Club C: Embracing Life with Cancer in MoCo

Several weeks ago a new little 3’4″ angel joined her “Wizard of Oz” cronies in heaven.  Her name was Margaret Pellegrini (featured in the image with the Ferguson family) and she played the flowerpot girl (see below) along with several other roles in the original “Wizard of Oz” movie with Judy Garland. And through an interesting series of events, […]

This week the Strategic Shopping Network did a coupon collaboration with The Makeup Soprano to present a video-coupon collaboration. Here’s how it works – The Makeup Soprano created a video on her favorite drug store makeup brands and the Strategic Shopping Network added the coupons and sales to help viewers save money if they see […]

Meet TheMakeupSoprano Our children learn by watching us and we learn so much from them as well.  I’ve been presenting a blog, www.strategicshoppingnetwork.com for a while now, and we added a YouTube Channel this year. And all the while my daughter was watching…giving advice….and probably taking a few notes. She loves to watch every makeup […]

I was born and raised in Baltimore, better know as Charm City.  After graduating from University of Maryland at College Park I made my adult home in Montgomery County.  Actually I’ve lived here much longer than I lived there, so even though I have many friends and family in ‘Balmore,’ I had really lost touch […]

Do you have a Bucket List? I used to think they were kind of silly until tonight. I realized that I was doing one of the things I had dreamt of doing again in my life and it was something so easy…I just had overcome a few obstacles first! You know my true goal in […]

I had a very special birthday this month and I became an official senior at 55.  I still can’t believe it because I feel so young.  And of course I am grateful to have another birthday after this tumultuous year of battling cancer.  So, as you may have realized by now, I like to try […]

Embracing Life Without Breaking the Bank! This week I added  this new tag line to my blog, www.StrategicShoppingNetwork.com.   As you might imagine our lives have changed forever after dealing with my Cancer, that is currently in remission – woo hoo! When I came back to producing the Strategic Shopping Network, I had a brand new lease […]

Art That Fills The Soul! We love to see great performances that just fill the soul!  I think seeing great art, in any form that we love helps us stay healthy – don’t you? Here’s one of the best kept secrets in the area:  Bethesda Summer Music Festival has assembled some of the area’s most talented […]

Ever wonder how people save half off on their groceries, shop for free, or even ‘get paid’ to shop? Take a peek at this video and learn more about strategic shopping.  When we use the strategic shopping method versus needs-based shopping, we can save a lot of money…which leaves more cash for EMBRACING LIFE (with […]

It’s important for everyone to eat good healthy food, but especially important when your body is fighting Cancer.  Here’s our video of one of the best local Asian Markets – don’t miss learning about the Dragon Fruit and seeing the Live Fish Tank…your dinner couldn’t be any fresher!! And you can check out more information […]