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We are so excited! Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project,  read an advance copy of our book and said… “We all want lives packed with both fun and fulfillment. With its humor, honesty, and great insight, The 52 Weeks is a terrific resource for anyone who wants to get unstuck.” Wow. This, from the […]

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categoryPosted: 08/22/13 10:43 AM

The 52 Weeks: Book Update!

by Karen Amster-Young

It’s Our Anniversary! A year ago we officially got a book deal! Yes, we know it’s been a while since we’ve updated you or even wrote about anything going on. So where have we been? Well, it started with our blog, the52weeks.com. It launched many, many weeks ago in July 2010. That’s when, for 52 weeks, […]

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categoryPosted: 05/30/13 11:35 AM

Finding Funny at 47

by Karen Amster-Young

This is a guest post by Linda Orton. Linda is a mommy, an optimist, a storyteller, comedian, and a serial entrepreneur. Currently owner of Intelligent Video Solutions, Intelligent Entertainment, and Vid4Pro, LLC, she works across the US helping major firms and corporations tell their stories. She is completing her first book, “Life is Hysterical. We love […]

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categoryPosted: 02/8/13 10:48 AM

An Interview with Gretchen Rubin

by Karen Amster-Young

We recently interviewed Gretchen Rubin for our blog. She is the best-selling author of The Happiness Project and, more recently, Happier at Home. We are thrilled she agreed to answer some questions for us. Her “real-world” advice and honestly is one of the many inspirations for our book.  1) The52weeks.com is all about how Pam […]

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categoryPosted: 12/2/12 2:48 AM

Why I Can’t Write After Sandy

by Karen Amster-Young

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing’s going to get better. It’s not. — Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax I am trying to write, trying to work on my book today and I can’t. I  can’t stop thinking about how many people have been impacted by this horrible storm. The news coverage is incessant. […]

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categoryPosted: 11/2/12 7:34 AM

The Collagen Crisis

by Guest Blogger

This is a guest post by Elizabeth Flock, the author of the New York Times Bestselling novel ME & EMMA. The sequel, WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SISTER (Random House, 2012) was just released in August and is one of Oprah’s 15 Must-Read Books for September.  Liz is a former journalist who worked for Time and People […]

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categoryPosted: 09/5/12 10:33 AM

Flash 52: Meditation “Express”

by Karen Amster-Young

What I Tried: Meditation “Express” Details:  Keep Calm & Carry On (CD); Music to Encourage Stress Relief (CD); Just 10 Seconds (App) and Simply Being (App )(99cents!) When: August Where: At home, on a couch, in a car and near a clam bar To Keep or Not to Keep: Yes, I need it. Definitely great […]

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categoryPosted: 08/15/12 1:14 AM

Flash 52: Detox

by Karen Amster-Young

What I Tried: Drinking Green Stuff Details:  “Green Love” and “Mixed Green” When: Started early July Where: Organic Avenue in Southampton, New York Elm Health in New York City. The Back-Story (if you want to read more): Okay, so I admit my favorite drinks are Diet Coke and a good white wine.  Almost daily I […]

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categoryPosted: 07/18/12 9:42 AM

Why Old Can Be Good

by Karen Amster-Young

Sometimes old things are just old: old food, old make-up, an old computer, old socks.  Not good. Then there are the times you just feel old – like me the last few weeks! Not a good thing either. Looking “older” often hurls women into a panic: Really not good. My recent, unexplainable obsession with all things […]

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categoryPosted: 06/13/12 9:48 AM

This is a guest post by Nicole Wolfrath. We met Nicole serendipitously through a mutual friend that neither of us knew the other was connected to. It was only through our respective blogs and our appearance at the 92nd St. Y that it all came full circle. We love when good stuff comes from getting […]

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categoryPosted: 05/13/12 1:33 PM