Playdates. Basically survival pow wows for new moms. It’s also a great way for sleep-deprived parents to actually shower, rally and put on makeup to get together with friends they haven’t seen in a long while or meet new people. And eat real food that’s not just cheerios dusted off from the floor under the high chair. Being that (1) we love food, and (2) we love eating and cooking food with… Keep Reading
I had a conversation last week about why I don’t like pizza. People usually gasp when I admit this because – how American can you be not to like pizza, right? But just as I have learned culturally, my friends grew up with certain foods and items, one thing we didn’t eat on the farm was – pizza. We were mostly self-sustained out there (shocking right) with a bi-monthly trip… Keep Reading
The other day I was attending an event for Breast Cancer month with The Moms (one of the founders, Denise Albert is fighting the battle as we speak), and I ran into Shari Brooks. She started telling me about this amazing little campaign she started that’s gotten rather big, and I felt compelled to jump on the bandwagon. In honor of tragically losing her mother to breast cancer, she started the… Keep Reading
It’s raining today. So what you ask? Well, in NYC it honestly NEVER rains. Take that from living in Pittsburgh where we had more overcast days than Seattle. No, true story. I like it rainy. So when it rains, it becomes an immediate vaca day if possible. Like today. I took Max to school and decided to skip the spin class and a lunch with a friend (sorry, Allison!) and… Keep Reading
It seems like breast cancer is just screaming in our faces these days – it’s nearly impossible to not know someone who has been affected by this disease. Personally, I lost both of my aunts to it at an early age, and before there was a lot of treatment available. I watched them both leave us way too fast. Now, I see friends who are my own age going through… Keep Reading
Last week we logged over 30 hours in a car. And we don’t even own one – yet. With the amount of road trips we take, it makes me wonder if purchasing a vehicle, even though we live in NYC, might be on the list for 2017. You have to look at it from both angles. People in Pittsburgh are saying how the heck do you get around without owning… Keep Reading
Ok so let’s be honest right off the bat. I don’t like breakfast or anything to do with it. I like breakfast food – like eggs and pancakes – but more around 6pm than 6am. I probably haven’t ate breakfast voluntarily in over 10 years at least – unless it was aspirin for a raging hangover. But when you now have a child in preschool that requires breakfast five days… Keep Reading
It’s pretty embarrassing, but honestly, sometimes it takes another mom company like Momtrends to PLAN an event to get me to actually allow a night out in the city anymore. With school five days a week, work busy as ever and a committed fitness routine, I am in a groove that really doesn’t allow for the fun and glamours social life that us moms are entitled to. Yes, even in… Keep Reading
Obviously in Pittsburgh we’ve been fans since the first pigskin was thrown. Even as babies, we are cloaked in the terrible towel upon birth to mark our right of passage into this legacy. But for years, even with tons of huge female fans, the clothing selection wasn’t quite as vast as our football stats knowledge. Back in the day, instead of oversized jerseys (or buying kids’ sizes – yes- even… Keep Reading
What does it really mean to be “fearless?” If referring to me, many claim I am the definition on it – allowing nothing to pose threats or scare me, in fact, I seem to thrive in the face of uncertainty, as if I almost welcome the challenge. But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that life is consistently about ups and downs, and facing your fears is what molds you… Keep Reading
