I'm sure you've seen all the Autumn-themed memes by now. As soon as September 1 hits, it's pumpkin everything, even though you could still wear your white pants through Labor Day weekend. While I love the summer and love having everyone home, my favorite season is Autumn. I loved pumpkin before the pumpkin spice craze. I loved everything orange, the crisp air, Halloween, and you can say I'm the prototypical NYC girl who travels upstate ...
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When Kids Need Downtime, There’s Kazoops on Netflix!
School hasn't started in NYC yet but I'm already anticipating the long days of school work followed by hours of homework and reading. While I want my kids to be immersed in their studies and flex those brain muscles, I also think kids should be kids and need a time out from learning. What seems like mindless iPad-playing or TV-watching, I think their minds are taking a break and they are actually relaxing. While I would like to say I limit screen ...
Healthy Weeknight Dinners in a Pinch
I'm a little embarrassed to admit I've only cooked a "real meal" a handful of times this summer. Between summer fun and work obligations, I just haven't gotten into a good schedule where dinner is on the table at a reasonable hour. My husband tells me not to get too down about it because it's the summer time and we don't need to be on a schedule (he's a teacher) but we still have to eat! While dinner has been thrown together with ...
Back To School With High Sierra Backpacks
The other night I woke up from an anxiety ridden dream: I was in the car with my hubby and kids and it was the first day of school. I looked down and I was wearing hideous pajamas. My hair was a mess and I had makeup on from the night before. I knew I had to walk my daughters in, since it would be my preschooler's first day in a new school. But wait- where are their school supplies? Oh no! I'm not prepared! So I asked hubby to take me ...
Superheroes Are Heading Back To School
Don't tell my preschooler she's not a superhero. She's not having any of that. In her eyes, she was a born superhero and although not everyone knows her big secret, in her mind she knows the truth. Like the time I needed a helper to grab the diapers for her brother, or the time I spilled water on the floor. My little superhero is always there to lend a hand and brighten my day. Just like her friends on PJ Masks, superheroes need to go to school ...
I Learned a Lot At #LysolGermSchool! Here’s The Scoop on Germs
It's no secret I'm a germophobe. Yes, I know we NEED germs, but I'm not afraid of those good germs that are designed to build up our immune systems. I'm afraid of school germs, kitchen germs, and bathroom germs. I'm afraid of what lurks in between my children's nails and on my kitchen counter after making dinner. I'm afraid of the germs that make our family sick for weeks on end as they pass from one member to the next. Each time someone in my ...
Headed Back to School with Peppa Pig
The new school year in starting in just a few weeks and my preschooler is getting the jitters. She expresses to me that she has dreams where she's in school and crying, and while it's not her first school experience it will be a new school setting for her this year. Her friend from preschool seems to have the same reservations because she is already stating she will not go to "the big girl school." I know last year they were great buddies and had ...
Simplify Shopping with the Flipp App
Somewhere between baby number one and baby number three my husband became my weekly grocery shopper. I would create lists based on weekly circulars and send him to pick up our groceries for the week. It was much easier to send him than to go shopping with kids in tow, and according to him it saved us money because he would only purchase items from the list and wouldn't give in to the impulse buys (like me.) After a few shopping trips on his own ...