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What Do You Plan on Doing This Year?

by Karen Amster-Young

I know some of you prefer to win tickets to the Super Bowl (Go Giants!).  Or, maybe you still haven’t landed tickets to the amazing The Book of Mormon on Broadway (I haven’t either).  We can’t help you there but we can help you score tickets to the 92nd Street Y for a night of [...]

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categoryPosted: 01/24/12 9:02 AM

We’ve all heard it before:  New Year’s resolutions don’t work. In fact, according to an article in this week’s Huffington Post, psychologist Richard Wisemen says nearly 80 percent of people who set New Year’s resolutions fail. Wiseman also says that resolutions can be achieved but most people simply set themselves up for failure. We couldn’t [...]

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categoryPosted: 12/30/11 4:08 PM

What’s Going on with the52weeks.com?

by Karen Amster-Young

We know it’s been a bit quiet. Over a year has passed since we conceived the52weeks.com and we are still working hard to get “unstuck” and checking things off our to-do list! We quickly realized that doing something (even something small) and writing about it weekly was much easier said than done!  But our concept [...]

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categoryPosted: 09/20/11 11:12 PM

Escaping to Mexico…Sort of!

by Karen Amster-Young

Note: This post was written before Hurricane Irene was approaching.  I hope everyone is safe and sound and enjoys the last week of August now that Irene has passed… One Tequila, Two Tequila, Three Tequila…More! –  adapted from George Carlin The Hamptons is a popular summer destination for many New Yorkers.   There are beautiful sunsets, [...]

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categoryPosted: 08/29/11 2:38 PM

If you want to make G-d laugh, tell him about your plans. – Woody Allen This has been tough. My blog partner and I embarked on this 52 Week challenge focused on moving forward, growing and getting “unstuck”.  We vowed to try new things, work on our relationships with significant others, face fears, rediscover old [...]

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categoryPosted: 05/24/11 12:20 PM

Makeover Madness

by Pam Godwin

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.” – Miss Piggy It’s ironic how you can set out to do one thing and it can take you in an entirely different direction. Sometimes things change course [...]

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categoryPosted: 12/21/10 1:07 PM

Shoe Shopping for Inspiration

by Karen Amster-Young

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the things you can think up if only you try!– Dr. Seuss Here I go again with the French stuff. Despite having yet to make it to Paris (read about this ongoing quest), I continuously find myself drawn to French food, vintage French [...]

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categoryPosted: 11/9/10 10:22 AM

Forced to Do Nothing

by Karen Amster-Young

“Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.”    – Winnie-the-Pooh Sometimes old friends can be prophetic. Somewhere about the middle of August, I was having dinner with a very good friend visiting from the West Coast. We’ve known each other since [...]

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categoryPosted: 09/10/10 9:58 AM

…It’s About You Too

by Pam Godwin

Let us know what’s on your “52″! Click on our link to contact us or leave a comment at: http://the52weeks.com/contact-us/ or visit us at: facebook.com/the52weeks.com To find out why these celebs are below, click here

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categoryPosted: 08/18/10 5:00 PM

It’s Not Just About Us…

by Karen Amster-Young

Summer is quickly winding down.  The “End of Summer” blues are kicking in.  The few weeks that remain will be a whirlwind of last chance summer jaunts and vacations, BBQ’s with friends and planning our busy fall calendars.  Where did the time go?  As usual, summer is never long enough.  It’s a blur of beach, [...]

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categoryPosted: 08/18/10 5:00 PM