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• Posted Three Years Ago Today, My Life Began Again to Chez Rougie
  It has literally been months and months and months since I shared anything with you in this space, but I felt compelled to acknowledge my 3 year anniversary. After reading what I wrote last year, I decided to republish the...
• Posted How I Want To Be Loved to Chez Rougie
  This week beat me down, chewed me up, and unceremoniously spit me out.  There's not one specific thing I can point to as far as why this week sucked so hard; it was just a lot of little things -...
• Posted Another Year Better to Chez Rougie
  I couldn't wait to turn 30.  I told anyone who would listen that I had never been in a better place spiritually, physically and emotionally and I meant it.  I had finally achieved a level of success at work and...
• Posted Nothing Like a Little Fire Under Your Ass to Chez Rougie
  Nothing like a little fire under your ass...   ...or a little mud in your eye...   ...or an amazing friend running along side you...   ...to bring an unmatched smile to your face.   2011 Midwest Warrior Dash now complete.  2011...
• Posted Two Years Ago Today, My Life Began Again to Chez Rougie
  On June 27th, 2009, the alarm woke me up early.  I was tired and cranky because the night before some houseguests had rudely accidentally woken me up at 2am, and a combination of their continued noise and my raging apoplexy had made...
• Posted A Mexican Pizza Pick-Up For an Old-Fashioned New York Horse Race to Chez Rougie
  Earlier last week, Miss Mary sent me a last-minute invitation to an impromptu Belmont Stakes party. Now Miss Mary is known for her horse racing fetes (Seriously, her Derby parties are LEGENDARY) and for the last few years that we...
• Posted A Lesson in Failing Better to Chez Rougie
  Apologies.  I had every intention of writing an original post (about self pity no less) over the weekened but then Dad gave me an advance copy of his new book with James Patterson, Kill Me If You Can, due out...
• Posted Having The Courage To Not Be Afraid to Chez Rougie
  I hate weekends. I really do. Unless I am traveling (an expensive but effective method for making weekends palatable), I find that no matter what plans I make, no matter how much I have to do, no matter how many friends...
• Posted Five to Chez Rougie
  This past Thursday marked the 5-year anniversary of when I rolled into Smalltown USA.  I spent the 10 hour drive from Hoboken wrapped in a king-sized down comforter, on the floor of a U-Haul, wedged between the passenger seat and...
• Posted You Can Take the Girl Out of NYC But Apparently You Can't Put Her Back In Without Serious Injury to Chez Rougie
  My taxi-hailing skills are legendary in some circles.  I mean, I have been known to run the length of 2 NYC blocks in 4-inch heels in the rain at night darting in and out of moving traffic in order to grab...
• Posted Meet The Social Media Maven to Chez Rougie
  Recently, my dear friend The Realtor decided to get out of the real estate business and into something she's truly passionate about:     As a result, she has a new moniker: meet The Social Media Maven. For so many of us,...
• Posted Hello to Chez Rougie
  If you want to meet someone who can fix any situation you don't like, who can bring you happiness in spite of what other people say or believe, look in a mirror, then say this magic word: "Hello." ~ The Messiah's...
• Posted Right Where I Need To Be to Chez Rougie
  I subscribe to The Sliding Doors theory of life.  As much as I hate Gwyneth Paltrow and that movie, I believe in its philosophy.  Regardless of your choices - whether you make the train or you miss it - you eventually...
• Posted My First Single Girl Vacation to Chez Rougie
  I am getting ready to go on my first Single Girl Vacation. It's only for about 24 hours and I will be busy hanging upside down for most of it, but still: my first Single Girl Vacation. Ever. It kind...
• Posted Getting Comfortable in My Own Skin to Chez Rougie
  When I was younger, I wasn't exactly comfortable in my own skin, and I wanted so desparately to be someone else - to look like anyone other than who I was.  I wanted my frizzy, untamed curls to be sleek and straight. I wanted...
• Posted Because Who Doesn't Want to be a Supermodel? to Chez Rougie
  It's been a while since I did a photoshoot with The Stylist and since our first shoot resulted in the best picture of me ever:   I didn't hesitate when she asked me if I wanted to do another one, because even...
