Being a mother, for me, means always being “on”. I am the lighthouse in the night and the horizon during the day. I am the mooring, ready and available to each of my four children, some more than others but ever present in my facilities....
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Jack and Zoe were a little late in the game learning how to swim. We trekked in the snow to lessons at our local Y in NYC, and we tried personal lessons at our pool in the building complex where we lived. Swimming probably felt...
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Over the course of the past year and a half, our lives have changed significantly in almost every way. We moved to the Bay Area from New York City, effectively upending any and all routines we had set in place, from groceries to travel to...
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Last year when we moved to our new home, part of my infatuation with the house was centered around the gigantic master bedroom. In addition to having it's own bathroom (our own bathroom!), there is a balcony attached that looks over our downstairs patio, and...
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At some point, in between the lunches and diapers the music performances and little league games nursing and wooden puzzles searching for lost doll shoes and cleaning up piles of glitter I'll stop and breathe them in and hold them tight. I won't let the glory of their years flying by...
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I've been traveling with my babies for years now, as hard as it is for me to believe that. Taking the family to New York City was the first time we've traveled with all four, all together though-something that felt like an incredibly monumental feat. There...
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It didn't take long after we returned from our family vacation in New York City for us to be completely thrown back into our normal life. The kids have taken turns getting colds and staying home from school, we celebrated Beau's birthday over the weekend,...
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During our four years in New York City, one of my favorite stories from our life there happens to be one of the things that bothered me incredibly when we were actually living it. Each year at Christmas time, we'd shuffle around the boxes from...
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I can count on one hand how many dates I've been on with my husband in the past year.Give or take one or two nights, we went out for our anniversary, one night before Evvie was born, and once for Justin's birthday. It's not something...
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Being in New York City with my family during Thanksgiving couldn't be any more poignant for me. We're eating at crowded diners and dear friend's homes. We're walking and scootering all over the city, running into nearly everyone we know on the streets, from dear friends to...
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We flew into New York City on a red eye flight this morning, all six of us. I packed for almost two days straight prior to leaving and still managed to leave Zoe's socks behind. I mean, how does one forget socks? Traveling with four...
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