Feeding Hungry Kids – One Bagel At A Time
Mother’s Day having just passed, it got me pondering the beloved topic of…yes, Moms. There are straight and gay moms, liberal and conservative moms, free spirited and helicopter moms, yoga and mindful moms. There are the iconic Jewish and Italian moms, stay at home and working moms. Boho and Yuppie Moms, Dance and Trans Moms.…
Interview With Mom Behind the Uber-Like Service for Kids: HopSkipDrive
I have been a mommy blogger for several years. Then, my husband had a temporary work crisis and I had to get a “real job.” Having been a “creative” most of my life, I was pretty terrified about my future corporate prospects. A fellow Mommy pal shot me over a job opp for an unusual,…
We’ll Always Have Dork Fest
Moms need chill time, time alone with other moms to recap, reflect and rejuvenate. Whenever I hear the old adage “Happy wife, happy life”, I envision Ren & Stimpy dancing around singing “happy happy joy joy”. In my version, however, Ren is a 42 year old mother of two and Stimpy,, her bestie, a mom of three. Together, they dance around, pinot grigio flying out of their glasses as they plan their weekend getaway from their …
How Much Time Do You Spend On Your (Facebook) Appearance?
Facebook.Love or hate it.FB Feast or FB Fast.I ran into a long lost pal of mine at Trader Joes, a girl that I had been pals with in my teens. We had both been theater geeks in Washington DC together and there we were in the middle of a Los Angeles Trader Joes, coffee samples in hand, shooting the proverbial shit. Even though it had been close to thirty years …
I’m Not Getting Any Older
My mother never divulged her age. As everyone around her was sworn to secrecy, I had to practically hire a WikiLeaks staffer to find out her actual birth year. When I confronted her with the date, all I got were angry denials and protestations.