A Little Life
My Nana and Papa on their wedding day, July 10, 1949.
Lots of love. Lots of passion. And one very skeptical looking father (my great grandfather) watching from the sidelines…
This is one of my favorite, and certainly most cherished black and white photos…
#ThrowbackThursday
It shouldn’t take tragedies and disasters like Hurricane Sandy to remind us about helping others, but sometimes it does… I often think about how lucky I am… How much I have to be thankful for… Especially around the holidays, I tend to feel sentimental about this blessing… I’m surrounded by friends, family, and full of health. Lately I’ve been thinking about ways that I can give back to my world and my community and it is my goal to put my thoughts and efforts in to action over the next few months… Even if it’s something small like bringing my boyfriends’ clothes to GoodWill, I want and need to do ...Read More
If there’s one thing I’ve discovered since I started selling on eBay just 9 short months ago, it’s that there really is no one right way. There’s no science. There’s no secret. Some things just sell and some things just don’t. It seems that the real key is timing. Like everything in life: timing is everything. And selling on eBay is certainly no exception to that rule.
For whatever reason, my timing was right on the money (no pun intended) this past month. I don’t know what came over me, but I realized I was sitting on an electronic gold mine. Old computers, old camcorders and even old iPhones, I had ...Read More
I realized sometime last year that even at age 4, there was already a language barrier between my son and me. Simply put: He is a boy. I am a girl. He speaks sports and Star Wars. I speak sensitivity and style. (And other things, too… I’m just trying to make a point though. So go with it).
At some point, in the last year or two, he was introduced to Luke Skywalker and all things Jedi and his world changed. Instead of grilling me about how a light bulb works or a vacuum sucks up dirt, at breakfast I am challenged to a discussion of how Darth Vader got his ...Read More
Yesterday morning, J pulled out his baby book from his book shelf. “Why is it empty, mommy?” Speechless, I shrugged. I had no good reason for the barren pages in the baby book (aka. the requisite memory book carefully crafted by only good mothers). It appeared that I started to fill everything out… His birthdate, weight, family statistics… even details on his first words and foods. But at 15 months, I stopped. No pictures, and no hand or foot prints.
“Can we do it now, Mommy? Can I do a footprint now?”
Luckily, he caught me in a moment of pure frazzle. School was out. I had a ton of work to ...Read More
“I’d like the pie heated and I don’t want the ice cream on top, I want it on the side, and I’d like strawberry instead of vanilla if you have it, if not then no ice cream just whipped cream but only if it’s real; if it’s out of the can then nothing.” — Sally Albright, When Harry Met Sally
It’s official. I am who I am. According to all things science, my brain (the prefrontal cortex, to be exact) was completely formed and developed at the age of 25… This is the part of the brain responsible for decision making, inhibiting impulses and helping to execute plans and organize behavior. Though, as ...Read More
eBay is celebrating the 100 millionth listing on a mobile device with a gigantic $25,000 sweepstakes!!!
Why: As we know, parents are constantly on-the-go between soccer practice, carpool, errands and never-ending household chores. As a member of the eBay Parent Panel, over the past several months, I’ve discussed how selling unused household items on eBay, is an easy way to earn extra cash to fund new items, activities or splurging on a much needed massage… However, let’s face it. Time is precious. It can feel a little daunting to select items in your house, take pics, post on eBay, think about shipping, etc. etc. etc. I get it. Believe me. I ...Read More
I’d like to think that I can do it all… That my time management skills are so exceptional, my stamina so incredible, and my ability to juggle is so marvelous, I could pretty much rule the world. Or at least run a small empire. Out of my apartment.
Yes, I’d like to think I’m capable on a thousand and one levels– I can cook, clean, write, work, love, laugh, raise a child, have a social life, AND make time to (and actually) workout. I’m queen of love, home, and child rearing. Is there ANYTHING I can’t do? Um, NO.
Though I’d could go on and on about my “I’m woman, hear ...Read More
Last summer, I signed my son up for a swim intensive that I heard was a MUST DO on the Mommy Train to Raising a Perfect and Overly Extra-Curricular’d Child. Jonah proved to be tough as nails through the two week boot camp, but unfortunately, this summer, something changed. His willingness to swim ceased. He became scared. Unsure. Nervous.
Knowing that forcing him to swim is pretty much a parenting no-no, for the past few weeks, we decided to take a lax approach and ignore his fear all together. When he made strides and efforts to do something “brave,” like un-dig his fingers from our necks in the pool, we showered ...Read More

