The really magical part about living in New York City is the incredible people that live here. You never know who is getting coffee next to you, or living in a building away from you, or riding the subway in the same car that you're...
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I started traveling alone when I was seven years old. I guess I wasn't actually alone alone because I had my four year old sister with me, but we were most certainly learning to fly the friendly skies at very young ages without our parents...
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This morning I woke up to the soft tweeting of birds and the crisp, fresh air that engulfs my mother's home that sits at the base of the Santa Cruz mountains. As I type this, the kids are in the back yard playing, Beau is...
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My old Beatrix Potter tea set is waiting patiently for my daughter to be old enough to use it. I keep a tab that says the weather in London on my iphone - even though I have not been there in years and probably won't...
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Living in a big city is challenging with small children. It isn't easy to grocery shop with them, or go to the post office, or even head to ballet class once a week. Taking the subways, taxis and busses is more difficult than it's worth,...
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You all know by now that I've had a bit of a fixation on strollers since moving to New York City with two little children. I've documented my Stroller Obsession thoroughly in my quest to find the "perfect" stroller-for city life or otherwise, and ultimately...
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I just can't contain our Boston vacation into one post. There were too many amazing moments packed into a 3 day weekend to keep them wrapped into one entry, not to mention the amazing food we tried throughout. Aside from our amazing stay at the Four...
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There are precious few times in life when you can say that you took the vacation of a lifetime with your children. Fewer still when your lives are so utterly compromised with school, work and the daily monotony of life that even family meals are...
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As the kids have gotten older, we've gotten more mobile around the city via public transportation. Where we used to walk for blocks and blocks, two kids tucked in the stroller and myself armed with a latte, we now pack light and simply walk to...
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Today marks the second birthday of one of the coolest, most poignant projects of my life. I've been blogging now for two years exactly, and while it feels about right, I'm still in awe at the freedom and joy that documenting our journey to New...
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I started traveling across the country when I was seven. My parents divorced and we moved from the quiet suburbs of Cleveland to the slightly busier and much more hip suburbs of San Francisco. While flying with my sister-who was nearly four years my junior-was...
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Early last week, I was fortunate enough to attend the EVO Conference at The Canyons Resort in Park City, Utah. I had heard some buzzing about it on the internet in the previous weeks, but hadn't put any thought into actually attending due to finances...
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