Kimberly

Last month, I was invited to a press preview of Polkadots: The Cool Kids Musical. It is the Atlantic for Kids fall musical that is playing at the Atlantic Theater Company in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. My sons are outgrowing children’s … Read More

Thank you to Verizon for sponsoring this blog post. All opinions are my own. My family is one of my top life priorities. As many of my longtime readers know, I totally switched careers 13 years ago when I gave … Read More

Several of my friends have mentioned going apple picking near NYC. When I went to an apple orchard near NYC for the first time several years ago, I asked a group of family and friends for orchard suggestions… 1. Mom … Read More

Now that my kids are settled back in school I am ready to tackle the rest of 2017.  I hope that you had a fun summer. I had a fun, full one. The majority of my summer was filled with … Read More

My “babies” are now 10 and 13. (They just started fifth and seventh grades today. Sniff.) However, September is National Baby Safety Month. While cleaning out my Mom in the City archives, I ran across this great post that is … Read More

I was excited to say “yes” when my friend Nancy asked if I’d like to participate in a promotion for School Specialty Inc. (SSI), the country’s largest school supply provider.  SSI created three Back to School kits  – one for students, … Read More

Harlem Whole Foods opening TODAY (July 21st). While that is great in and of itself, I’m most excited that this store will be carrying my friend Yemisi’s line of EgunsiFoods West African soups. The soups are also great as sauces. … Read More

Some groups are timeless. I asked some friends which age group still loves Earth, Wind & Fire and to my pleasant surprise, there was a wide range of answers. From millennials on up, all ages still appreciate songs like “September”, … Read More