The last time we had a decade change we thought the world was going to crash into Y2K. While there wasn’t exactly a cyber meltdown and mass hysteria, it is a good reminder to keep updated on what’s happening around you – especially in NYC. So make one of your resolutions this year to stay informed when an emergency happens. Emergencies can happen in a New York minute. From subway… Keep Reading
This article is sponsored by Super Soccer Stars. Winter is challenging with kids. It’s cold, dark and no one wants to go anywhere until that unsettling feeling of cabin fever creeps in and you realize – you need to do something, and now. But… what? With locations throughout NYC, NJ, Westchester/CT and Long Island, there’s a good chance Super Soccer Stars has a soccer class close by in your neighborhood… Keep Reading
This post was sponsored by Tobacco Free New York State as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. Smoking. It seems just such a non-important issue. Until you have kids. Until you realize how easy for them to pick it up and notice it at 13 because that’s when you started smoking yourself. Until you realize how much advertising… Keep Reading
Still wondering what the F to get your child for the holidays this season? If you’ve read any of my prior holiday pieces, you’ll see that he’s not the easiest to find out (or is one to just give a full list of circled toys in a magazine). Besides using Santa to pull out the usual toy car, Lego, books items, there is always something that he gets that doesn’t… Keep Reading
Summer. It’s amazing how you view it differently over the years. As a kid you can’t wait to sleep in and not have homework and as an adult, we just dread the humidity and heat blasts in the underground subways. And the fact that we as adults, still have to work through these dawg days of summer adds insult to injury. So welcome to summer camp season here in NYC –… Keep Reading
A wise woman once told me that you have to decide what is more important in your life – money or time. It’s a hard question because clearly when you don’t have a lot of money, it’s more important – but then, time. Time is ALWAYS important because we only get a set amount of it allocated to us. Hmm. While you chew on that philosophy lesson for the day,… Keep Reading
It’s Memorial Day Weekend and our own pool just opened up today – which means summer is officially here! But let’s not forget that there are some scary situations that can come along with summer-like drowning. Drowning has always been a concern of mine (my dad never even learned how to swim!), and I wanted to get Max acclimated to the water as soon as possible. He’s been avidly taking classes for… Keep Reading
This post was sponsored by Tobacco Free New York State as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. All opinions expressed in my post are my own. The average age of a new smoker in New York State is 13 years old. And I know this to be true. I was that kid. Well, I think I was 15 because I remember smoking in my best friends car when she would drive…. Keep Reading
Sometimes New York gets a bad name, and people think it’s impossible to raise a family here. It’s true, sometimes it’s not easy, but I think overall Raising kids in NYC is pretty good – and have a lot of help. I don’t know how I would survive honestly having to drive to get my Starbucks fix every am, when I can just grab it on every corner. 1. Seamless.com… Keep Reading
Swimming. Is it something we take for granted? We consider lake and beach trips vacations, love to spend time and money on luxury items like boating, fishing and even our own backyard pools. Being surrounded by water is something we just play into our daily lives (I mean, we DO live on an island!). But the trends are speaking. Did you know that currently, almost 10 people drown every day in… Keep Reading
