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Gen Xers – You Probably Went to Camp If …

Every summer, many of my Gen X cohorts and I, were carted off to sleepaway camps across the country. We packed our trunks, made sure we had as many flip up collar polo style shirts as possible and...

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iCan Not iStand the Apple Store

i Have an iLove iHate Relationship with the Apple Store. (A little Apple Store humor for frustrated customers who really kinda love that place, like me.) Last week, I took a trip to the Apple store....

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Do You Need Microdermabrasion? Anti-Aging Tip of the Week for Gen Xers

Well in answer to the question, Do you need microdermabrasion?  Yes, yes you do.  I don’t know exactly who you are but your skin is probably dull and the elasticity is probably slack. Okay, I may be...

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What REALLY Goes On at Sleepaway Camp These Days – A Mom Tells All

I have a confession, well I should call it an announcement, but it feels more like something I must divulge in a hat, glasses and a wig … I’m following my kids 1000 miles away, to sleep away camp. Oh,...

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Sending Kids to Sleepaway Camp Could Make a Mom Insane

This post was written the last time I sent my son to camp and may be the reason I’m going with my kids this year. Ahem,I mean, I’m going with them to tell you guys what it’s like from a mom’s POV and...

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Jenny From the Bunk is at Sleepaway Camp – and so it begins…

Guys… it’s happening! I’m at Camp Lenox. Please share with all your friends who’ve been to camp or have kids going or who need more entertainment than Big Brother. You can follow on Facebook,...

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How Old is Too Old to Play With Barbies – I’m Over Forty And Asking For a Friend

As I’ve said in the past, I loved playing with Barbies growing up – LOVED. I’ve been open about this with Ry since her first Barbie doll at the age of, in utero. Some mamas sat with those belly...

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Dear Readers – I Will Turn This Plane Around – Summer Camp Day 1

Dear Readers, (Day 1 at Camp Lenox) It’s the first day of summer camp and I’m already wondering, if I meant to go to camp this summer or somewhere more relaxing, like the peace corps.  “Ease her in...

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Dear Readers – Day 2 at Summer Camp – I’m the Newest Camper and the Biggest...

Dear Readers - Day 2 at Camp Lenox with Jenny From the Bunk… Please notice how I’m waving, but no one is looking in my direction… I know, I’m cool. Here are some of my Mom sorority sisters. You can see...

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Dear Readers – Day 3 and 4 at Summer Camp – I’m Shockingly Low Maintenance

Dear Readers, We have such similar summer camp style (me and the tweens) I bet you can’t guess which one is me? I’ll give you a hint… I’m the one with the wrinkles   Camp Lenox is pretty amazing. They...

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Dear Readers Day 5 to 13 – I Don’t Want to Grow Up – Too Late

Dear Readers (Days 5-13), As many of you that follow me on Facebook know, during my trip to camp my stepmother lost a hard fought battle with esophageal/stomach cancer. (If you happen to see me on...

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One of the Funniest Camp Letters – Kids Write the Darndest Things

When I sent J, my son, to camp a couple years ago (you know, when I didn’t actually follow him there, though I wanted to), his letters were seriously depressing. I had hoped for these heartwarming...

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21 Things We Did as Kids in the 70s and 80s That Would Horrify Us Now

As a Gen Xer, I so enjoy reminiscing about the freedoms we had growing up in the 70s and 80s. Our parents take on safety and acceptable ways to spend one’s time was different from the get go.  Starting...

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The First Installment of – Things That Happen in the Middle of Nowhere with...

So, I left camp today to trek out into the Berkshires to pick up a prescription. The Berkshires are absolutely stunning, but everyone drives really slow. I mean slower than the speed limit, slow… like...

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Camp Phone Calls Could End My Marriage

Who knew the highly anticipated camp phone calls could be such a blow to a relationship? Oh well, when my baby is 1500 miles away from home, and I get a few minutes to talk — It’s every man, ahem mom,...

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Who Says Barbie Needs All Her Limbs?

As many of you know, I’ve been selected as one of the 8 moms who participate in  The Barbie project, which is insanely awesome. This is one of my absolute favorite stories about Barbie, as it takes the...

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Dear Readers – Days 14 and 15 at Sleepover Camp Lenox – I’m Not The High...

Dear Readers – Days 14 – 16 at Sleepover Camp Lenox, Please, make yourself comfortable… I’ll find a corner. I came back from my time at home, ready to go at camp full force, except for the part where...

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Dear Readers – Day 16 at Camp – I Forgot How to Be a Kid

Dear Readers — (Day 16 at Camp Lenox) One of the things I’m constantly questioning at camp is my coolness. No, I don’t mean that in a popularity way, I mean it in a, ‘Can I hang with people who are...

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Jenny From the Bunk May Have Gone Insane at Camp – Videos

A freestyle rap battle with campers, a coffee plea, a runaway mom. I thought I’d share a couple of the videos I’ve done at Camp Lenox. Please ask your friends to follow the camp series… I have a lot...

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Dear Readers – Day 17 at Camp Lenox – Who Knew The Great Outdoors Were So...

Sleepaway camp is super fun . Today, I had a salad … again. I’m really happiest when there’s feta. I know, who would’ve thought feta could make such a difference? I think it may be the Switzerland of...

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