It's everywhere. We read about it in magazines and hear about it on public service messages. Plus, for most of us, we've been lectured on it from our parents all of our early lives. Eat your vegetables. Don't eat too much junk food. Soda isn't good for you. Limit the sweets. And read the labels on your food products. Blah, blah, blah. We know. We understand. We're an intelligent [...]
by Chrysa Smith OK. Here I am. A born and bred NYC girl. Worked in Manhattan. Only played gentile sports like tennis. Well, I did run track and play kick ball when I was young but that didn't last long into adolescence. As long as I can remember, I've liked nice clothes, feminine things, decorating, cooking, writing. My friend Carol and I shopped at Saks like people shop at the local grocery store; [...]
by Chrysa Smith The weather's getting cooler, Halloween is here and you know what that means---the big holidays are coming fast. I don't know about you, but for me, and a significant number of women, I'm hearing that favorite Christmas song playing over and over in my head, only for us-- It's the most DIFFICULT time of the year. I'm not talking about sentiment, although that is increasing each year too. What I'm [...]
by Chrysa Smith My husband is great for coming home with new business opportunities, new products, new schemes. Some good; some--well, not so much. But one of the newer on the list is a cleaning product that I have to admit, is really pretty darn good. OneClean is an all natural multi-purpose cleaner that really does what it says. Naturally, as a born and bred New Yorker, I was skeptical. Reminds me of [...]
by Chrysa Smith Take some European marble, add some ornate, carved plaster and gold leaf, some rococo shells, a few good luck charms and there you have it---Newport, Rhode Island. Well actually, the mansions of Newport that line Bellevue Avenue, overlooking the Atlantic. I had been there once before, but it was mid-winter. And walking through expansive grounds and admiring the pounding shoreline wasn't all it could be. So just this past weekend, [...]
by Chrysa Smith The Price of a stamp. What is it now? $.46? How many stamps would you have to save before you were able to buy a brand new set of dishes? Sounds like an elementary school math problem, but truth is, it's all coming back. Yes, remember those S&H Green Stamps,? Plaid Stamps? Other savings programs? It dates back to when Lay-A-Ways were all the rage. And people weren't spending hundreds [...]
by Chrysa Smith Sounds lofty, doesn't it? The Heights! I wasn't sure if this acclaimed Broadway show was about society folks. Long story short, it ain't. Set in Washington Heights, New York, an uptown 'barrio' located near the George Washington Bridge, the set was realistically portrayed as an economically deprived urban neighborhood. Stores encased by steel gates, decorated by graffiti, the residents gathered in the streets to share their lives: good and bad, [...]
