Nasty comments via Facebook, suicides from incessant bullying, mean girl comments, being called gay and school yard fights are all stories about middle and high school that are continually in the media. What the media doesn’t or no one seems to be focused on is that mean girls and bullying actually starts in grade school. […]
Where’s My Single Mom Reality Show- Kate Gosselin Returns to TV
Kate Gosselin and her adorable eight little munchin return to TLC starting today, April 4. As a tribute, I thought I would rerun my post from NYC Moms Blog. Last year, like most of America, I was riveted to the train wreck that was Jon and Kate Gosselin deteriorating marriage. For the record, I was […]
Visiting Sea World Orlando – It’s Not All About Disney World
Sea World Penguins Sea World Orlando is a must visit destination when visiting Orlando. Our first visit to Orlando only included Walt Disney World but I wish I had the foresight to include a visit to Sea World Orlando. I think that most visitors only visit Disney World thinking that’s all there is. But how […]
8 Suggestions on How to Talk to Your Child about Japan’s Earthquake and Tsunami – Therapy Thursday
Since my late mother’s family still lives in Japan (they are fine, by the way), I have had to deal with multiple questions from daughter about Japan and the devastating earthquake and resulting tsunami. Below are some suggestions on how to talk to your child about the situation in Japan but also with tragedies and […]
How to Deal With Birthday Party Drama – All guilt and no fun
Dealing with birthday party invitations in pre-school was such a breeze compared to the nightmare in elementary school. At our pre-school, the “policy” was to invite the entire class and most parents adhered to the rule. I was one of those parents who invited everyone in the class. Why, because I don’t like to hurt […]
Will Ryman The Roses on Park Avenue – Wordless Wednesday (Linky) #WW
Will Ryman, has scattered The Roses along Park Avenue from 57th Street to 67th Street. It truly is a sight to behold up close especially the detail of the Rose petals. There are actually 38 Roses larger than life installations along the route with some Roses as all as 25 feet. I wish I had […]
Colorful Brunch Appetizers
Rachel Ray’s colorful crostini appetizers are the perfect way to spice up a boring, hum drum selection of appetizers. Brie cheese, hummus, olives, crudites, crackers, chips, salsa – sounds good right, except that is what I always serve for guests. Boring, boring, boring and pretty drab. I really wanted to shake up my latest brunch menu and […]
4 Fun Facts about NYC Single Mom
Let’s pretend for a moment that I am being interviewed by Oprah (hey, a girl can dream that I will be called before she ends her run on national television. As moms, we are so focused on our kids that we forget about us, so for a moment, I am going be very narcissistic, me, […]
Harry Potter’s Hedwig the Owl Watches Swim Class #WordlessWednesday
My daughter loves her Hedwig the Owl and takes it everywhere even to swim class. She like so many kids is fascinated with all thing Hogwarts, Harry Potter and the stars of the movies, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint (she just loves to say his name in an English accent.) I could not […]
Learning to Drive – Memorable High School Experience
Do you remember learning how to drive? Honestly, it’s not like I think about it often but my high school best friend and I started reminiscing about our many driving mishaps and let’s just say we are both lucky to be alive today. Our hilarious stories brought me back to what has to be one […]
