After you find out you are pregnant, you are most likely overwhelmed with a slew of emotions and ideas when it comes to baby. Will you go with a gender-neutral theme? Do you like kid-like patterns do you prefer a more couture look? With all three of my kids I had three very different experiences. My first nursery was gender-neutral. I decided on "The Cow Jumped Over the Moon" theme, thinking if we had more than one baby in our small NYC ...
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Have You Seen Disney’s The Jungle Book Yet?
I still remember walking through the school hallway humming "The Bear Necessities" as a child. The Jungle Book was a rite of passage as a child. There isn't anyone that I know that hasn't watched it and loved it, and now that it has made it's debut as a live action film, people are falling in love with The Jungle Book all over again. It's so nice to share my childhood favorites with my kids, and when I hear them humming that familiar song it ...
Halloween with Superheroes
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 ...
How Independent Can A Preschooler Be?
Although my 4 year old attending a part-time preschool last year, this school year is different. She will be attending a bigger school with many more students. She will be expected to be a little more independent and I don't think the attention she will receive will be as individualized as it was last year. It's a process we all go through when we send our little ones off to school, whether it's our first or last baby. It's a milestone - this ...
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 ...
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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 ...