On Saturday I went to a blogging event called Getting Gorgeous. Founded and hosted by two gorgeous women bloggers, Vera Sweeney and Audrey McClellan, the event was the 2nd time the two women pulled off a fun, sponsor-filled and beauty-fashion centric happening. The first was held during BlogHer and I didn’t attend because I was [...]
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Getting Gorgeous and Meeting Liz Lange (the woman who made my pregnancy bearable)
Posted in beauty, conferences, life in nyc, tagged blogging events, getting gorgeous, Maternity clothing on April 6, 2011 | 8 Comments »
My Favorite NYC Supermoon Picture
Posted in life in nyc, tagged nyc, photography, skyline, Super moon on March 21, 2011 | 6 Comments »
This photo is via flickr and taken by “Steve O.” I want to blow this up and hang it in my living room. The super moon was so spectacular. For all of his photos click here.
How to Stretch a NYC Dollar (Hint: It Takes a lot of Financial Muscle)
Posted in clever girl collective, family, life in nyc, tagged Bergdorf Goodman, budgets, Clever Girls Collective, family finances, manhattan, new york city, raising kids in the city, taxes, TurboTax on January 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Thank you to Turbo Tax for sponsoring my writing about household finances. Learn more about how TurboTax can help you find every tax deduction you deserve. I was selected for this sponsorship by the Clever Girls Collective, which endorses Blog With Integrity, as I do. Last week my husband and I had brunch with some [...]
Wordless Wednesday – NYC Snowpocalypse Redux
Posted in life in nyc, wordless wednesday, tagged blizzard, kids, sledding, snow day, snowpocalypse 2010 on December 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
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The No Schlepping, No Shipping Gift Guide (With a Giveaway of Course)
Posted in Christmas, family, giveaway, Hanukkah, holidays, iphone apps, kids, life in nyc, parenting, technology, theater, tagged American Museum of Natural History, children's theater, Christmas, contest, gift giving, giveaway, hanukkah, Holidays, iphone apps, Meryl Streep, new york city, Velveteen Rabbit, Wildlife Conservation Society on November 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
We’ll be lighting the menorah on Wednesday night while leftover cranberry sauce still jiggles in the back of the fridge. Even the procrastinators have an excuse this year (not like Christmas which is always the 25th, I mean come on it’s not like you didn’t see it coming!) So for all of you who have [...]
Parental Involvement in Schools – How Thomas Friedman Missed the Point
Posted in education, family, life in nyc, parenting, politics, rant, society, tagged budget cuts, Education, education reform, family, new york times, nyc public schools, parental involvement, PTA, public school, Thomas Friedman on November 28, 2010 | 7 Comments »
This past week Thomas Friedman wrote an Op-Ed in the New York Times, U.S.G and P.T.A, about parental involvement making a difference in student achievement. When I first read the article I yawned. Tell me something I don’t know. Kids do better when parents are involved? Of course. Kids do better when parents lay down [...]
The Eye Man – An Upper West Side Small Business That is Big on What’s Important
Posted in clever girl collective, life in nyc, rant on November 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to American Express for sponsoring my writing today about small businesses. American Express is presenting Small Business Saturday, a way to honor the local merchants who are the backbone of the economy, this Saturday, November 27. They’re offering statement credits to people who shop at small businesses, advertising for small-business owners, and donations to [...]
Tornados, Tequila and the Totally Adorable Marcela Valladolid
Posted in food, life in nyc, tagged brooklyn tornado, Cocktail, cooking, dawn, entertaining, Food Network, ladies night, Marcela Valladolid, Sauza Tequila on October 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Several weeks ago I went to one of those blogger events that include the promise of good food, fabulous company and a really fun evening – plus a car and driver to whisk me and a few other NYC bloggers to our destination in the wilds of New Jersey. Okay, it was the suburbs, but [...]
Back To School Resolutions (And a Snapfish Giveaway to Help)
Posted in education, kids, life in nyc, parenting, Y! Motherboard, tagged back to school, Education, giveaway, Jewish holiday, new year, organization, parenting, PTA, Rosh Hashanah, snapfish on September 1, 2010 | 17 Comments »
Yes a good portion of the country is already back at school but here in NYC we still have a week to go – and then we have only one day before we’re off for two days because of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah – The Jewish New Year. (Yes that’s right, here in NYC [...]
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