Kate’s Nutrition Guide For Life: A few general rules

A few general rules (from Kate): 1) Anytime you leave your house to eat somewhere where you did not prepare the meal/food you are eating, you are eating fast food/eating out. Some people do not make the connection between fast food and some stores or restaurants. McDonald’s and Burger King are not the only fast … Read More

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Top 30 NY Mom Blogs That I Love – 1 to 6

On Top 30 NY Mom Blogs (That I Love), I named the “who”. This is the first of five posts explaining the “why”. 1. Amy Oztan (Selfish Mom): Amy makes me laugh…and I like to laugh. She primarily does video blogs on her site. If nothing else, I am in awe of the fact that … Read More

Holiday and Every Day Decorating Tips from Kristan Cunningham

Earlier this week, I spoke with Raymour & Flanigan design expert Kristan Cunningham about decorating for the holidays. As the store’s resident designer, she hosts online webinars and columns and formulates style guides with each collection amongst other things. I was also able to get some tips in regards to some personal design questions. (In … Read More

Top 10 Toy Fair Picks

Last Tuesday, I attended the Toy Fair. Stepping into the Javits Convention Center was like walking into Santa’s workshop – there were toys everywhere! Fortunately, I had set up several appointments for the day. (It would have been WAY too overwhelming for me to just wander from booth to booth.) Below are my top ten … Read More

Six Stay-at-home Vacation Tips

Next week (from February 16th -20th), NYC students will have their midwinter recess. To help with ideas to make this time special, FamilyFun Magazine was kind enough to share the following staycation tips from their February 2009 issue with us. 1. Pick a theme. o Beach Day – Ukulele music, rum-free piña coladas, tissue paper … Read More