Joining this week’s Summer Photo Challenge hosted by two of my favorite sites projectalicia.com and liveandloveoutloud.com. This week’s theme is Summer Treats. My daughter loves donuts, who doesn’t right? Here she is daughter intensely enjoying her favorite, a chocolate covered donuts and don’t forget the sprinkles. No sprinkles, then forget it. The intensity, just fascinates […]
Summer Sandals – Fashion Friday
It’s been a scorcher of a summer which means I pretty much am wearing sandals every day. Here are my Fantastic Five Sandals for the Summer: 1. Reefs Ginger – My friend, J turned me on to Reefs a few years ago and they are my go to sandals for the summer. Comfortable, cushioned and […]
Playing Dominoes in Philadelphia
Your Move Board Game Art Park in Municipal Services Plaza, Philadelphia includes giant board game pieces like dominoes, chess, parcheesi, checker and monopoly pieces. You can see the scale of the dominoes with my daughter standing to next to it. Cool, right. Your move was created by artist Roger White. Like this article? Subscribe […]
Chatting with Steve Carell of Crazy, Stupid Love and Ryan Gosling Ab’s Co-Star
Crazy, Stupid, Love starring Steve Carell, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling’s Abs (giving my all time 6 pack ab fave Ryan Reynolds a run for his money) opens july 29. Synopsis – At fortysomething, straight-laced Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the dream—good job, nice house, great kids and marriage to his high […]
Dreaming of a Beach View – Wordless Wednesday w/Linky
Just dreaming of tranquil time, just sitting and staring into the ocean. Like this article? Subscribe to NYC Single Mom by Email or NYC Single Mom by RSS Feed !
Marcus Samuelsson’s Red Rooster – A Delightful Experience in the Heart of Harlem
Marcus Samuelsson’s Red Rooster with its haute cuisine soul food mixed with a dash of multicultural clientele is a one of the highlights of my dining experiences in New York City and I was happy that it was my birthday restaurant choice. We chose to make reservations for Saturday lunch because trying for an evening […]
Helping the World Wide Fund Maybe
Every parent hopes that their child will proactively volunteer to help those less fortunate than themselves and I thought that this weekend might be that day. Hah, I was wrong. My daughter and her BFF decided to “open” a diner. I asked my daughter why they were opening a diner and her response was “So […]
Bribing Children – Good or Bad Parenting Skill – Therapy Thursday
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is on track to be one of the highest grossing movies of all time (And it is fantastic by the way.) My daughter will not be going to see it for three reasons, she has only see the first movie, I think it’s inappropriate for an 8 […]
Superman’s Helper – Wordless Wednesday With Linky
Who doesn’t like wandering around a fun-filled costume store? This is my daughter’s newest obsession trying on hats and checking out the costumes. There is even an “adult” section downstairs which I did not get a chance to check out because I was with my daughter. Next time… Like this article? Subscribe to NYC […]
6 Coupon Tips
Like many in this country I was fascinated by the extreme couponers on the TLC show, Extreme Couponing because I was just curious about people who spent literally hours clipping coupons, digging threw garbage bins and keeping their stash in bedrooms and garages. Well as I suspected stores took notice and changed their policies. That is […]
