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…
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The Fresh Beat Band’s New CD Available at J&R Jr.
Admit it. You love the Fresh Beat Band. You do. You hum their songs. You sing their songs. You even know the words to their songs. I do. So when J&R Jr. hosted the Fresh Beat Band in their store for the band’s new release of their album “More Music from the Hit TV Show Vol 2.0″, I got on that line. The album features 20 kid-friendly songs including the…
20% Off Halloween Costumes and Meet Jake from Adventure Time – Triple Threat Mommy
It’s hard to believe that Halloween is 28 days away! Do your kids know what they are going to be?!? Do you know what you’re going to be?!? Don’t fret, there’s still some time to shop. Spirit Halloween is a one-stop shop for everything Halloween. They have Halloween costumes and accessories for infants, toddlers, children, Tweens, teens and adults. They even have Halloween party goods and decorations. Next Friday, on…
Why We Love Living in New York City
My husband Michael and I chose to live in New York City because we just love it here. We understand the conveniences of city living – having everything at the tip of our fingers, right outside our doorstep, or at least have someone deliver it to our doorstep. Since my husband and I work in the city, we chose to live here once we had our girls because we didn’t…
Easy Home Improvement with Click and Improve
Back in May, I described one room in our apartment that needed a major make-over. The girls called it the “Creepy Forest” because it was filled with boxes, bikes, books — everything that wasn’t in the rest of the apartment. We are still in the process of making it into our “Magical Garden” of a playroom/mudroom/office — and we still aren’t done. Our Home Office – BEFORE Looking for a…
Torly Kid 4th Annual Tween Party 5/12
Need something to do with your Tween this weekend in Tribeca? O and I and a couple of her friends will be joining Torly Kid at their Fourth Annual Tween Party. It’s an all-afternoon Fun Fest that starts at 11am with Sarah Mlynowski, who will be reading and signing copies of her brand new book, Fairest of All, the first volume in the Whatever After series. There will be airbrush designs by Mike Barile…
Great Time for All at The Amazing Max {+Tix Discount Code!}
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…
J&R Jr. Opens in the Financial District: Go To Spot for NYC Families
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…
Kid-Friendly Theatre: Freckleface the Musical {Plus Discount Code on Tix!}
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…
Trying to Save Money in New York City by Not Buying Prepared Food
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…