Listen I am FAR from a germ-a-phobe. I let Max eat dirt. As long as it’s DIRT and not NYC sludge. There is a difference. I try to prevent putting deadly germs in mouth. Plus, it’s cold/flu season, so let’s all do each other a favor and just remember to try and keep the germs at bay. We are already surrounded by rats, cockroaches, green toxic liquids dripping out of… Keep Reading
So a good friend of mine asked me if I would speak at her conference, The Mom Con, in November and I was so excited I didn’t think about what I was really committing to. Did moms really want to hear me speak? What the F do I really know that’s even worth listening to? I’ve been in the social media realm for a long time – way before your… Keep Reading
Yesterday we sat in Brooklyn and admired the Freedom Tower. I am sure every single New Yorker has as one point looked up at it and imagined seeing planes crashing right into it, even if they didn’t actually witness that moment 13 years ago. Just like sometimes when I have to go through the Lincoln Tunnel and it’s backed up, I get a little uneasy. So if you’re wondering –… Keep Reading
Being a mom is a love/hate relationship. I love love love being a mom, but lugging everything around this hot smelly city isn’t easy. Unless I want to spend the same amount in rent in cabs to lug Maximo everywhere – and what is the fun in that? No drunk bums on the sidewalk? No rats in the subway? What’s the point of living here then? So – I am… Keep Reading
I used to be an amazingly organized machine. At work, I was notoriously known as the efficient one. My bosses loved me, but many of the mom employees didn’t—most likely because they couldn’t keep up. Now that I’m a mom, I completely understand—things just don’t always go according to plan. Parenting is a constant adjustment, and it’s hard to stay organized and juggle multiple hats (or jobs!) at once. Here… Keep Reading
You might say us New Yorkers are a little spoiled with all our amenities, but that’s part of living here – access to ANYTHING at ANYTIME. I refer to them as #newyorkproblems because we are spoiled. I remember landing in Barbados earlier this summer at 3 am with a pounding headache. Unfortunately no stores open till 8 am meaning no aspirin till then. I had to remind myself that life… Keep Reading
So a while back I was lucky to attend a pampering session with Ford to celebrate 50 years of Ford Mustang. Allison Cooper from Project Motherhood and I got #stangstyled – decked out in vintage clothes with Christos Garkinos and Mustang manicures. And booze. Seriously – doesn’t Ford throw the best events? They know women, which is why I love them. Well, and because I love cars – especially their vintage… Keep Reading
Well, I am taking a step further into my organic lifestyle. As we all should – have you SEEN that green slime in Lake Erie? WTF is going on with all this commercial food and products? If you don’t realize that it’s hurting us AND the environment yet, you need to start looking around. Anyways, I realize that I have been doing a pretty good job at reading labels when… Keep Reading
Every year I take an annual trip to the Caribbean with my girlfriends. No kids. No dads. And every year it feels like I get backlash for doing so. I don’t see it outright (no one is calling me a bad mother on Facebook!), but I can feel the judgement every time someone doesn’t like a photo of me on the beach sans my son. Why is that? And when did it… Keep Reading
I was invited to attend the Swiffer event on behalf of Mommiede.com – you can read the full article on her website, here! Growing up in Middle America on a farm, we had very traditional roles for men and women when it came to cleaning – basically, men just didn’t do it! I remember my grandma moving all the furniture, including the extremely large dishwasher, all by herself at least… Keep Reading
