Becoming a mother has been one of the great joys of my life and I would never trade my life for the life before I adopted my daughter. However, it was a long journey to that fateful day that I received the phone call that would change my life forever. In addition to the long […]
Wordless Wednesday – Kid in a Box
What is it about Kids and empty boxes? My daughter came chasing after me when I tried to throw this box away, look at it does it look like I have the space to keep this box. This is why she wanted me to keep it. “Kid in a box” is what she called it. […]
Until we lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves – Quote by Henry Miller
As we head into 2011, this week is about reflection. I found this post while cleaning up the bugaboos on my site and thought how apropos. This post originally ran in July 27, 2009. Until we lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves. By Henry Miller (author of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic […]
Cynical New York Mom Goes to Cinderella Breakfast at the Magic Kingdom
Originally posted September 9, 2010 Feminists get a bad rap. If you believe the pundits (and you know who you are), feminists are either anti-men or anti-family lesbians. Well, I am am none of those things. I just want to live in a world where I get paid and respected like the opposite sex. That […]
NYC Blizzard 2010
Just a few photos of our day out after the blizzard hit New York City.
Christmas Holiday Traditions
Celebrating Christmas is filled with annual traditions, Today is officially Christmas and I thought I would give you a play-by-play of the days leading up to the big day and all the Christmas rituals that I have tried to instill for my daughter so when she is older she will have wonderful childhood memories to […]
Merry Christmas – NYC Single Mom Staycation Travelogue
We are having Christmas Staycation this year. Rather than go silent for the next two weeks, I am going to try to put up a daily photo travelogue.Operative Word here, TRY. Happy Holidays and Happy Christmas!!
Wordless Wednesday – Nutcrackers
We were out walking one day and saw these lifesize nutcrackers on a balcony. Given what’s outside, it make you curious how big this apartment really is.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Paparazzi Shot by NYC Single Mom
Encountering Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes on the way to ballet class was not what expected when I woke up this morning. Taking my daughter to her first Nutcracker performance, I noticed (okay, it’s hard not too notice) a ton of paparazzi outside this rather non- descript building. I whizzed by them since my purpose […]
3 Things my daughter will never experience
It has been written that there was a huge technological explosion from 2000 to 2009 and they are right. I think about all the things I grew up with that my daughter will never experience. At this stage, she refers to black and white televisions as “old” and wants to know what the name of […]
