Back in January, I posted about NYC Summer camps that are available to NYC families, especially the downtown set. If January is the time when you start thinking about where to send your kids, April is the time when you start sending in the checks! Some of you may be asking, “Well, where are you sending your kids?” As most of you know, I have recently become unemployed, so we…
Our girls have had the same caregiver since our 7 1/2 year old daughter was 5 months old. Our caregiver is caring, nurturing and she loves them like her own grand-kids. Our girls even call her “Nanay” which means “grandmother” in my language. When Nanay first worked with us, it absolutely felt a strange leaving our little O with someone else. It was even weirder when O didn’t bat an…
I lost my job yesterday. I saw it coming. I was mentally prepared. My husband was mentally prepared. But, when it happens, it still is a shock, no matter what. You go through elementary school and high school working hard to get into the right college in order to get the right career. Work on that track for 15+ years…then in one ten-minute meeting, it’s all done. I don’t want…
Like many New York City families, we have a rule that we take off our shoes before we enter our apartment. There are many reasons why some people to do this: whether its cultural, cleanliness or clamoring to shed the outside world once you get home. Our reason is simple: our little girls play on our floor, they draw on our floor (well not directly on it), they put puzzles…
Last week, I got home and set up my new Hewlett-Packard Mini HP that I got from our local Verizon store. Long story short: I am loving it this cute little computer!! Why? Here’s just a few reasons: It can go wherever I want it to go! The way our desk top is set up in our apartment, I have my back to everyone. With the Mini HP, I can…
I know, we are only 6 days into 2011 – there’s still piles of snow outside from last week’s blizzard, and we are expecting more snow this weekend, but, as a NYC working parent, January is the time to start thinking of SUMMER CAMP. What options are out there for the downtown NYC kid set? There’s a wide variety of NYC camps that can fit into your budget and the…
As you all know, I have become a very big fan of MiniMunchers.com – a great site that I wrote about on November 12th. Mini Munchers is the ultimate resource for children’s menus in NYC. It is the first and only website to not only search for and research restaurants with children’s menus in Manhattan but to rate the kid-friendliness of the establishments. So, I am so excited to have…
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I probably have an inkling of what you’ve got going today: probably some cooking, baking, traveling, eating and maybe even watching some football. So, what happens after Thanksgiving? You’ve got three days to keep the kids — and you — entertained so I’ve compiled a list of things to do (and things you can’t do) in downtown NYC this Thanksgiving weekend. All of the activities keeps you…
When I think of Thanksgiving, I think of homecooked meals, my mom in the kitchen fretting for hours over a huge turkey, delicious mashed sweet potatoes, perfectly steamed green beans and yummy dessert – all on beautiful china, in a large house with a dining room (what’s that?) and oh, and yeah, a ton of clean up afterwards. Fast-forward a few decades and I am a wife and a mom,…
I had stated earlier this week that the TTM family has weekly Friday Family Night dinners out. It’s a great way to unwind after a crazy work week for both me and The Hubby, and it’s a fun “night out” for the girls who enjoy eating at restaurants. Mini Munchers. The Ultimate Resource for Children’s Menus in NYC. Logo courtesy of www.minimunchers.com We have our “usuals” that we go to:…