Summer Reading Tips

Reading is one of my favorite things. Fortunately, both of my sons love books too. I have to be extra careful that books are a significant part of their lives during the summer months though. It’s easier when we’re not … Read More

The Wonderful Wizards of Oz (Moving Company)

I’ve been offline for the last few days since we have been moving into our Queens apartment. Given the somewhat (yeah, right) obsessive personality that I have, I wasn’t okay until everything was unpacked and in its own place. I … Read More

My Carpet Inspiration

I’ve already shared how much I love Pottery Barn. When I learned that we needed to get carpets to cover the majority of the floor in our new apartment, I went to Facebook for recommendations and Pottery Barn for inspiration. … Read More

Eight Things on My Summer “To Do” List

1. Move to Queens. That should be completed by the end of the week. 2. Go to CoCo Keys indoor water park. I’m so looking forward to redeeming the certificate that I won at Mom’s Nite Out! 3. Celebrate my … Read More

Humble Pie Tastes Awful Going Down

I could blame it on move-induced temporary insanity, but I won’t. Rather, I take full responsibility as I share with you my most recent taste of humble pie… On Friday, I woke up and realized that my plans for the … Read More

1,000th Blog Post: Pottery Barn Passion

Wow, how time flies! This is my 1,000th blog post. It just so happens that I’m sharing pictures from Pottery Barn, one of my favorite places to visit, in it. (After the Dapple event last Friday, I went to Pottery … Read More

Outback Steakhouse is for Serious Foodies (Like Me!)

I was in “foodie heaven” last night while attending an Outback SteakhouseTasting Event. While there, Outback’s Co-Founder and Head Chef Tim Gannon and Dave Ellis, Vice President of Research & Development shared about the company’s chef-inspired food at reasonable casual … Read More

Dapple Tour/Launch Party

Last Friday, the boys and I went to NY Kids Club for a kick-off of Dapple’s month-long road trip across the US. Founded by two moms, Dapple makes baby-safe, green cleaning products and they are traveling across the US to … Read More

Shades of Grey

Brand About Town is one of my favorite companies to work with, so I was happy to meet up with Justine regarding a new Gap campaign. (When I worked in corporate America, Ann Taylor was my favorite place to shop. … Read More

New Beginnings

On Saturday, we received a letter stating that we had officially been approved for the apartment in Forest Hills that I mentioned last week (yay!). Yesterday, my husband went to Queens to fill out the rest of the paperwork and … Read More