Let’s be honest, our little urbanite children are growing up a bit soft. I realized this the other day when I was adventuring out in the middle of no where with Max myself and we had the chance to stay at this gorgeous bed and breakfast. It was so obsolete of existence that they didn’t even have wifi or cell phone service. THE HORROR. All they had was one lowly… Keep Reading
You can breathe a little better today knowing that the paint surrounding you in the room you’re reading this in can now be Zero-VOC. What does that mean exactly? Valspar has earned the GREENGUARD Gold Certification on all four of their high-performing paints (Reserve, Signature, Ultra 4000 and Ultra 2000) – meaning they’ve met the most rigorous clean air standards, and allows consumers to reduce their environmental footprint and live… Keep Reading
There’s a big upward trend in organic, natural, and safe products lately, and as parents, we should be embracing it. With dangers like toxic, cancer-causing ingredients in products it’s important to be informed on where your products are coming from – and many brands out there are taking that very seriously. This includes Acure Organics, a family owned company founded on sustainable principles, who just recently added a baby line to their high-quality… Keep Reading
Ok listen, I grew up on a farm, right? Shocker. Here’s the thing – when you live really far from doctors and hospitals, you don’t really go rushing off to them unless you’ve severed your arm. You probably look back at video games like the Oregon Trail and think, my God, how did you survive in that wagon? Believe it or not people, back in the day didn’t rely so heavily… Keep Reading
Tofu get’s a bad name, but really, it’s one of the most versatile foods to eat. It can take on the flavor of anything you’re cooking it with, allowing it to take the place of almost any “meat” you want to substitute it with, and still get that protein. The reason it gets a bad name is because you’re probably not cooking (or preparing it) properly. Just like you would… Keep Reading
21 days. That’s what they say it takes to make or break a habit. Seems short enough, but it can also be the longest 21 days of your life. But, I will admit – just like in pregnancy, after that first trimester, you can’t pinpoint the day, but somehow the nausea just goes away. Or, if you run everyday, the further distance just doesn’t seem so far one day. I… Keep Reading
If you’ve been following along on my 2016 goals, you’ll see I am continuing on the less is more, simpler lifestyle… 2015 was all about eliminating processed foods from our diets (okay not ALWAYS, sometimes a dirty water dog in Central Park is necessary).Then we looked into removing chemicals – from dish soap to shampoo. Then we started removing plastics and adding bamboo to cooking utensils and trading in our… Keep Reading
Since I am deep into hibernation mode, I actually have some time to sit down and talk to you. Hibernation for me = staycation in New York City for sixty days. For these two months I try not to travel any further than the Metro North, or LIRR can take me. There are no suitcases, and I always sleep in my own bed. It’s the opposite of traveling for some…. Keep Reading
In America, the Super Bowl is pretty much a holiday. In fact as a kid, growing up I felt they should always cancel school the next morning because you were up so late (I still believe that anyone who is a fan of the winning team should be a “free pass” off of work the next morning!). Football is about an American as you can get, and it’s literally a… Keep Reading
We had one hell of a year. A lot of big ups and a lot of big downs, just like there always are but one thing is for sure – life goes on. Change happens. Every year we seem to forget that, and expect things to always be better, always be happier and always move forward. Because of that, we are more disappointed and see roadblocks as set backs instead… Keep Reading
