As you all may or may not know, I have been looking for a marketing position that allows me to pursue my passion for social media and allows me the flexibility to be a mom – let’s call this balance. As of tomorrow, I am the (part-time) Community Director for this amazing design company called LABEL+thread. It was started by two mommy friends of mine (and old co-workers from my…
At the beginning of this year, we officially moved S from a half-day pre-kindergarten program to a full-day, five days a week pre-k student, which means she gets to eat lunch at school with all of her friends (SUCH a big girl!) and that also means we have two kids that we have to prepare lunch for in the mornings. Although, the choices haven’t changed much throughout the years in…
When I was pregnant with our second daughter back in 2007, I distinctly remember being six months pregnant and cleaning our bathtub with an abrasive powder cleaner that reeked of chemicals. I remember thinking, “This smells so bad, it’s making me sneeze and cough, this CAN’T be good for me or this little baby in my tummy!” That moment started my quest in finding non-toxic, eco-friendly cleaning products. For some…
This past weekend, the family and I joined the huge downtown party that was the J&R Jr. Grand Opening Kidstravaganza! The girls were able to watch live performances from Laurie Berkner (!!), The Little Maestros (!!) Farmer Jason (!!), The Dirty Socks Funtime Band (!!!), plus meet Dora & Diego (!!). The girls were so happy and tired once we brought them home, especially with their bag full of J&R…
Once upon a time, I worked in a very corporate company environment as a marketing executive for a handful of fashion brands. I grew up in this company and made many friends throughout the years. We were a bunch of comrades trying to make it in the rough and tumble world of fashion retail. In between meetings, conference calls and video conferences, we always came together because of one common goal: we were…
Although we so miss the ice skating rink at Battery Park City, we’ve made do with ice skating uptown in Wollman Rink at Central Park. It’s a great way to spend with the family, not to mention a great core and thigh workout for the mommys and daddys. It’s a pretty big rink but expect for it to be crowded. We went last Saturday morning – when it was 60…
For the Christmas holiday, we decided to have a family trip to Paris, France via a home swap through HomeExchange.com. We had a great time in Paris. It is such a family-friendly city and so easy to navigate via le metro. I wanted to share with you the things we did, plus some tips that will help you in your Paris travels. Getting around: Since we were there for seven…
I had written earlier last week how we had decided to use HomeExchange.com for our holiday trip to Paris for my grad school present. HomeExchange.com is a vacation alternative where you trade your home (apartment, or condo – or whatever you live in!) for an agreed upon time frame. You pay a minimal monthly fee to see the various listings. At this time it’s about $10/month for a year commitment….
I know have been remiss in keeping this blog up to date. REALLY remiss. It was easy at first to keep the posts coming because my job as a Marketing Director was eliminated (eliminated – yes, that is what the career counselors taught us to call it) in the spring of 2011. I was with my girls, I was going to blogger events and I was cooking, so I had…
According to the TriBeCa Trib, Hook and Ladder 8 is one of two Lower Manhattan fire stations on a list of 20 across the city scheduled for closure by July 1 in the mayor’s new budget proposal. The firehouse has been part of the TriBeCa community for over 100 years. xo Triple Threat Mommy