Archive for January, 2009

Since NYCity Mama began staying home with the kids, she has had the opportunity of meeting and speaking to a few women who, like herself, have also decided to make theirs the job of homemaker.  She has found in her many conversations that for these women, many of them leaving a profession or steady job [Continue]

Another cold morning in The Big Apple.  NYCity Mama reads the temperature from her iPhone.  18 degrees. “Ah. Ok, well, at least we’re going to be inside today,” she says to herself.  She loves weekends and that’s mostly because her husband is home, which means time with him, but also an extra set of hands to [Continue]

There used to be a time when cold, snowy weekdays would inspire NYCity Mama, before she was a mama, to call in sick to work, and curl up in her warm bed and sleep.  Ah, yes.  The day would be filled with bad t.v., some easily microwavable dishes, long showers, and tons of sleep.  It [Continue]

“Scrap!” “Scrap!” “Srcaaaap!”  This was the sound that woke up NYCity Mama this morning.  Not even 8AM and already building superintendents and business owners were busy clearing sidewalks and walkways, while others chipped through the thin sheet of ice they found on their cars. She slowly climbed out of bed, [Continue]

Snowy days in New York City are those kinds of days that, when they first happen, are greeted with great joy by most New Yorkers, especially if they happen to be on lazy weekends.  NYCity Mama woke up to such a day.   She appreciates a snowy day more lately.  No longer do snowy days [Continue]

Ah, Christmas.  The long anticipated holiday had finally passed. When I woke up on the 26th, I was still excited about my gifts, as was every other member of my little unit, smiling from the memory of the day before. It isn’t too often that hubby and I take the opportunity to travel too far [Continue]