Summertime is the perfect time to unleash your inner child. That one who has been trapped indoors all winter. Working too hard. Stressed. Busy. Overwhelmed with responsibility. It’s easy to do. Be transported back to the carefree days of youth and your stress will melt away. You’ll remember how it feels to smile more often….
Happy Independence Day: Fun 4th of July Facts
Happy birthday, America! On July 4, 1776, America claimed its independence from Britain and Democracy was born. Every year thousands of people head to the U.S. to begin living their American Dream. The United States of America is the “land of the free and the home of the brave”. It all began that summer day,…
7 Surprising Discoveries I Made About Motherhood
There is no way to fully prepare for motherhood. I was told that I would always be tired. That’s an understatement. The lack of sleep is brutal. I was told that my heart would swell with love. That is also an understatement. As soon as I gave birth, the love overflowed from every pore of…
Top 3 Summer Backyard Birthday Parties For Kids
For kids with summer birthdays, planning their parties can be a tough task. Gathering their friends together in the busy swirl of summer vacations, camp, traveling, and activities, can be hard to accomplish. They often end up disappointed if they can’t celebrate with their school buddies. On the other hand, throwing a summer party is the…
From TV Producer To Stay-At-Home-Mom: The Bumpy Road
Many moons ago, I had a career. A pretty cool career. I was a TV Producer in New York City. I knew early on that I wanted to work in some aspect of TV. Then I took a television production course in college, and I was convinced. So after college, I fought my way into…
Wordless Wednesday – Beach Photo Bomb
WORDLESS WEDNESDAY PHOTO SHARE: It’s almost summer. One more day until school is out and our official beach season begins. I can’t wait to spend some long, sunny days at the beach. I found this photo from a couple of summers ago. It was a taken at the end of a lovely day at a beach…
Raising An Animal Lover
PROUD MOMMY MOMENT: My beautiful daughter recently turned 9. For her birthday she asked her friends, that in lieu of birthday presents, they instead make a donation to her favorite animal rescue organization. It’s a rescue where I volunteer weekly, and as a family, we also foster homeless kittens for them. So it’s near and…
The Countdown To Summer Break
The musical melody of birds chirping woke me up this morning. Such a lovely, peaceful sound. Just kidding, I’m a mom! I woke up with one dog licking my face, another licking my foot, and my two kids bouncing on top of me like a seesaw, chatting about summer break. My older child was excitedly…
It Happened: I Turned Into A Suburban Soccer Mom
There was a time, not that many years ago, when I was very afraid to become a soccer mom. The image that I envisioned with the title, “soccer mom”, or worse, “suburban soccer mom”, was not a good one. They are slightly crazy moms. Or so I thought. “Soccer moms” are those mini-van, driving moms…
Explaining Caitlyn Jenner To My Child
Tonight I explained Bruce Jenner’s transformation to my 9-year-old. It was a smoother conversation than I expected. Kids are naturally curious, and they notice more than we think. My kids don’t watch the nightly news on TV, or read People Magazine or US Weekly, but it’s natural in this digital age of information overload, for…