Laurie Nigro
Laurie is the mother of two biological children and one husband and the caretaker of a menagerie of animals. Laurie is passionate about frugal, natural living. She was recognized by the L.I. Press Club with a “best humor column” award in 2016 and 2017. Email Laurie
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When comfort outranks style, you’ve reached ‘a certain age’
Signs that you've reached "a certain age" are subtle and creep up on you slowly — this week Laurie admits to having recognized quite a few of them.
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Laurie Nigro Martha Stewart be damned — let’s just say ‘it is what it is’ and enjoy the holiday
We may dream of perfection, something out of Martha Stewart magazine — then reality interferes.
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Laurie NigroParadise found…ever so briefly…at the bottom of an empty laundry basket
Nirvana: The moment you realize all the laundry is done. All of it. Oh what joy — and oh ... how fleeting.
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Laurie NigroHe should just admit I’m always right
His life would be so much easier if he'd just listen to me in the first place.
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If I can’t see it, it’s not there: Why dirty socks, wet towels, boots and other things are left where they...
For people who lack object permanence, once they walk out of the bedroom, the wet towel that they left on the bed ceases to exist. Same with the boots shed directly in front of the door. Or the dirty socks on the radiator.
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Confronting our personal demons, laughter is often truly the best medicine
People who suffer are not to be ridiculed or mocked. It is not okay to laugh at their pain. Except sometimes, it's ok to laugh with them.
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Laurie NigroWhy my upcoming 20th anniversary trip will in no way resemble my honeymoon
After sun poisoning and surviving an attack by a crazed school of angel fish, Laurie's honeymoon took one more crazy turn. The 20th-anniversary trip should be a piece of cake, right?
In the Kitchen
In the Kitchen Get your Irish on and celebrate St. Paddy’s Day with homemade corned beef
Homemade corned beef is easy to make, but takes some advanced planning. Here's how it's done
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Laurie Nigro‘Don’t change the channel. I’m watching that,’ he said between snores.
When you study genetics in school, how is it they never teach you that every Y chromosome comes complete with an overactive napping gene?
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Laurie Nigro How school vacation almost killed me
School breaks present special challenges for working parents — especially for a former stay-at-home, homeschooling mom transitioning to a new 'working mom' lifestyle.
