Twenty-Four.

I couldn't be more grateful for my friends and family. Thank you everyone for a fabulous birthday. Here's to the next year.

David Cornfield Melanoma Fund ... Dear 16 Year Old Me

After seeing this post, I had to write a blog about it. I just returned from my younger brother's prom pictures and I can't tell you the number of girls that look like they've been roasting in tanning beds for the past month. I'll be the first one to admit it, I used to go tanning. For about 4 months during college, then I was broke. Not long after that, my dad developed early signs of skin cancer and was soon diagnosed with an early stage of it.

I just want to spread the word about melanoma awareness. Please do the same.



"One bad sunburn before you turn sixteen .... doubles your chance of developing melanoma"

Please visit http://dcmf.ca/ for more information, to donate and to help spread the word.

Imperfection is Beauty

These quotes were too long to tweet when #marilynmonroe was trending on Wednesday. But, in celebration of what would have been the icon's 85th birthday I put together a few of my favorites.

"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous that absolutely boring."

"I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."

"If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything."

"It's better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you're not"

"You never know what life is like, until you have lived it."

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."

"We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets."

Thinking About Designing a Website?

Okay, you decided you (or your business) needs a website. Now what? Okay, well you need to hire a web designer or a web designing company. After you choose your design team, keep these few things in mind during the process:

Read my blog post on Premiere Creative's blog: How to Design a Website

Xist's Rising Stars Talent Competition!

For those of you who have seen The Real Housewives of New Jersey, you've already been introduced to the fabulous rising star and Teresa Giudice's daughter, Gia. Well, now ... Xist Model and Talent is searching for their newest, brightest stars!

Sunday, October 17, 2010

12pm - 4pm
Montclair Museum of Art
Montclair, NJ

Hosted by: Gia Giudice

Benefiting:

Children ages 4-17 will compete before a panel of judges in 3 categories: Runway Modeling, Performance and a Talent of Choice

Judges include: Teresa Giudice and Dina Manzo of The Real Housewives of NJ and Gayle Giacomo and Christy Ann Stabile Pereira of Jerseylicious.

For more information visit: http://www.xistrisingstars.com or email: candice@mtlcommunications.com

Bye, summer!

Took one last trip to the beach this season:

(I'm always prepared)

I started reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

Up to speed on all my celebrity gossip ... and fashion

All things summer!

I can't believe we've almost reached the end of summer! Labor day is right around the corner, which means pants and jackets, sweaters and cute scarves and no more open-toed shoes!

I love summer and I'll miss it all!

Beautiful sunsets!

The beach!


My pup, Roxy loves summer too!


Fresh veggies from the garden!
Also my 'week in the life' feature on BettyConfidential.com this week:
A Week in the Life of a Betty


Summer concerts
Tim McGraw and Lady Antebellum this year!


More beach!
Newport, RI with friends

Who doesn't love summer?