By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell Don’t deny it. You’ve wondered this. We all have. So which reason do you think it is? Sniffing out other dogs’ scents Anxiety Stalling To be in…
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How to Name Your Dog
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell Did you know that you can scientifically choose the perfect name for your dog? I didn’t. Either did my husband who named our dog, Fred. Turns out,…
Top 10 Best Items to Regift and Your Comments
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell January 19, 1995. The agreed-upon date the term “regifting” is first widely broadcast. Though people had already been surreptitiously performing this highly disputed act, it’s the first…
What Would be the Title of Your Biography?
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell You really have to take a beat and think about your life before answering this question. The person who posed it is Marianne Direso, a member of…
10 First Jobs
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell Probably the most popular aspect of South Jersey Girls Who Wanna Have Fun (our private women’s Facebook group) is our QOTD (Question of the Day). Each day—Monday…
14 Worst Dates
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell We’ve all had good dates, bad dates and terrible dates. The terrible dates usually make the best stories. Let me take a step back for a moment…
The Importance of a 1
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell In the song, “One,” Three Dog Night sings that “one is the loneliest number.” Sometimes that’s true, sometimes it’s not. But I’m not thinking of THAT number…
It’s official. We’re empty nesters. yay.
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell January 1, 1997: Jardin Ellery Cassell is born! A new life begins! Yayyyy!!!! August 5, 2020: Jardin Ellery Cassell leaves our home to start her own. A…
My Husband has Blue Hair
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell It’s true. My husband now has blue hair. Don’t get me wrong, though. It’s not that weird ‘old lady blue hair’ from the 70s. This is blatantly…
Technically Alone, Yet Technically Together
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell I’ve been doing women’s events for 11 years. Five for Girlfriendz Magazine (the magazine I created and ran for seven years) and six for Franks & Beans…
The Case Against Social Distancing
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell Six-feet apart is still the order of the day, as we watch COVID-19 cases and death counts heartbreakingly mount. But must we call what we are doing…
A Really Nice Prison
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell The joke about COVID-19—and there are many—is that family pets all around the world, got together and orchestrated the pandemic to be sure their humans would stay…
How our Pets are Affected by the Coronavirus
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell COVID-19 doesn’t just affect humans. It touches our pets, too. For those of us sheltering in place, self-quarantining or in isolation, while making deals with God in…
When Jewelry Makes You Feel Soooo Gooood
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell Jewelry is like chicken soup. It can cure all ills. But even if it doesn’t, it still couldn’t hoit to have some. When we wear jewelry adorned…
To Fart or Not to Fart
When is it okay to start farting in a relationship? By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell Because I’m a blogger, I receive press releases from different companies. With Valentine’s Day on the horizon,…
Are You Conflicted by Your Birthday?
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell I’m not asking, “Are you dreading getting one year older,” because aging beats the alternative. I’m asking, “Do you like your birth date—the day on the calendar…
Have a Headache? Grab a Potato!
By Margaret Phillips, Guest Blogger (See below for more about Margaret) When we eat the correct amounts of fruits and veggies each day, it helps stabilize our emotional and physical…
Does Your Dog Have a Middle Name?
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell It was a simple enough question, posed on our South Jersey Girls Who Wanna Have Fun closed Facebook group. “Does your dog (or cat) have a middle…
Sometimes, what goes around comes around. Twice.
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell I have always been, and always will be, a Barbie Girl. My collection started with a hand-me-down Barbie and her sparse wardrobe. She had a long blonde…
Numerology: Your Life’s Personal GPS Navigation System
By Tobi Schwartz-Cassell Are you in a problematic relationship? Are you feeling stuck in your life, but have no idea how to move forward? Are you wondering why you’re here…