Moms Night In

When relevant, posts are sponsored or contain affiliate links.When relevant, posts are sponsored or contain affiliate links.On Tuesday night, I went to an excellent “Moms Night In”. Around forty women (bloggers, momprepreneurs, authors, freelancers and “experts”) descended on Beth Feldman’s … Read More

SAVING TIME & MONEY AT THE SUPERMARKET

Thanks to Stop & Shop’s Consumer Advisor Andrea Astrachan for the following helpful tips. A link to Andrea’s monthly column online can be found here. (If – like me – you don’t have a Stop & Shop/Giant in your local … Read More

My Husband Has a New “Toy”

It’s called the Magellan Maestro 4250. Earlier this summer, I was working on a summer get-away type article where one of the recommended items was a GPS. I reached out to Magellan and they were kind enough to send me … Read More

Beauty + Beast = Michael’s New Family?

K=Kim (me); M=Michael (my four year old son)… K: I’m so glad that you and Sean are my sons. M: Well, I’m not glad that you’re my mommy. I want another one. K: Oh really? Tell me who you’d like … Read More

Baking With Michael

Last Thursday, I was fortunate to attend a Stop & Shop hosted luncheon at Sarabeth’s. (I’ll write more about that later…I’m just waiting for some pictures.) While there, Sarabeth herself demonstrated making her “famous” chocolate chip cookies. While doing so, … Read More

Questions About a Boy…

Michael G. Thompson, Ph.D. is a psychologist, school consultant, and author or co-author of eight books. Many years ago when I was volunteering with a children’s group, I was given his classic bestseller, Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of … Read More

In memory of Randy Pausch…DREAM!

Back in May, I wrote a post called “A Final Farewell” – One of My “Good Cries”. It was about Dr. Randy Pausch, a college professor who was dying of pancreatic cancer. He had given a popular, inspiring lecture about … Read More

Mommy Has a Lovey

Okay, not really. I DO have a soft, fluffy towel that I won’t let anyone else in my home touch though. I’m even careful about not snagging it with my engagement ring. (Lately, I’ve noticed that I have snagged many … Read More

Weight Loss Update: Mission Accomplished!

Earlier this year, in I Resolve to Make My Own Goals in 2008, I wrote about two personal goals that I had made this year (weight loss and learning to drive). Yesterday, I did my body test on the Wii … Read More