Six days. It took just six days for me to want to run from the suburbs screaming and head back home to New York City. I stood at my new kitchen counter, my head in my hands, and tried to steady my breathing and not freak out my kids, who were 10 feet away and […]
Why New York City Is the Best Place to Raise Young Kids
Yes, you heard me right: New York City is THE BEST place to raise young kids. OK, fine, I may be slightly biased, since I chose to raise my family here for the past five and a half years. And I also may slightly wistful for my wonderful city life because we just moved to […]
10 Motherhood Lessons That Can Make Your Entire Life Better
Being a parent is exhausting. I don’t need to tell you that. What I do need to tell you is that all of your hard work is paying off—and not just for your kids. Motherhood has the potential to transform every aspect of your life and make you a better, more well-rounded, more whole […]
How to Have Some Serious Fun with Your Kids—in Less Than a Minute
My kids are fun. Like, really, really fun. The other day, we had not one but two all-out dance parties. We were singing, laughing and generally being ridiculous in the best way possible. It felt like we were in one of those happy-family commercials that you see when you’re having your morning caffeine and […]
An Hour in the Life of a Work-at-Home Mom
Where are my work-at-home moms at? And my office-going moms who’ve had to work from home on a random day? And my stay-at-home moms who’ve had to do something important while the kids were using you as a jungle gym? Oh, there you are. Because that’s every mom ever. All I have to say is: Holy crap. These […]
Why Self-Care Is the Hardest Mom Lesson
A day to yourself, spent doing whatever you damn well please, is good for the heart, the soul and the brain. Why do I have to be beaten over the head with that very simple concept over and over and over again? It’s not that I don’t know the importance of self-care, because I […]
To My Sweet Pup: I Will Miss You Forever
Before I was a crazy mom, I was a crazy dog mom. And I was up until a week ago, when I lost my furry baby. She was diagnosed with a very treatable form of leukemia late last summer, but it mutated and we lost her way too soon. She was an 18-pound, 11-year-old pompapoo […]
107 Practical Parenting Tips Every New Mom Needs to Know!
So, I have a little announcement to make. It’s not a baby, per se, but it’s still my baby: a brand-spanking-new book for new moms called 107 Things I Wish I Had Known with My First Baby: Essential Tips for the First 3 Months. That’s right—I wrote a book! I couldn’t be more proud […]
Not Sleeping? You’re Missing Out on More Than Just Sleep
So, the other night, I slept. Like, really slept. And it was wonderful. I mean, it’s not like I got 12 uninterrupted hours of sleep or anything—I am a mom—but I got a solid 9. Granted, some of them were spent sleeping on the couch with my teething toddler, but we both actually slept, […]
Ever Wonder If Your Kids Make People Never Want to Have Kids?
Last week, I realized that I was the mom who made some complete strangers never want to have kids. OK, maybe that’s too harsh. But at the very least, I was the mom who made them realize that they didn’t want to “mom” the way that I was momming. Still…ouch. My kids were actually […]
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