October Giveaway: Books

September 27, 2007 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment 

October is National Book Month.  To celebrate, we are giving away two great books that have been receiving great press: a hardcover of Tales From The Teachers’ Lounge (http://www.robertwilder.com/) and a paperback of Mommy Tracked (http://www.whitneygaskell.com/mommytracked.html).
Mom in the City members can enter simply by sending an email to contests@mominthecity.com with "Books" in the Subject line.  The winner [...]

7 Favorite Things for 2007 (October)

September 26, 2007 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment 

1. Membership to the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (http://www.cmom.org/): In theory this is one of my favorite things.  I recently purchased a membership as a pre-preschool for my oldest son.  (He’s one of those March birthdays, so he doesn’t meet the 3 year, 9 months pre-k guidelines.)  They have a bunch of great activities including [...]

Gal to Gal Virtual Walk for Stage IV Breast Cancer Patients & Families

September 26, 2007 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment 

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  One great way to show your support is to get involved with the Gal to Gal virtual walk for stage IV breast cancer patients and their families, a digital charity event.  This project kicks off in Boston on Oct. 1st and travels to 31 cities in 31 days.  You can [...]

October Giveaway/Special Offer: New For Baby

September 24, 2007 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment 

New For Baby (http://www.newforbaby.com/) is giving away a Sleep Gown Bundle – two must-have newborn essentials.
Choose from melon, celery and sky with these 100% combed cotton Comfort Sleep Gowns, featuring foldover cuffs to protect baby’s face from scratching, snaps at the neckline for easing dressing, and tagless for ultimate sleeptime comfort… 

Mom in the City members can enter [...]

Three Year Olds and Astronauts

September 18, 2007 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment 

Everyone warned me about the “terrible twos” and I was pleasantly surprised at how easily they went by with my oldest son. No one warned me about the “power struggle to see who rules the house” threes. However, now that I have a three year old and mention the challenges (of course coupled [...]

Interesting Definition of Leadership

September 18, 2007 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment 

I just heard an interesting definition of leadership on the radio:
Confidence + Plan + Ability to get others to buy into your plan = Leadership
It makes me wonder…does that male sportscaster have kids? If so, are they toddlers?  I wonder who leads his household…

Reflections on September 11th / Oprah Show Update

September 10, 2007 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment 

First of all, no, I didn’t get a car or a gift bag or anything like that at the Oprah taping.
What I did get was a reminder of how blessed I am to live in America.  (I was at the 9/11 show taping – "The Children of 9/11".)  Danny "the singing cop" sang two songs for [...]

September/October Giveaway – GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW

September 4, 2007 by Kimberly · 1 Comment 

GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW (www.GazillionBubbleShow.com) is giving away 2 Family Four Packs of tickets.
"Take the journey of a lifetime and step into the “unbubblelievable” magical kingdom of FAN YANG’s GAZILLION BUBBLE SHOW! The first and only, interactive stage production of its kind, complete with fantastic light effects, lasers, and jaw-dropping masterpieces of bubble artistry, this unforgettable experience [...]