Because natural isn't always possible — or easy.
Posted in Environment, Going Green, Recycle, Reduce on Jul 12th, 2010
My town doesn’t pick up cardboard. Crazy, right? One of the easiest things to recycle. I figured there had to be a place around here that would take the three or four cardboard boxes we get each week. I really had to find someplace because wntil now I had been — yes, I know how [...]
Posted in Career, Cool sites, energy, Reduce, Reuse on Jul 12th, 2010
It’s totally crazy. I live a short train ride from New York City and I still haven’t secured BlogHer tickets. For those who are unfamiliar: BlogHer is a conference for women all about blogging. It’s a chance for a few thousand women to get together, talk about the business and craft of blogging. And maybe [...]
Posted in Emotional development, exercise, parenting on Jul 8th, 2010
Tonight I sat and watched my child come in last place three times. I couldn’t have been prouder. Big Girl has always had an issue with water. Even as a baby she would cry when bathtub water splashed on her face. She would scream like we were beating her when we tried to bring her [...]
Posted in Emotional development, parenting, toddlers on Jul 7th, 2010
One of my go-to sitters had a serious accident about six or so weeks ago. Her neck was broken. It was horrible. She is okay, thank goodness, but I’m in a pickle. I was counting on her to sit for me over the summer. Big Girl is signed up for camp every day, but Little [...]
Posted in Emotional development, parenting, Pop Culture on Jul 5th, 2010
This is my 200th post. I can’t even believe it. It’s also the first post to come after so many days “off.” I didn’t write Friday, Saturday or Sunday. I hosted a party here Friday, saw Mary Poppins on Broadway on Saturday and spent Sunday at my beach club (a.m.) as well as at a [...]
Two women in my life have ovarian cancer. One is my sister’s sister-in-law. She’s in her 30s. She found her cancer by accident; she thought she had a hernia. The other woman is one of my closest friend’s mothers. Her cancer is pretty advanced. She found out thanks to a routine abdominal sonogram. They have [...]