tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2763172820100676361.post2619312586823924672..comments2024-02-05T03:54:40.788-05:00Comments on Fun at the Cook Shack: Rules of Life in New YorkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2763172820100676361.post-88223852954461028662009-06-28T20:36:42.373-04:002009-06-28T20:36:42.373-04:00Brecken,
my name is Olya, and I am Erika Hill'...Brecken, <br />my name is Olya, and I am Erika Hill's sister-in-law. We are in NYC for some time, and were wondering if we could connect with you somehow. :) Your blog was immensely helpful , but we'd like , maybe, some more tips on where and how's. Plus, friends are always good. :) email me : justinandolya1@gmail.com or call 801-369-1298 <br />Thank you, OlyaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02552248434911566220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2763172820100676361.post-32575239800974227422009-05-06T18:45:00.000-04:002009-05-06T18:45:00.000-04:00Hi, my name is Susan and I'm losing my best friend...Hi, my name is Susan and I'm losing my best friend to NYC. <br /><br />Heidi told me to read your post about the rules of NYC, thank you! You have been such a huge support to Heidi and she can't talk about New York without mentioning you. I am so sad to see her leave, but I know what a great opportunity this will be for her and John. <br /><br />I just wanted to say thank you, again, for your support. Heidi is awsome, I hope you two can continue to help each other when she's out there.<br /><br />P.S. Congrats, and good luck with the baby!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2763172820100676361.post-74869517172353590392009-04-29T14:36:00.000-04:002009-04-29T14:36:00.000-04:00Hey Cooks!
I'm setting up our private blog and I ...Hey Cooks!<br /><br />I'm setting up our private blog and I need your email address! Would you mind giving that to me so I can send you an invite? You can do it through facebook if you'd like! Thanks so much! Hope all is well!Emily K Jacob Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13663402294747595248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2763172820100676361.post-61505185667175402362009-04-28T01:37:00.000-04:002009-04-28T01:37:00.000-04:00Wow, THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! This was amazing to re...Wow, THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! This was amazing to read...I've had an array of mixed emotions. Huge appreciation that you wrote this list :) and gratitude for all the helpful hints! Excitement for the adventures and a giggle since I just finished watching Castle! Worry to adapt but hope that the price is worth the end result. Thank you for sharing your wisdom (again) on the phone and here on your inspiring blog. I truly appreciate you my new friend!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13080071624710707802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2763172820100676361.post-21909992315245171832009-04-27T21:54:00.000-04:002009-04-27T21:54:00.000-04:00I just started watching Castle, too!
I need to fo...I just started watching Castle, too!<br /><br />I need to follow your advice, but for Greensboro. sigh. Good job you looking at the positive. Perhaps when my first year is up, I'll be able to look back, too, and see the good in all the hard. :)sallysuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16993186124270052147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2763172820100676361.post-36955055714748723582009-04-27T18:25:00.000-04:002009-04-27T18:25:00.000-04:00I love this post Brecken! The blog followers see ...I love this post Brecken! The blog followers see the difference in writing, and I see the difference in living--you really have come a long way and deserve appropriate commendation for it. You are such a good New Yorker, and don't worry, I recognize you have become such with the light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel view that I will graduate and we will move. I also like the part where you link to the parallel universe post--I had fun with that one. Love,<br />JustinJustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10391052033868767554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2763172820100676361.post-90497645693561220202009-04-27T18:17:00.000-04:002009-04-27T18:17:00.000-04:00I would love to come and live in NYC for a while! ...I would love to come and live in NYC for a while! I want to try out your suggestions!Sandy M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09463236853839331077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2763172820100676361.post-50472397934610207402009-04-27T16:42:00.000-04:002009-04-27T16:42:00.000-04:00ditto on the NTF (not-for-tourists) guide to NYC. ...ditto on the NTF (not-for-tourists) guide to NYC. I LOVE that book and couldn't live without it!<br /><br />Also, I think Brecken really nailed it with looking for the positive in everything. You need to see living in NYC as a new and different adventure--almost like living a completely different life for a few years. You can't compare NYC living to suburbia because they are just too different. <br /><br />I'd say that NYC and I have a love-hate relationship. I love most everything, and the things I hate make for good stories later!<br /><br />Good luck!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747624186239864394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2763172820100676361.post-31493821137790108672009-04-27T12:32:00.000-04:002009-04-27T12:32:00.000-04:00Gee, I have a new-found affection for life in Utah...Gee, I have a new-found affection for life in Utah. I'm glad you've gotten to the point where you are finding things to like about New York.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070468585091038634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2763172820100676361.post-76066503999746349022009-04-27T11:21:00.000-04:002009-04-27T11:21:00.000-04:00great rules of survival brecken!
i still cannot b...great rules of survival brecken!<br /><br />i still cannot bring myself to buy diapers from anywhere but costco. you get more diapers (a lot more) for the least amount of money. if you can find someone with a zip car rental, or have a friend that comes into the city with a car once a month or so, it is definitely worth it to make a trip to costco to stock up on tp, paper towels, diapers, frozen chicken, detergent, and all that good stuff.<br /><br />we like the NFT (not for tourist guide) to the city, it has both the bus and subway maps and great maps of all the parks and neighborhoods. and it's really small and is plain black so you don't look as much like a tourist.<br /><br />i have found that everyone has their own way of making things work for them in the city, especially with grocery shopping. just do what works for you, not what people tell you works best for them. i have friends who go g.shopping every day for each meal. others rent cars to drive to the cheapest stores and stock up and only go once a week or every 2 weeks. i have a pretty good neighborhood store, so i go about 2-3 times a week. i can get in and out (with 2 kids in tow) in 5 minutes. it's easy, fast, and doesn't require extra money or planning. but try different things and find what works for you.<br /><br />learn to love you apt. i had a little talk with myself and decided that i have a great apt, especially compared to others in my building. i found things that i love about my apt and my building, and have decided that my kitchenette is really the only super negative thing about it, and i can deal with that. i have learned to cook on a square foot of counterspace, and now i can't even remember what it's like to cook in a big kitchen. <br /><br />a support group of friends is huge. i would be so lonely if i didn't have great neighbors and ward members. definitely make an effort to meet people and schedule play dates and outings.<br /><br />and one more thing... i too LOVE castle. it's one of my new favorite shows!<br /><br />good luck future new yorkers!!Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04815700401389316035noreply@blogger.com