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Girl Gone Parenting: Drinking in the time of COVID
Bryanne Figlia is a woman I've known for over a decade now, and she's pretty special. She's a Mom. She's the wife of a police officer....

Heather C Fazio
Mar 31, 20204 min read
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Girl Gone Smart: Upset about liquor stores being essential in New York?
I was too. Well, not upset but very confused and of course like many of you, couldn't understand why liquor stores were deemed essential...

Heather C Fazio
Mar 29, 20201 min read
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Virtual Tipping for Massena Goes Live
Tip Your Massena Folks! The link above will open a Google Docs Spreadsheet. Find the person you want to tip from their establishment or...

Heather C Fazio
Mar 27, 20201 min read
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Girl Gone Local: Massena NY, Update to Virtual Tipping - EXPANDED
Good morning everyone. In the last few days, several people have reached out asking how they can be included in the Massena Virtual...

Heather C Fazio
Mar 27, 20202 min read
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Girl Gone Smart: Not this time
Friends, I have no idea how I’m doing this. And by this, I mean sitting upright on a couch writing to you all. How the hell am I not...

Lydia Nightingale
Mar 26, 20203 min read
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Girl Gone Planning: Working from home and the implications on planning
At 36, I've now had a job and been employed for nearly 20 years (briefly unemployed in 2008 after the computer store I worked at during...
Daniel Jeanson
Mar 26, 20203 min read
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Girl Gone Quarantined: GGS Blogger Binge Recommendations
I asked the Girl Gone Smart bloggers to recommend their favorite shows for binging. It's quite the mix! Let us know what you're binging!...

Heather C Fazio
Mar 25, 20201 min read
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Girl Gone Local: Attention bartenders in my hometown of Massena, New York
I miss my hometown a lot, and it's with zero shame that I'm "stealing" something I've seen Albany bartenders do with great success. Many...

Heather C Fazio
Mar 24, 20202 min read
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Girl Gone Quarantined: An open letter to Price Chopper at 911 Central Ave, Albany
SHAME ON PRICE CHOPPER "I'm the primary caregiver for my partner's Grandmother. She is 77 years old and nonambulatory, which means I can...

Heather C Fazio
Mar 19, 20201 min read
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Girl Gone Quarantined: A list of things I'm tired of today... is it you?
People who are telling Trump supporters they better not accept any money during this time because socialism. Take care of yourself and...

Heather C Fazio
Mar 18, 20201 min read
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Girl Gone Planning: Prepare for massive binging!
First, let's get the food binge out of the way. For the first time today I used the Instacart.com service and ordered from Market 32....

Heather C Fazio
Mar 12, 20202 min read
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Girl Gone Smart: Trump f**ked it up again...
Last night an ignoramus decided to post on my social media page: "Aren't you grateful Trump closed the borders and approved SBA loans a...

Heather C Fazio
Mar 12, 20202 min read
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Girl Gone Reading: That f**king Wookie mask again... and a love story
Some how, some way, that video of the woman wearing the Wookie mask came across my social media account again. I may have laughed harder...

Heather C Fazio
Mar 4, 20203 min read
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Girl Gone Reading: Red Queen Series
The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard is a post-apocalyptic, Sci-Fi, type of read – but also has a touch of a supernatural element....

Heather C Fazio
Feb 28, 20202 min read
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Girl Gone Reading: Collarworld - A story of pets and love and the bond of forever
Local author Chuck Miller has penned a book I was hesitant to read and it's titled Collarworld. "Just beyond the mortal barriers of the...

Heather C Fazio
Feb 27, 20202 min read
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Girl Gone Planning: Albany's new high school
Albany residents got a first glimpse at their newly renovated and expanded high school over the weekend, and from the pictures it looks...
Daniel Jeanson
Feb 26, 20202 min read
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Girl Gone Local: Owner of Betty Boop Diner responds to shocking video and accusations
Yesterday I wrote a blog about the shocking video being shared on the Betty Boop Diner's Facebook page. The page is currently managed by...

Heather C Fazio
Feb 25, 20205 min read
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Girl Gone Authentic: I never knew it could be like this
If you’ve been reading my blog posts, you know that I recently got married for the second (final) time. I was 28 the first time I got...

Middle Aged Mama
Feb 24, 20204 min read
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Girl Gone Local: Rats at Betty Boop Diner in Albany, says former employee
I was scrolling through Facebook on a lazy Sunday afternoon when I received an invitation to like the Betty Boop Diner Facebook page. I...

Heather C Fazio
Feb 24, 20202 min read
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Girl Gone Smart: ECT = Electroconvulsive Therapy
It’s a bit like being in a sci-fi flick. Huge whirring machine to your right, bright lights, doctors all around, pictures of puppies and...

Lydia Nightingale
Feb 21, 20203 min read
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