In the 15 years I've been a parent I would have to say as we embark on 2017 and with a daughter who nears her 16th birthday and a son who nears his 12th birthday my take on motherhood and my role in their evolution as people has undergone some major growing pains. First of all I had my daughter when I was 27 years old -- OMG I was 27 - what did I know about self-esteem, boundaries, character … [Read more...]
What would YOUR Mommy Rehab look like; this is mine
It seems like every time I turn on the television or open a magazine-there's a newsy alert that yet another celebrity has entered rehab...Imagine having unlimited funds and hand-servants to do your bidding- and still not being able to handle all the pressure! What about all us regular moms, trying to stay on this treadmill of tending to our children's every need and desire while attempting to … [Read more...]
Get your Ticket to The Louie’s Legacy #BlueGala and Help Rescue Homeless Furbabies #AdoptDontShop
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. ~ Gandhi It is hard to put into words the tireless efforts Louie's Legacy does simply because they believe animals deserve the same kindness and love as the rest of us. My ShihTzu Lazer was rescued almost five years ago, alone and scared in a Brooklyn shelter, sick and full of physical and mental … [Read more...]
Did your husband care about the gender of your baby?
When we were about four months pregnant with our now 15-year-old daughter we were driving to that all important let's find out the sex of the baby sonogram so we could fully entrench ourselves in those arduous blue versus pink decisions. Our car ride, normally punctuated by my incessant questions, was eerily filled with silence as we were both very much wrapped up in our own thoughts. The truth … [Read more...]
This Was Not The Plan // A Novel
*This is a sponsored post* This Was Not the Plan had me from the FIRST PARAGRAPH: "Exactly four years ago today, Mira and I were sprinting through Times Square in hot pursuit of the Naked Cowboy. It was a Wednesday in June and I was supposed to be in a client meeting. Instead I was participating in a citywide scavenger hunt that had taken me to four boroughs in just under five hours. There … [Read more...]