Hey, Urban Housewives! Hope you guys are all enjoying the swing into March. We’ll be turning the clocks forward soon, and that’s ok with me because that means one step closer to springtime. This spring, my newest travel obsession is undoubtedly a little weekend getaway to Newcastle, or more properly known as Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It pretty…
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Understandably, many have a one-track mindset when planning a visit to the Caribbean. They look through the online listings of beach villas in Barbados or other dreamy islands, and pack a bathing suit. Done.
“Efficiency First” (i.e.make it the foundation) is a national nonprofit trade association that unites Home Performance Contractors and related businesses and organizations in the escalating fight against wasting of energy by the nation’s building stock. I believe in this movement and have committed to boldly and consistently express my belief that energy efficiency improvement in…
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When Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation on Feb. 11, 2013, he became the third pope in history to voluntarily do so — and the first in more than 600 years. While religious leaders determine who will be the next Bishop of Rome and prepare for the installation of a new leader, visitors to Rome…
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Ok, so I’ve been daydreaming. As you may recall, fellow Urban Housewives, my apartment is roughly the size of one of those adorable Polly Pocket toys from the 90s. Except it’s not that adorable when you’re trying to maintain a life, marriage and aesthetic style inside said minuscule place. So I’ve been letting my mind…
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I love pampering. What woman doesn’t? We like to look good and we like to feel good. I can’t even count the amount of bottles and potions in my bathroom, and when I get my nails done I refuse to type properly for days. I’ve spent hours typing out emails with my knuckles so my…
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I was reading the funny confessional pages in a magazine recently, and the theme was ‘nightlife’. There were lots of stories from women mistaking strangers for their boyfriends, drinking a little too much, and even falling out of a taxi. I wondered who these women are, that have such dramatic, comedic nights on the town,…
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