My daughter’s birthday is coming up this saturday. It’s hard to believe that she got this rather large stuffed animal when she turned 6 and this year, well, she will be getting Nitendo DS.
Homemade vs Store Bought Cupcakes
This friday, my daughter’s birthday celebration is happening at school which means, I am responsible for bringing the cupcakes (no cakes please) and drinks. Since I am not working, I thought okay, I have time to bake cupcakes thus saving myself some money. Well lo and behold, she has a dance recital Friday morning, which […]
Dear Kid Saturday – Going to college
Dear Darling Daughter, Lately, you have been into having a “tickle party” before bed mood. I love that about you. What I like best about this pre-bed ritual is that after our “tickle party”, we have a little chat. Usually, it’s filled with a lot of “I love you”, “you are the best daughter in […]
Wordless Wednesday – Snow Day
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.)
