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My Kingdom For a Washer & Dryer…

Posted in life in nyc, westside independent column, tagged , , , , , , , , , on June 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Over at my monthly column in the Westside Independent today I’m writing about my washer/dryer envy.  I love doing my own laundry.  It’s one of those things that I truly don’t want anyone to do for me.  I know how I like to do it, I have my favorite detergent, I have things I like [...]

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NYC Moms: The Seven-Year Redecorating Itch

Posted in life in nyc, nyc moms post, tagged , , , , , , on April 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »

When we moved into our apartment seven and half years ago it was in “estate condition.”  This is New York Real Estate lingo for absolute disaster.  It was a sponsor apartment meaning even though the building had gone Co-Op in the 1980s some tenants remained renters and the landlord just waited until they died or [...]

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Mom in Toyland Part 2- Melissa & Doug and Some Thoughts on Apartment Friendly Toys

Posted in kids, life in nyc, parenting, review, toy fair, toys, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »

As a city mom I dread two big holidays – Hannukah and my daughters’ birthday.  That’s horrible you think?  Yes it does sound really mean, downright Mommy Dearest material, but hear me out.  We live in about 1,000 square feet give or take a closet.  When I think of presents I think of space, or [...]

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My New Parenting Column – Check it out!

Posted in life in nyc, westside independent column, tagged , , , , on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Advice?  Sure.  Opinions on city living and raising twins?  You know I have lots of ‘em.  And now I get to write a monthly parenting column in the Westside Independent.  Click on over to my inaugural post and leave a comment there if you agree with me that I am not crazy or if you [...]

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Snow Day Means Show Day!

Posted in life in nyc, tagged , , , , , on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I’m not a fan of the snow day.  I’d rather trudge my kids to school (or better yet have my husband do it!) and let someone else occupy their day.  But, a snow day on a Wednesday in NYC means a chance to catch a Wednesday matinee on Broadway during one of the slowest theater [...]

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Suffering From Post Vacation Stress Disorder

Posted in Italy, nyc moms post, paris, Travel, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

For an entire month my family and I lived, traveled and ate our way through Italy.  We picked herbs from our garden, painted watercolors during the hot afternoons, swam in the pristine lake, ate endless amounts of fresh pasta and gelato, and drove all over the country in a quest to open up our daughters’ [...]

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The Recession’s Front Line: Our Schools

Posted in education, kids, life in nyc, nyc moms post, politics, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The day after our SVmoms conference call with Katie Couric about Children of the Recession, the NYC Department of Education (DOE) announced system wide cuts to the New York City public schools. The official amount was 5%, but at my daughters’ school it was about 15%. This is on top of the fact that our [...]

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Am I a Bad Mom for Not Worrying About Swine Flu?

Posted in life in nyc, tagged , , , , , , on April 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Today a fellow mom in my daughter’s class told me that her doctor husband wanted to keep their daughter home from school. She’s not sick.  No one at the school is sick.  Our school is nowhere near the schools that have been closed.  Yet, the cloud of Swine Flu mania hovers over the city.  The [...]

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