tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29006299467173502842024-03-05T07:30:06.850-05:00From Park Avenue to Podunk RoadConfessions of a Podunk Princess - from the Upper East Side of NYC to the bumpy back roads of PDK, the scenery may change, but the playlist remains the same.From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-73236132351051055322016-09-25T13:47:00.001-04:002016-09-25T13:59:24.061-04:00my god it's been so long never dreamed you'd return... but now here you
are...I know I have a lot of splaining to do. Rewind thru #facebook and #twitter and #linkedin and #instagram and my lame lunge at #tumbler. I'm 50 now! Calm down I'm still 17... I just piddle my pants more often... unexpectedly. at inappropriate times. Less control over bodily functions, teeth, elastin, brainpower, money, chance of grinning at #petetownshend over tea in this lifetime, and less From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-48517424126010436952015-06-12T10:35:00.002-04:002015-06-12T10:35:28.719-04:00BUBBLES!!!
Yep, it's been that kind of year so far.
I'm on the hunt for anything that evokes laughter, dancing and singing at the top of my lungs. And still lets me indulge in +LUSH for my bath.
I am also looking for a new job... sigh. What is it the Reverend Mother always says? Something about doors and windows and opening and closing? I can't exactly climb EVERY mountain... I From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-34116752528976486812015-03-08T17:28:00.001-04:002018-12-01T19:23:59.419-05:00Nothing to See Here!From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-12245513126349755722015-01-04T11:06:00.002-05:002018-12-01T19:32:51.487-05:00Why Do People Hate Balloons?
2015. Really?
The year of the updated resume... do people even write resumes anymore? I have been fine-tuning my LinkedIn profile. And I'm working on the big picture... as my last resume still touts Sandy Hollow Day Camp Counselor (1991) on it, I know a "real" resume must be made. But, oh (brings forearm to brow), where to begin??? I've been lucky enough to be recruited by most of my previous From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-24077449126827498192015-01-01T12:53:00.001-05:002015-01-04T09:53:55.753-05:00"Russell! I think we should work on that last line!"
Starting 2015 with Almost Famous.
Be brave, and mighty forces will come to your aid. - Goethe
- through Frances McDormand as William's mother, Elaine
Buh-bye to 2014.
Also known as the "Year of the Hair".
Here's to 2015!
#adopt
From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-88887036347146892442014-11-15T11:39:00.003-05:002014-11-15T12:33:39.056-05:00One Pair LeftThose three words are going to be the financial nail in my coffin - ugh, hate cliches - how about my epitaph? That would be appropriate for my tombstone: Submit Order. Two very powerful words, which taken out of context are kind of scary... but I have to be careful not to preach, I can't pretend that I can teach (thank you again, Pete).
As an aside... "And on the dance floor, broken glass." Not From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-3239192713173787042014-10-01T19:03:00.006-04:002014-10-01T19:03:57.409-04:00HAH!
my new phone screensaver
From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-65591571341586794942014-10-01T08:07:00.004-04:002014-10-01T18:59:10.769-04:00Ummm... your high beams are on.
DIY Project to raise awareness #1: all you need is a 13 year-old car that has lost its decorative manufacturer's crappy plastic logo plate and some a bottle of PEEEEENK nail polish! Ta-dah! Hey, it was cheaper than buying a new H! Happy Pinktober!
Husband not thrilled, but I'm loving it.
#justraisingsawareness #earlydetection #CancerSucks!
Oh, did I leave my high beams on?
From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-80560026363615762082014-09-18T19:16:00.000-04:002014-09-18T19:21:11.277-04:00My Alternate Universe
A place where there are no worries or regret or anger or sin.
Maybe it's what Heaven will kinda look like.
It's my forever.
It serves up a jaw-dropping Bloody Mary for $10!!!
And everyone has 20/20 vision! PERFECT eyesight!
I would be a Marketing & Advertising Guru (yes, +GEICO Insurance, I am talking to you) and then I could afford repairs theFrom Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-22433602927685141222014-09-16T20:26:00.003-04:002014-09-17T08:20:55.555-04:00Someday...
it will be mine.
From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-3667436676704287082014-09-16T20:22:00.000-04:002014-09-17T08:24:52.304-04:00whatever...i know i'm supposed to be a wordsmith but i just see blank canvas right now. i see polaroids. i see daydreams. i see my parallel universe... getting too deep for ya? a photo says so much more than a person ever can.
Where did the journey start?
HAHAHAHAHA!
I love when you see my building in this shot.
