April 2007 - Posts

Monday, April 30, 2007 9:45 AM

How do I start buying furniture?

By Paula My friend just signed the lease on an apartment that's smaller then her current place, so we spent the weekend talking about all her Stuff. Where is it going to go, what will she get rid of, what can she keep, what does she really need, la la

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Friday, April 27, 2007 12:02 PM

Is McDreamy the ideal husband?

By Nest Riann Is anyone else thinking about what McDreamy told Meredith last night on Grey's Anatomy? How he's not sure if he wants to be with a woman who doesn't try to "swim" (i.e. rescue herself)? He doesn't want to be the one to have to "save" Meredith

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Friday, April 27, 2007 11:17 AM

Spring flower arranging tips!

By Nest Riann People got so excited about the season premiere of The Sopranos...but for me, it's all about the season premiere of The Peony .These lush pom-poms bloom in spring and then poof, gone! Just like that other American beauty, Sanjaya . When

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Thursday, April 26, 2007 1:47 PM

Comfort Foods, Diet Secrets, and Doctors' Scales -- Oh My!

By Heather I have discovered the best diet of all this past week. Catch an upper-respitory infection. Not only do I not have an appetite, but the crazy antibiotics the doctor put me on are giving me the runs, so nothing is being digested anyway! All kidding

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:05 AM

Mother's vs. Mother-in-Law's Day

by Kathleen Mother's Day is still a few weeks away (it's May 13), but I'm having gift-giving issues. For the first time, we'll be celebrating Mother's Day with both families. So should we give our moms the same thing? I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings

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Tuesday, April 24, 2007 6:17 PM

Feeling charitable?

By Jeanine I have been feeling very selfish lately. Let me explain. When I was in college, I volunteered so much. I did Habitat for Humanity, Publicolor, Relay for Life, soup kitchens, tutoring...the list goes on. Now that I am working full-time, though,

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Monday, April 23, 2007 9:41 AM

When and How did You Meet Your Husband?

By Paula I ask because I'm hoping to meet mine soon, and I want to make sure I recognize him when it happens. I've always assumed that I'll someday marry, but I'm starting to think I'm putting a little too much faith in that "someday." **Quick background:

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Friday, April 20, 2007 10:12 AM

What Are You Doing To Go Green?

As crazy as it sounds, right now my BIL is riding cross-country on a vegetable oil powered bus. He is a marketing representative for NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) and is on tour to college campuses across the country to educate students about

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Thursday, April 19, 2007 10:54 AM

Dieting. Again. For real this time!

By Heather I suck at trying to be a French Woman . I think the philosophy of eating for pleasure is fantastic, but I ended up using it as an excuse to indulge in cheese, chocolate, bread and wine. My progress came to a complete halt and although I haven't

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Wednesday, April 18, 2007 9:21 PM

Game Night?

By Anja It might sound a little nerdy but a week from this Saturday, my boyfriend and I are planning to have three other couples over for a dinner party to play How to Host A Murder. And I am so excited! As the hosts, we get to choose who plays which

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Tuesday, April 17, 2007 11:21 PM

Time to Go?

By Jeanine My landlord is driving me crazy! Don’t get me wrong, I love my apartment, but my landlord is a totally different story. I will admit, she did warn me -- when I was first interviewing to move-in, she said she liked to “keep tabs” on the tenants

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Monday, April 16, 2007 4:10 PM

I Can't Sleep!

By Paula And I think the problem is with that last half hour before bed. My days are so busy, and even when I get home, I get really anxious if I’m not being productive. My life revolves around to-do lists -- even simple things like taking a shower, cleaning


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Friday, April 13, 2007 10:41 AM

What's in Your Fridge?

I admit I am horrible at keeping a well-stocked refrigerator. Last night I opened the fridge and you know what was in it? A bag of baby carrots, Vienna Finger cookies (DH puts them in there), a red bell pepper and two pitchers of baby formula. That's

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Thursday, April 12, 2007 7:40 PM

Laundry Woes

We have a lot of the chores in our household split up pretty evenly. One of these is laundry. I sort, wash, dry, and fold everything and all DH has to do is put everything away. This never gets done. The folded clothes do usually end up in drawers, but

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Wednesday, April 11, 2007 2:18 PM

I'm in Pain

by Kathleen My coworker and I decided that enough was enough -- we need to get to the gym asap. Though it's in the 40s here, bathing suit season is just around the corner but also being out of shape is just a downer. So we looked into getting a trainer

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007 6:49 PM

How Do You Deal?

By Jeanine Honestly, I don’t even need to take this quiz to find out if I am over-stressed. The answer is a big fat YES! Now that Katie is gone, work is so different (aka lonely) without her and you all know about my money situation, which is a constant

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Monday, April 09, 2007 1:35 PM

Big Life Changes

By Katie Hi Nesties! I have some sad news: Friday was my last day at The Nest. The exciting part is that I'm off on a wild-Nestie-adventure of selling our home, buying a new home , and moving to a brand new city ( Boston ) with my husband who has accepted

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Friday, April 06, 2007 11:05 AM

My kid still has no religion!

By Lori Some of you Nesties might remember my previous blog post while I was pregnant about how DH and I are an interfaith couple and weren't sure which religion we were going to choose for our son. Fast-forward to now... Cooper is 12 weeks old and still

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Thursday, April 05, 2007 6:33 PM

I have no pants!

By Heather If you've been following any of my blog entries, you'll know I'm a bit of a fashion disaster. It's mostly lazyness on my part -- it's just too easy to throw on a pair of jeans and a shirt and run out the door than it is to plan an outfit! I

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Wednesday, April 04, 2007 9:56 PM

Houseguest Overload?

By Anja I love love love to entertain and have out-of-town guests. I like making dinner for everyone, showing them around our Brooklyn neighborhood, and catching up. It's one of the great benefits of living in a place like New York -- people always want

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Tuesday, April 03, 2007 6:22 PM

Brotherly Love?

By Jeanine For all of you that have sibling(s), I was wondering how close you are with them. Have you always been close? The reason I ask is because my brother, who I have never been very close with, recently told my parents that he wished we were closer.

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Monday, April 02, 2007 11:05 PM

Help- Need song suggestions

By Katie What are your favorite songs to work out to? What CDs do you play when you have friends over? What do you listen to when having a romantic dinner? We're putting together some playlists and I would love to get your suggestions. Post your favorite

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