One of the most profound things that I've learned since I started this blog is the incredible way that women come together to help each other. I am constantly introduced to women entrepreneurs, authors, writers, leaders, creators and teachers either in person or through the...
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Time is a very strange thing. It seems so poignant that these years with small children are so difficult at times, yet so much more wonderful than anything else. Every moment is fleeting and incredible and I fear so much that I'll forget so many...
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The first time we took Jack and Zoe together to a theater show, it was an off-Broadway performance of Angelina Ballerina. They were so great during the show, they were genuinely interested and so entertained by the cute dancing ballerina mice on stage. They we...
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It always sort of strikes me when a new year begins, that before me stands a clean slate full of unwritten days; Moments to be had, memories to me made, even mistakes to be learned from. It's no different than any other day with tomorrow...
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Christmas wasn't my favorite holiday until I had children, and even then it took until last year for me to completely dive in and fully appreciate what Christmas means to me and my family. Holidays are fun with children, but this time of year is...
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I get really excited when companies I love do neat things, especially when the company has a product that I can't live without. 7 A.M. Enfant is run by exceptional, driven women who have a penchant for art and design, even (and especially) when it...
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It's still sort of stupefying that it's this time of year already (I mean, wasn't it JUST Halloween?), although I couldn't be happier about it. Living in New York City during the holiday time is one of the most wonderful things I have ever experienced,...
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I really wanted to post about our Thanksgiving, and while I know it's a little late for that, the relevance and significance of that day will last for a long, long time in my heart. Life had all but returned to normal after Hurricane Sandy...
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Our family traditions during the holidays have really been all very quintessential New York City for the past three years. Starting at Thanksgiving, we get our NYC on by going to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, followed closely by the Rockefeller Tree Lighting and a...
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What a week. My last post brought us right up until just before our hotel lost power and Hurricane Sandy's gargantuan breadth was beginning to descend. My naivete blared in the title of that post, predicting a paltry 48 hours of this nightmare. We are currently...
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The last 24 hours have been intense, to say the least. I suspected that our building would be evacuated as it was last year during Hurricane Irene, so when we finally got the order to pack up and leave I had been expecting as much. Of...
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Zoe Theodora gracefully twirled her way right into her fourth year of life late last month. This birthday came on the heels of Jack starting Kindergarten and Beau beginning to walk. The fact that she is is a little girl amongst her brothers makes the proverbial...
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