The best part about living on the East Coast (and why I will always be a East Coast dweller) is the ability to take easy road trips up and down the coast. From Boston to New York to Philly and DC, it’s easy to explore so many beautiful and historic areas. And being the nerdy travel buff that I am, I can always find a new nook to explore, a… 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
Out of all the traveling we do all year, one was unexpected. We had to travel back to dairy country for my gram’s memorial service. You can read the obituary I did for her here. Farm life isn’t an easy life. For some reason today I feel like they paint this glamorous photo lifestyle of everything. I used to think NYC was picture perfect until I moved here, and now… Keep Reading
One of the biggest questions parents face today is – do I vacation with our without the kids? As a single mom, lately I feel like I’ve been a contestant on Running Man – millions of people just watching me from their screens daily to see if I will make it out alive. A lot of judgment gets thrown around as people see you doing things without your kids –… Keep Reading
On May 1 (23 days before my 35th birthday) I ran my second half marathon. It’s quickly becoming tradition to road trip it to destinations around America to log miles on the road. Just as some love to see all the different ball parks in the good ole U S of A – we’ve all decided that seeing different cities from the streets is pretty fascinating. The people you see, the… Keep Reading
Remember that huge bed bug scare of 2010? The one so bad you stopped going to movie theaters and didn’t want to “check” your coat at restaurants and almost fought people for bushing up against you on the subway? I still shudder at those days. Thankfully they were PM (Pre-Maximo). But as one nightmare fades, another will follow. Along with school comes lice. And it’s inevitable. Short of scalping… Keep Reading
“On this super horror journey [into China] I wheedled an Unwilling Companion, hereinafter referred to as U.C., into going where he had no wish to go.” – Martha Gellhorn referring to her husband, Ernest Hemmingway as he accompanied her on disastrous worldly trips as a journalist. I have a lot of nicknames for people, and it brought a smile to my face to I learn that Martha did the same. If… Keep Reading
Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and people are always asking what I want to do to celebrate it? Celebrate? Surviving motherhood everyday is a celebration in itself. I don’t need a specific day to recognize that. I do however, like to take the weekend off of work to spend time with Max. Instead of being pampered, I like to just disconnect. We’re big travelers (obviously) but this weekend, I… Keep Reading
Oh the life of a journalist/editor/socialite/mom. It’s hard living the lives we do (literally I am writing this before I jump in the car to drive seven hours to Pittsburgh!) but it’s all about the journey not the destination, right? I may live in NYC, but I travel for work (and pleasure) at least twice a month if not more sometimes, and life on the road can be tiresome,… Keep Reading
I received complimentary product from Orvis for this review. As you age, your tastes in things change. You go from hating broccoli at age 5 to all you steam and eat at 35. You go from staying out all night and eating Katz pastrami at 5am to waking up at 6:45 on a Saturday am to go for a 10-mile run. That’s the joy of change. You can. I have… Keep Reading
