The weather has been gorgeous this week in New York City! It’s almost summer-like, which is perfect timing because Lauren by Ralph Lauren will launch their Summer 2012 Dress Collection in-stores by May. I cannot wait for summer to finally be here so I can start wearing these dresses! Their daytime collection is filled with color in berrys, oranges and blues (not shown) — great colors in fun silhouettes to…
I can’t believe how fast a year goes. In a few more weeks, I will be celebrating my one year anniversary of the elimination of my fashion marketing job. I say that this is a celebration because I was given a gift: the gift of time. I was able to use my severance and career coaching services to really figure out what I wanted from my career. The important word…
My girls are at an age where they love magic. They love performing it, they love watching it, they love figuring out how the heck it all works. In fact, for O’s 8th birthday party last year, she insisted on having a magician perform at her party. Their favorite trick to perform at the dinner table is the “Pencil Disappearing into their Ear” and the “Dismembered Thumb Trick”. Our family…
There’s no way around it, brushing teeth is a chore in our apartment. Brushing teeth has gotten easier as our girls have gotten older. Now that O is 8 years old, I don’t have to remind her (as much) to brush her teeth. S, who is 4, is a different story. I have to entertain her to get into the bathroom. Then when we actually get there, I have to…
Our 8-year old daughter, O, is a smart (and crafty) cookie. She knew that today, Sunday, was going to be a busy day because she would be exhausted from a Saturday night sleepover and from running around with friends at a Sunday brunch playdate. In preparation for a hectic day, she declared that Saturday was going to be her “home day”. When she is feeling like having a “home-day” this…
When I married my husband, I took a vow to “be his cheerleader for the rest of our lives.” And I am so happy and proud to say that I loved being his cheerleader in his latest adventure. But, before I go into the story, I have to back up. One evening in early 2010, after the girls had gone to sleep and The Hubby and I were in the kitchen…
Over eight years ago, we moved to the Financial District when our first-born, O, was five-months old. Before moving to the Financial District, we were living in a beautiful, 1-bedroom, walk-up in a brownstone apartment in Chelsea. Unfortunately, the combination of a walk-up apartment + 1-bedroom + 1 newborn baby did not equal to a comfortable living space. At that time in 2003, we decided to move down to the…
The girls reading their books on the subway. Love our Little New Yorkers.
Our girls have grown up in the theatre, music, and acting world. Their grandmother is an actress and their grandfather is a clarinetist and professor of music. They’ve had the opportunity to see plays and musical concerts that normal 8 and 4 year olds don’t get to see such as Sunday in the Park with George, Follies as well as wind quintet performances. Even though they have these opportunities, we…
As a working (although now part-time and looking) mommy, it becomes a bit difficult to plan out meals in advance to make sure that there are healthy options in the fridge. I shop at Whole Foods in TriBeCa to make sure that at least what I do have in our fridge is organic and healthy. But sometimes, I just don’t have the time to put the ingredients together to make…