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
I’ve referred to it before as “the itch.” That feeling you get that just keeps nagging you, and Benadryl cream can’t help. Maybe it’s just my country roots, but there just comes a time in every New Yorker’s life when they have to escape the damn city. I have been here six years now, and I love the concrete jungle and all it’s less than perfect moments (such as someone… Keep Reading
This post was sponsored by WaterWipes as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. I received complimentary products to facilitate my review. The other day I had a conversation with a fellow NYC mom about how there isn’t a lot of talk about the chemicals in the clothing we buy, but everything we put on is made and soaked in really bad stuff. Do you even wash it before you… Keep Reading
Listen, I grew up and am still a happy meat eater, but with so many awful things going into meat these days, I question how much (and just where I choose to eat it). We don’t just pop into a “unrated” Chinese restaurant and order the chicken, you know. Luckily, Max is a picky eater and doesn’t really like a lot of meats. He will eat chicken nuggets and sausage… Keep Reading
I was just chatting the other day about how you now have to plan for a character lunch at Disney World over six months in advance – six! I know when I was a kid I met them, and I know for damn sure my parents we’re planning ANYTHING six months in advance. Times are changing, and it’s inevitable that we have to change with it – and become more… Keep Reading
It’s that time of year again – the air gets chilly, you pull out leggings, Uggs, decorate your house with leaves and eat/drink everything pumpkin. Or apple. It’s prime time crisp apple season, y’all! Growing up on the farm, picking fruit off trees and bushes was a daily task. If you saw blackberries growing along the side of the road as you were walking, you best be sure you were… Keep Reading
Ruby’s to the rescue! Or that’s how I like to think of them at least. Every. single. day. The Ice Cream Truck comes down the hill (in the photo above) playing his taunting and torturous music to all the parents in the neighborhood – letting children know to come running out and fill themselves with delicious over-sugared and over priced treats that melt before you can even get them back upstairs… Keep Reading
To juice or not to juice. That is the question. Today it’s known that many “juices” that claim to be natural really aren’t, and they’re pumping so much sugar into these “healthy drinks” that really, it’s just best to give them water. And water you should. But, I’ve been doing a lot of research for my job (and as a mom) and I’ve found that not ALL juices are bad… Keep Reading
Ever find that trying to be healthy and green is just overwhelming these days? It’s like – CONSUMING us. And that’s a good thing, totally – but I mean, just how bad of shape is the earth in that we’re all so concerned anymore? We’ve all read Al Gore’s book, we’ve all seen the pink slime in McNuggets, and we are all aware (hopefully) that GMOs are something we should… Keep Reading