You have no idea how much trouble we could into in the MetropolitanFrom Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-38088453541159190042014-09-16T19:52:00.000-04:002014-09-17T08:26:03.743-04:00nuff saidFrom Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-51162947491828810852014-07-17T09:26:00.001-04:002014-07-27T11:34:21.470-04:00Next Year We Party!!!
Happy 9 Year Cancerversary!
My surgeons are amazing. Thank you Alex and Mia.
My boobs'll be at my chin when I'm 90!
What hat???
From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-31598633989805961902014-05-17T14:23:00.001-04:002014-05-17T14:41:18.887-04:00Vote Harley for Governor of Idaho!
He's living in his own Private - or would that public - Idaho.
Ya gotta admit, he'd make politics a whole lot more fun to watch!
VOTE FOR HARLEY
From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-29357459378331027982014-05-15T20:42:00.003-04:002014-05-17T13:57:50.193-04:00Pinterest - Blogging By Design
I admit it. I've been neglecting my little wedge of the web, my (poorly SEO'd) blog, my story, my rants, my raves, my bullshit, my feelings and photos... oh wait... I'm addicted to Pinterest. It's like bulletin boards and lots of scotch tape and Sean Cassidy posters - a powerful graphic novel, an orgy of beauty and knowledge, and adorable shoes... lives I want to live without having to think of From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-89344145317897682832014-03-13T09:42:00.000-04:002014-03-13T09:43:31.622-04:00What I Did On Spring Break!
Stephanie isn't here, Mrs. Torrence...
From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-43533384768341644142014-02-02T14:22:00.000-05:002014-02-03T08:10:16.341-05:00The Word is Love.
YAY! The latest Jewelbox newsletter has finally hit the world wide web! Why don't you cozy up to it with a cup of tea - if not to follow our Valentine's Day Promotion (see above photo - it's a great campaign to have stuck in my head), then to at least see where I work. :). The Jewelbox is my day job/second home/pod (as in "Don't leave the pod! Bad things happen whenFrom Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-6027640444527822102014-01-24T20:58:00.000-05:002014-01-25T13:11:39.746-05:00I Wish I Worked at Zappos
Thank you to Zappos for keepin' it "just plain right"
That last one is brilliant marketing. Raise?
From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-89408240666019138872013-12-27T21:11:00.000-05:002013-12-27T21:11:56.650-05:00I'll take them all...
Once a Winston, always a Winston. I do love jaw-dropping design.
From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-34748223995808624602013-12-21T07:36:00.002-05:002013-12-22T12:32:43.521-05:00Crack Those Nuts!
Is it just me, or does the word "Nutcracker" get funnier as you get older? As both a nut and a cracker, I do plump a pretty good pillow. So graceful, so orchestral, so cathartic! "Laundry is exhausting" said Ready-for-Bed Barbie!
From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-75645237393122536382013-12-10T18:37:00.001-05:002013-12-10T18:37:18.664-05:00The Thing To Remember Is...
We're Jewish. Go figure...
Santa Baby Stephanie, 1966
You knew this classic blast-from-Christmas-past photo would rear its stupid-hatted head at some point this month. It's a classic, down to the pom-pommed toes. Kudos to the team that wrangled this child into the Santa sausage casing. Our dad did love his camera...From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-24058142194261267162013-12-07T18:52:00.002-05:002013-12-07T18:52:57.342-05:00Rock. Skid. Ditch. Rock Still Wins.
Long Live Rock! New license plate frame for Christmas???
From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-72783092650132304562013-12-06T21:17:00.003-05:002013-12-07T08:03:38.877-05:00Happy Holidaze Early 80's Style - We Think
Now why didn't we send this one to Awkward Family Photos?
From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-63444862010146808492013-12-06T19:58:00.001-05:002014-02-03T19:46:00.133-05:00That's LIFE
That's LIFE... what's life?
That's my father
Late 1950's.
Dashing in his profession.
That's his uncle.
For legal reasons,
his face was not allowed
to be photographed.
That's LIFE... what's life?.
Diamond tiaras
Perfect lighting.
That's LIFE.
That's Harry Winston.
That's so cool.
Hey, that was LIFE.
From Park to Podunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16430513139989176180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900629946717350284.post-86837768565426458882013-11-27T12:49:00.003-05:002013-11-27T12:53:48.274-05:00I Just Totaled My Car - Happy Thanksgiving!
I know, I know, it could've been worse. I'm okay.
Just cover you ears/eyes if you scroll down, okay?
FUUUUUUUUUUUCKKKKK!!!!!!!!!
But on another note, isn't it pretty where we live?
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