Black Friday and beyond Happy Black Friday, everyone! Ready to do more? Today kicks off a huge shopping weekend which steamrolls into Cyber Monday…and then Giving Tuesday! With all of the opportunities to buy, I was thinking of ways to do things like, you know, give back…reduce waste…teach some good ol’ fashioned values to my Google-at-their-fingertips kiddos… And then Suzy totally schooled me. The kids’ elementary school is in the midst of a holiday toy drive and the girls asked {Read More}
September feelings and missing my kids.
September 13, 2018 by 2 Comments
Happy September! I’ve missed you, friends! (And, to be honest, I’ve missed me-as-blogger. Which makes this summer’s experiment a success!) There’s so much- and so many feelings- to catch you up on. Let’s start with: Oh, September. First days of school make me maudlin. Not because I get all “where did my babies goooo” (which I sometimes do), but because it reminds me of all of the moments that have blown by and all of the moments that’ll blow by {Read More}
Time and focus and getting involved.
May 3, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Let’s talk “time.” So, I say this about once a month, but I really need to focus. Working from home- and for multiple publications- it’s way too easy to field emails as they come in, work on articles in 10-minute bursts, and generally make yourself available ’round the clock. Which, unsurprisingly, results in sub-par work, sub-par parenting, sub-par sense of self (nothing is EVER actually finished!), and sub-par…everything else. I’ve decided to actually- for realsies- keep “office hours” this summer, {Read More}
Childcare needs? You’re gonna want to see this giveaway.
April 4, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by the childcare experts at College Nannies + Sitters + Tutors– I KNOW! I get to keep working with them and it’s the coolest! Although I’m compensated, all thoughts, opinions, and wonderfully cared-for children are entirely my own. (Until it’s YOUR turn to hire these wonderful people!) *** Okay, let’s keep talking childcare. You’ve heard me gush about College Nannies + Sitters + Tutors for about a month now. Interested in seeing what they’re all {Read More}
Terrific childcare (and tutoring and family solutions)
March 20, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Disclosure: This sponsored post is brought to us by the letter C for “childcare.” And, more accurately, College Nannies + Sitters + Tutors and. Although, I’m compensated, all thoughts, opinions, and exceptionally well cared-for kiddos are entirely my own. *** A+ Childcare Friends! Can we talk childcare for a sec? (I feel like all I ever do is “talk childcare.” Or “naps.” The pursuit of, the result of, the hope for…and yes, I’m still talking about both “childcare” and “naps.”) {Read More}
Looking to branch out? NYC’s ‘apple seeds’ founders want to meet you.
May 23, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Sometimes, the right people just come your way. Case in point: my cousin Kristan really thought I’d hit it off with her college roomie Alison. Alison, as it turns out, is one half of the A(l)lisons; two high-powered gals who own and operate NYC’s apple seeds. (The popular play space has three New York locations!) I spoke with Alison (Qualter Berna) and Allison (Schlanger) about fateful meetings, apple seeds’ wildly successful songs for seeds music classes- and what, exactly, they’re {Read More}
