swimkit If you’ve read my blog a few times, you would know how much I love Summer…and with what seemed like the longest winter yet in New York I am especially psyched about enjoying some fun in the sun with family and friends. So with pool play dates already booked and sexy “mom approved” bathing suit already packed, I’m here to dish on the essentials that every mom must carry at all times in order to make your “Swim Kit”  complete.    View Post

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Diaper GenieI enjoy watching celeb moms going through the same things I go through in raising a child.  Just something fun to know that no matter what a person has in the bank, what they have done in life, who they  are, or what the do — they still have to change a dirty diaper.  My youngest is going on 16 months and he is growing up way too fast – I will miss this age, but I will not miss the diapers. T is a bottomless pit who will eat anything and everything that is in the same zip code as him.  All that good and a size 3 diaper make for some less than enjoyable trips to the changing table everyday.

Living in an apartment I can’t be walking town the hall to the trash room every time I change a diaper and I can’t just toss diapers in the garbage pail under my sink.  You want to keep me from cooking – make the kitchen smell like a dirty diaper.  Luckily I use the Diaper Genie by Playtex and have since my oldest first came home from the hospital.  The below video discusses the Genie, but also gives some really good tips for handling diapering on the go, around the house, and  ways to make your life a bit less hectic.  Check it out on the next page and also find a $2 coupon for refills.

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I have been reading many articles on how to raise a boy into a man, I even did a post on things you need to know when raising a boy, but never did it occur to me that I might be raising not ONE but TWO mama’s boys..so does this mean that I’ll be raising boys forever???

So when my mom exclaims that my kids are both spoiled or that I am raising mama’s boys, I could only shrug my shoulders and ponder why must she say that…hmm, could it be because of this… View Post

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Kale is everywhere—in juices, smoothies, salads, and everyone is talking about. Are you curious about what Kale is and why it’s so good?

Kale is a dark leafy green vegetable; it is a similar vegetable to cabbage, with green or purple leaves. It can be eaten raw, steamed, sautéed, blanched, baked, and even added to a smoothie or juice!

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Kale provides the body with fiber and chlorophyll, both of which support the body’s natural detoxification efforts. Fiber binds with toxins and other undesirables in your digestive tract and helps usher them out. Chlorophyll helps to remove heavy metals and other toxins from the body. In order to successfully detox you need to get the waste out.

Here are some easy ways to start incorporating kale into your diet:

  • Add some to your salad! Just break the leaves off the stem, maybe massage the kale a bit, then eat with your other greens in your salad!
  • Sautee it with some extra virgin olive oil as a great side! Add salt, pepper, maybe some garlic?
  • Make Kale chips! Break the leaves off the stem, drizzle with olive oil, add some seasoning and bake approximately 10 minutes
  • Blend a handful of it for a delicious, refreshing juice….see below for my recipe for Kale Lemonade!  

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Today is #TBT (Throwback Thursday) and I wanted to share with you the day I met “friend in my head” Sarah Jessica Parker.

SJP

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