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I Got a Fever

By Stephanie Jankowski 23 Comments

If you're a fellow SNL groupie, you remember the epic "Cowbell" skit with Will Farrell's gut and Christopher Walken. If not, let me break you off a small piece of this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjsUf_oIgp0 Hilarious, right?! Unfortunately, the cowbell can't cure my fever. And no, I am ... » Learn More about I Got a Fever

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Project Optimism: Pennsylvania Dreamin’

By Stephanie Jankowski 22 Comments

My dream job, to write for Saturday Night Live, was sadly never realized. It probably has something to do with the fact that I've never lived in NYC, applied for the job, nor have any professional comedic writing experience. Let's not dwell, okay? Imagine my sheer surprise when Tina Fey contacted ... » Learn More about Project Optimism: Pennsylvania Dreamin’

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My Crystal Ball

By Stephanie Jankowski 17 Comments

I'm sitting at my computer today, one eye on the screen, the other on my kids, and I can't help but melt over a conversation they are having at the breakfast table: Boy: You should put your milk in the refrigerator if you're done drinking it. Girl: Otay. Boy: You listen very well! I bet mom ... » Learn More about My Crystal Ball

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Project Optimism: 40 Days and 40 Nights. I Can Do This.

By Stephanie Jankowski 28 Comments

Lent is a 40-day celebration of giving up sex and good food. Okay, so that's not exactly accurate. Lent is the 40 days leading up to Easter that commemorate the time Jesus spent in the desert, lured by Satan's constant temptation. I'm guessing that's why so many Christians give up desserts ... » Learn More about Project Optimism: 40 Days and 40 Nights. I Can Do This.

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Helpful Tips to Becoming a Bloghole

By Stephanie Jankowski 51 Comments

I started blogging so I didn't stab myself in the eye with a rusty fork. Let me start over. I started blogging because, as a work-from-home-mom-of-two, I didn't have time to take a crap in private. Dammit. Trying this one more time. I start blogging because I love to write. There it ... » Learn More about Helpful Tips to Becoming a Bloghole

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