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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Are you suffering from mom or dad burn out? Are you struggling just to make it through each day? Moms (and Dads) everywhere are breaking down because they are too chicken or tired of constantly having to say, “No”. “No” may be a tiny, two-letter word, but it can be your secret weapon. And you […]

Recently, I have been working as a marketing consultant to  www.gaynycdad.com and providing him with advice on establishing his blog and brand. My client has made me realize that I don’t do enough to promote my own brand, myself or my blog, so as my late father always proclaimed “if you don’t ask, you don’t […]

A few months back, I chronicled our morning routine “Walking to School – Living in the Moment.”   The routine chronicled in that post takes place in the warmer months. Now that the weather has grown colder, we now have to take the bus. Personally, I rather keep walking because I need the exercise and […]

Here is an update of The Jumpstart Project –Sorry I have been remiss in providing weekly updates so for the first post I will provide the monthly highlights. That’s next month’s goal, “try to be more timely and print this every week AND chart this everyday. I seemed to have forgotten some days. Tuesday, January 5Contacted […]

Given that the weather has taken a turn for the worse,  all  I want to do is stay home and organize my apartment (which ridiculously for someone with no job is always a mess.) When I announce to my daughter that I have stuff do in the apartment, she gives with a big sigh  “a […]