This past Saturday, the family and I went to the The Hub TV Premiere Playdate featuring “My Little Pony Friendship is Magic” and “The Littlest Pet Shop“. Actress Melissa Joan Hart (“Melissa & Joey,” “Sabrina, The Teenage Witch”) hosted the playdate which was sponsored by Time Out NY Kids, SheKnows.com, The MOMS, and Fresh 102.7 FM. This was probably the largest playdate that we’ve been to. Complete with popcorn, juice-boxes, games, and…
Finding a good, protective laptop bag that is fashionable and carries more than a laptop is pretty tough. Most of the time, I would have to carry my laptop in a separate bag PLUS my purse, so I’d be carrying two things. Not exactly the picture of efficiency. So, when I had the chance to take the knomo Aurora Laptop Bag to Philadelphia with me, I jumped at the chance….
I know there are bigger things going on in the world, especially here in the tri-state area. At the same time, we are trying to create a sense of normalcy for our children. Some of the downtown kids weren’t able to have a Halloween last week due to Hurricane Sandy, so some Lower Manhattan businesses in TriBeCa and the Financial District (FiDi) are celebrating a belated Halloween, today 11/5/12. Below…
It’s sweater time! Falling leaves and crisp, cool weather is a signal to start stocking up on great versatile sweaters, that don’t cost an arm and a leg. As you know, I am a big fan of Chaps on Kohls.com. Chaps provides amazing style, with great value. For our family trip to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, I was able to choose two sweaters and one top from the Chaps Holiday sweater collection….
Last year, when Hurricane Irene was going to hit NYC, we got our emergency stash ready. We are so glad we got organized because as Hurricane Sandy took its toll on the tri-state area, Michael and I bought extra food, prepared our go-bags and double checked our emergency supply kit. Though we had a bunch of items in our supply kit, below are things that we REALLY used (and continued…
Living in Lower Manhattan means that we’ve been without electricity since 7pm Monday night, since Hurricane Sandy has hit NYC. We ventured out to The South Street Seaport the morning of Tuesday, October 30th for a much-needed outdoor walk. We’ve been hearing about the devastation in The Seaport on our crank LL Bean Radio (which everyone should go out and buy) but since we had no electricity, our television doesn’t…
Like many East Coast families, we are stuck inside with the kids and we are trying to keep everyone busy and sane while we wait for Hurricane Sandy to hit New York City. I’ve taken a cue from teachers and have instituted a schedule for today and possibly tomorrow as we wait out #Sandy. Below is our family schedule. It’s a way on how to keep your kids busy —…
Our oldest daughter is in 4th grade so she is in the midst of studying the birth of the United States: the Mayflower, the Pilgrims, and the 13 original colonies. With Philadelphia so close to New York City, I thought it would be an easy, fun, yet educational weekend to take the family to one of the most historical cities in the country, and The City of Brotherly Love. …
Our oldest daughter is in 4th grade so she is in the midst of studying the birth of the United States: the Mayflower, the Pilgrims, and the 13 original colonies. With Philadelphia so close to New York City, I thought it would be an easy, fun, yet educational weekend to take the family to one of the most historical cities in the country, and The City of Brotherly Love. …
Last week, I was one of two bloggers to Live Tweet from The Katie Couric Show. The other blogger? Friend and fellow blogger, Lisa from MomALaMode.net. We got to the studios on 66th street, met with the team and sat in the front row. At the end, we got to meet Katie for a bit and took a picture of her. Katie is such a normal person who talked to the audience…