• Posted Walking Down A New Street to Chez Rougie
  I have changed. Although I can't explain the specifics, something inside of me is different.  I don't know when this exactly happened. Or why. Or even how. I just feel it, and it feels amazing. 2010 was not an easy year for me. Neither...
• Posted You Show Me Yours, I'll Show You Mine to Chez Rougie
  Awesome fact #1 about the Internet: you can totally make up fake internet holidays and get away with it.  Witness National Delurker Day. Awesome fact #2: sometimes you can harness the power of the Internet for good instead of...
• Posted I Don't Need a Man. I Do, However, Need a Driver. And a Masseuse. to Chez Rougie
  For the first time in I don't know how long, I was actually prepared for the snow i.e. I had plenty of de-icer and a shovel. Although actually, the shovel is on loan. But still, I had one. Also? For...
• Posted Tomorrow is a Brand New Day to Chez Rougie
  I've never been big on New Year's resolutions and I finally figured out why.  It seems like we deem the first day of the first month of the new year THE TIME to start fresh. To set new goals. To...
• Posted Fries Don't Reheat Well and Other Useful Party Tips to Chez Rougie
  If you're looking for an inspirational New Year's post, go someplace else.  We're not selling inspiration Chez Rougie today.  Nope.  Today we're selling "Rougie's Top Five Tips on How Not To Throw a Party." 1. You can't count on Old Navy.  When I...
• Posted Christmas in Paradise to Chez Rougie
  I arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Amazing (aka Pops and Gigi aka Dr. Diva's parents) at 3pm on Christmas Eve.  I came bearing Crack Pie, 3 pints of Jeni's homemade ice cream and a bottle of 2005...
• Posted Suddenly I Am Glad to *Only* Be Batshit Crazy to Chez Rougie
  So last night Lilsaej and I went to see Black Swan.  All I knew about it was that it had gotten rave reviews and that it starred Natalie Portman as a ballerina fighting off up and comer Mila Kunis. I...
• Posted Because Occasionally I Don't Feel Like Stabbing Someone to Chez Rougie
  I have a tendency to bitch and moan. A lot.  It's just so....easy. And the Internet (especially Twitter) enables the bitching and moaning.  However, occasionally I don't feel like kicking the world in the gonads or stabbing someone. Occasionally, I am...
• Posted Old Navy Has Me Seriously, Seriously Baffled to Chez Rougie
  Old Navy has me seriously, seriously baffled. For starters: why would the ultra-skinny Flirt jeans be flattering in the dark rinse but make my legs look like 2 overstuffed sausages in the lighter rinse? Also - given that I wear...
• Posted It's All Gregory Peck's Fault to Chez Rougie
  I keep meaning to write about my fabulous Hanukkah party the other night.  I made pot roast with horseradish gravy in the slow cooker (with some help via text from AndreAnna), potato latkes with the world's easiest homemade applesauce, and...
• Posted It's Hanukah. Of Course I Should Be Eating Fries. to Chez Rougie
  It's Hanukah and I've been doing my best to celebrate which includes lighting the candles nightly as well as eating my weight in fried potatoes. Daily.  Hey. Don't judge.  The Macabees survived on McDonald's fries. Or something like that. In the...
• Posted I Would Make a Really Good Heiress. Or Brat. to Chez Rougie
  So back in November (because Holy Hell - we're now in DECEMBER), The Reporter threw a little murder-mystery dinner soiree. Actually, she threw a total of three murder-mystery dinner soirees in total but 2 of them were over THE SUMMER...
• Posted Because I Prefer Bribery By Baked Goods and Booze to Chez Rougie
  So what's a single girl to do when her sink breaks? Option A: Google local plumbers and then pay someone several hundred dollars for the privilege of staring at their ass crack all day. Option B: Call your 2 best guy friends and bribe...
• Posted Reason #217 Why I Don't Have Kids: I'd Probably Break Them to Chez Rougie
  Riddle me this: what kind of asshole keeps something for decorative purposes behind closed doors? Answer: this asshole. Result: Et Voila! I have a giant hole in my sink. How does such a thing happen? One: Most importantly, you have...