Archive for September, 2011

As a mom, do I judge other mothers? Well, I did. Harshly. Especially when I wasn’t a mom myself. But then motherhood happened to me, single motherhood to be exact – almost 14 years ago, and everything changed. I realized I didn’t know what the hell I was talking about. I didn’t always have the [Continue]

Blogger Holly Lee of Cooks and Travel Books shares her experience in preparing to move to New York City (Congratulations Holly!) Here are her reasons why everyone should consider living here, at least once, and tips on how to navigate the process. Thank you Holly for sharing your adventure with us! Growing up I always heard that [Continue]

Hilton Waikoloa Village invites families to escape to the Big Island of Hawaii to experience this top family adventure destination with the Ocean Explorer Family Escape Package. Families transform into a team of explorers, with Pacific adventures and the discoveries of a lifetime beckoning them to book an Ocean Explorer Family Escape package, [Continue]

This week, after recovering from being sick, I am ambitious. I have the ambition to reach a target goal and to move past that initial high of realizing that I can do this, without dying. I also give a shout out to a couple of bloggy friends who have been on their own fitness journey [Continue]

Understanding the heart of a nomadic soul is not always an easy thing to do. Often times we seem disconnected from our immediate surroundings and the snippets of a moment in life seem to be missed by us. This is because we are, by nature, dreamers always looking to faraway lands with wanderlust and wondering [Continue]

1 out of 4 women will be affected by domestic violence. Join me as I co-host with Allstate Foundation and YWCA while we come together to recognize Domestic Violence Abuse Month. The admission is free, but for every attendee The Allstate Foundation will donate $100 to the YWCA of the City of New York to [Continue]

I arrived to Cancún, Mexico late on a Wednesday night. I met Juan Carlos, the driver from Riviera Maya assigned to pick me up and greeted him in Spanish, which surprised him – something that would happen a lot during my visit any time I spoke to anyone in Spanish. Our common language would be [Continue]

Hanes has announced a new Facebook application to share comfort with those who need it most. Fans of Hanes on Facebook can personalize and send free virtual Comfort Packages to friends and family via a digital tool on the Hanes Facebook page For each package sent, Hanes will donate $1 to the National Breast Cancer [Continue]

About two weeks or so before we moved into our new home out of Manhattan, I got news that Mom Central Consulting selected me as one of the moms who would become a Whirlpool Mom and participate in a campaign to check out Whirlpool’s latest Duet Washer and Dryer…for keeps. In NYC the way laundry worked [Continue]

In case you didn’t know, my family and I moved to South Orange, NJ almost 2 months ago now. Oh yes we did. I am in the city pretty much every single day, but for my kids having the new-found space and a huge house to run in is heaven. For me, being able to [Continue]