SJM_GettingPersonal_1120FINAL.qxp_Profile ( Dept . ) 11 / 12 / 20 2 : 25 PM Page 1 GETTING PERSONAL NBC10 ’ s South Jersey correspondent Cydney Long dishes on being a single mom , her renewed love for a good book and why pickleball is her latest obsession . the Where does the time go ? I love being a pickleball thing , which I always heavyweight belt as pro wrestling mom to Charles and Emily , and a sin - thought was reserved for seniors . It champion . A former Wildwood Crest gle mom at that ! Somewhere out of turns out I was wrong . Who knew it lifeguard , my pop - pop used to love to left field , my son is now in high would be such an amazing workout , mow the lawn in his wrestling shorts school and my daughter is in sixth calorie burn and have you showered and high socks — perhaps just to grade . I’m still pinching myself . I’m and in bed by 9 p.m . ! If you haven’t embarrass my mom as she arrived incredibly proud of their patience played , it’s a must try . home from Haddonfield High and perseverance . The pandemic has School . been tough enough on adults , let In the national spotlight . I had the alone all our kids . It has fortunately exciting opportunity to be inter - On a final note . A little more than a given us more time together as a viewed for my role covering and year ago we had to say goodbye to our family and made me a better cook . uncovering the GoFundMe case dad , Theodore “ Teddy ” Gill . He left an involving Philadelphia homeless vet - invaluable impression on myself , my eran John Bobbitt and a South Jersey brother Ryan and all of our six sib - Speaking of school . I graduated from couple that was determined to be a lings from Washington Township to Shawnee High School in 1989 and scam and resulted in their arrests . Wildwood . His lessons were that we was always a jock . Lacrosse . Basket - Stay tuned , the American Greed doc - should always work hard , life should ball . Track . We ( Renegades ) were umentary series airs on CNBC . be enjoyed with state champs in lacrosse all four friends and years , defeating fierce competitors — laughter , and and rival — Moorestown . I can still There’s one person I’d like to inter - everyone hear the voice of coach Sue Rud - view before the end of 2020 : Kellyanne should be derow drilling the calisthenics in Conway . Why , you might ask ? She’s a the treated Jersey girl , an author , a former coun - breezy fall weather . I went on to with kind - selor to President Trump and recently study mass communications at the n ness . contracted COVID - 19 . She’s also a University of South Florida in Tampa . mother of four and made the tough Thankfully , my Aunt Margo ( a Had - decision to leave her political career donfield native ) lived near campus . to make her family a priority . The pandemic . Reporting during the COVID - 19 pandemic has been some Pick up a book . Being home more of the toughest work we’ve done during the pandemic has forced me under stressful circumstances . Never to work at setting a better example before in my 20 - plus - year career for my kids by reading more . Emily have I had to report from my kitchen now wants to visit Hawaii after read - table , but what doesn’t break you ing about Pearl Harbor . Helping our makes you stronger . kids understand our American his - tory will inspire . My current reads are Untamed by Glennon Doyle and Finding time to relax . My new favorite Maybe You Should Talk to Someone daily routine is taking time out to just by Lori Gottlieb . take it down a notch from work . Yoga , meditation , a bike ride or bath . I also discovered the Geneo facial treatment Fun local ties . Hammonton is home and warm stone massage at Rejuvena - now , but Haddonfield is also close to tion Day Spa in Hammonton . my heart , as it was the family home of my mom Susan . In the early 1950s , my grandfather John Schweigart Anyone up for some pickleball ? My ( known as “ The Great Scott ” ) held friend Michele told me about this SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 17 issue 8 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 14 |