It's hard to keep moving forward, keep working, and keep your head up, but that's what strong women do. Especially being a mom, I can't fall apart.Collection: Women
I don't like to hold on to anger. It eats you up alive.Collection: Anger
Please hug your parents while you have them, tell your children how much you love them every second of the day, and don't let the petty things in life separate you.
Those who know me well know that I don't wear my emotions on my sleeve like other people do. That's just the way I was raised.
Reality TV is hard. You put yourself out there and you have no control over which parts they show (and don't show). And you are shooting sometimes 15 hour-days for months and months. It's exhausting - physically and mentally.
My best friends - the people I trust the most - are Catholic, Jewish, African-American, gay, tall, short, blonde... you name it. I love people for their hearts, not their appearance or lifestyle.
I have a fashion degree and worked as a buyer for Calvin Klein and Macy's before I had kids. I've always worked. I love to work. But my family comes first.
Like some people they're into nannies and the whole social life and they don't spend time with their kids. I'm always with my kids.
Everyone loves my sayings like, 'happy wife, happy life,' 'delicious and juicy,' 'love love love,' 'fabulous.' So I've made T shirts with that and hats and I've started a custom-made jewelry line.
I'm really, truly, deep down happy for my friends when they do well. I want them to all succeed and be billionaires.
I have always said that 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' has the most amazing and loyal fans on the planet.
It's one of the best parts of being on the 'Real Housewives' and why I love it: getting to talk to so many great people.
Housewives' is real, yes. We say what we're thinking at the time. But filming our real lives is a huge production that takes a long time. Sometimes you have to sit there for hours and hours while the show is being produced.
Normally when you meet a person you don't like, you might have words with them, but then you walk away. When you're filming a show, you can't walk away.
I'm always switching up my foundation. I like good coverage. I figure if you're going to wear foundation, it might as well have coverage.
When you're famous and you're young then you go partying, and you go to all the parties and stuff, I wasn't into that.