Last Friday, New York City public schools were closed due to the snowstorm and let’s say this there was a collective groan across the city including myself. And why not because, I was supposed to spend the day getting my tax stuff together but because I promised to take my daughter to Central Park sledding. […]
Read Across America – A Chance to Get Past the Classroom Door
Today, my daughter’s school participated in Read Across America, which is an annual reading motivation and awareness program that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading on March 2, Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Parents are invited to come to their child’s classroom and read with them. I like this idea for so many […]
An Adult Party for Once
This past weekend, I attended my first adults only party (sounds so x-rated, right) to celebrate my friend J’s birthday. J. is another single mom who I met at Saturday morning swim class and later found out that our daughter’s attended the same pre-school. When she invited me, she told me it that kids were […]
Fantastic Four Friday – Ways to De-stress
Living in New York City as you can imagine can be pretty stressful. But other than drinking myself into a stupor or taking drugs (so kidding!!), I have come up with four free ways to de- stress and have fun at the same time. Read a Magazine – Head to the bookstore, drugstore or supermarket […]
Therapy Thursday – Game Stop is Not My Friend
Riding home from school recently, my daughter spied Gamestop and all of sudden my daughter launches into “can we go to Gamestop?”“No, we only go to Gamestop on Friday or the weekends.” I answer back.“But when we go, the Wii and Xbox are always broken.” She volleys back.” Well I can’t help that.” Tears ensued from […]
American Express Alumni Mixer
This week, I headed out to an American Express Alumni cocktail party. What’s that you say, a room full of ex colleagues getting together for cocktails, you aren’t obligated to go and it’s not company sponsored so you have to pay for drinks yourself. Who does that? I must admit that it is a testament […]
Wordless Wednesday – First Ski Lesson
Last week, my daughter had her first ski lesson. You need to start them off early, I say, because if you don’t you end up afraid of skiing (like me.)
Dear Kid Saturday – A Wonderful Lunch Companion
Dear Darling Daughter, Last week, we were invited to view Nickelodeon’s 2010 Toy Line. This event just happened to fall on the day that the snowstorm hit New York City and all the kids were out of school. Nickelodeon graciously offered to invite you to the viewing and you graciously accepted your fate, although, I […]
RIP Alexander McQueen Truly an Innovator
There isn’t much that surprises me but I really was stunned when I came across the news of Alexander McQueen’s suicide. I am not sure if it was because he was only 40 or that he was supposed to present at Fashion Week this week but I was really shocked. Although he had some hits […]
Wordless Wednesday – Apartment Garage Sale
I have no idea what possessed my daughter and her BFF to want to set up a “garage sale” out in our hallway but they did and there was no stopping them. This is what city kids do. Unfortunately, we had to go to a birthday party so they did not have a chance to […]
