Posts by Nat
Lilly’s Battle with Anxiety
For awhile, I thought my legacy with this blog would be writing about miscarriage (surviving, moving on, conception) or struggling to breastfeed (breast is best follow up). But, these days, I think it might be shedding light on mental health, including my battle with depression and Lilly’s severe anxiety. I’m continually amazed at how many…
Read MoreDollhouse Party
When I started freelancing five years ago (after having Lilly and not wanting to go back to my full time 24/7 career), it was mostly as a TV producer for my previous show and as a writer for various publications and websites. Over the last two years, I’ve expanded my business to include brands and…
Read MoreGuest Blog: How New Motherhood Affected My Marriage
One of the elements of my job that I find most fulfilling is connecting with other women, particularly mothers, hearing their stories and sharing them for the benefit of us all. Emily of Mamacoaster reached out to me several years ago and has been such a supportive voice in my life. I’m honored to finally be…
Read MoreHoliday Kids’ Table
Christmas Eve is a week from today! Did that creep up or what? I was feeling in good shape at the beginning of the month, blinked and we’re mid-month already. How did that happen? If you’re like me and feel like you’re scrambling for ideas, out of time, energy and money… Allow me to help!…
Read MoreDIY Personalized Letter Clothing
Monogramed, customized clothing is where it’s at right now. But you don’t have to pay hundreds of dollars or outsource it to get the look. Create a crafternoon with your kids, have a fun activity and get an on-trend item (or three!) out of it. They also make great gifts for teachers, relatives and friends. I…
Read MoreColor Factory New York
I’ve been a longtime fan of Jordan Ferney and her blog, Oh Happy Day, often sourcing their shop for our parties, listened to her speak at Alt Summit and contemplated taking a trip to her hometown of San Francisco simply to check out The Color Factory. Sadly, I never made it but, no fear, there was already…
Read MoreHappy Camper
As I mentioned in Lilly’s party post, she hijacked her brother’s birthday theme and I’m so glad she did. I ended up loving our second option so much more. Since Oliver is always in a good mood, so smiley and chill, I went with a happy camper theme, which fit perfectly for summer. I’d, obviously,…
Read MoreSea Island
As I write this, we’re preparing to head on our next family vacation to Florida. (Editor’s note: I didn’t get around to finalizing the post until after we got back!) I realize and appreciate how fortunate we are. There were plenty of years where circumstances didn’t allow for one vacation, let alone two. Whether it…
Read MoreMuseum of Ice Cream: The Pint Shop
We missed the original Museum of Ice Cream installation when it first toured NYC but, lucky for all of us, there’s now the newly opened Pint Shop, a miniature version of the now iconic pioneer of experiential fun exhibits. At The Pint Shop there’s still plenty of Instagram-worthy ops, a (color blocked) over-the-top gift shop with items like…
Read MoreBunny Party
Those of you that have been readers for awhile now, know that Lilly and Bunny have a love affair that began at birth. But despite all the clothing (like the romper below), accessories and additional animals, besides this little affair, we’ve never had a bunny themed birthday party until now and Lilly was adamant that…
Read MoreCloset Makeover
This was intended to be a New Year’s post, then a spring cleaning, now we’re almost officially at summer but I refuse to ever bring you something that’s half baked or, worse, all fluff. I’d rather wait till it’s worth it, till you get a good before and after, some real takeaways. There’s another blogger…
Read MoreThe Reality of What Being Laid Off Feels Like: My Friend’s Brutally Honest Account
Jennifer Halper (a.k.a. “Halps”) was one of the first people I met at Us Weekly when I started there a million years ago. I was a polite, proper, relatively shy intern. She was a foul-mouthed, didn’t give an F, funny photo director and I loved her. The thing is, in real life, we’re much more…
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