Posts by Nat
Our First Month in the Burbs
Today marks one month since we moved to the burbs. Hard to believe. It’s been an exciting, challenging and eye opening time. We LOVE our home and each day get more and more settled but, after four years, forgot what a pain it is to move and have never done it with a child in tow.…
Read MoreMaster Bedroom Reveal
We already discussed the design board of our master bedroom but I’m so excited to show it to you IRL (that’s: In Real Life, Mom!). Our bedroom in Manhattan for the past four years was less than ideal. First, it had tan walls, didn’t get much light and, with the blackout shades Zach insisted on and were…
Read MoreKids’ Bathroom
We actually had two bathrooms in our apartment so it’s not necessarily the number I’m freaking out over but the overall look. Both of our bathrooms in NYC were old and ugly. Tan walls, dingy tile, dark brown cabinets and close quarters. In our new home, everything is so much lighter, brighter and prettier. The…
Read MoreIn-Depth with Becky Fawcett
Mothers come in all shapes and sizes. All ages, backgrounds, ethnicities and sexual orientations. Biological, adoptive, foster, caretaker, friend… There’s no one way to be a mother. Becky Fawcett is excellent proof of that. After a long, painful journey with infertility, she decided to adopt. But she didn’t stop there. Disheartened by the inequality of…
Read More50 Great Gifts Under $50 for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a week from today. Are you ready? Or perhaps you’re out of ideas? On a budget? Haven’t had time? Don’t fret, we scoured the stores and sites for you and curated 50 fabulous gifts under $50 so she feels special but you don’t break the bank! wine glass rose milk bath wake…
Read MoreBump date: 32 Weeks
8 weeks. 8 weeks to go. Eight is an interesting number for us. First, there’s a lot of significance around it and Lilly’s birth. And, now, with only eight weeks to go, on April twenty-eighth, we’ve made one of the biggest changes in our lives. When I started this journey last May and was 8…
Read MoreMoving Day (and Lilly’s Last Day of the 3’s Program)
As I sit there typing this, the packers are boxing up our apartment (I feel like an a-hole typing on a laptop while others are packing up my sh*t. But, I’m very pregnant. Does that make it better?), Lilly recently left with her grandparents to go to their house for a few days (best idea…
Read MoreMy Favorite NYC Eats
Living in NYC since I was 22 (minus 2.5 years in LA), the question I’m asked most from visiting family, friends and friends of friends is: Where to eat. I get emails, texts, phone calls, FB and Insta messages year round soliciting my advice, which I’m happy to provide because I’m passionate about my city’s restaurants.…
Read MoreBig Changes for Our Little Girl
We’ve talked about what it means for Zach and I to leave New York but what about our little girl? It’s the only home she’s ever lived in, where she was born, started school, made friends… it’s all she knows. And, granted, she’ll only be four (in May), not fourteen and is fairly young to have it…
Read MoreDesign Board
Remember on MTV’s Cribs (am I dating myself?), how they used to get to the bedroom and say, “This is where the magic happens”? Well, at 30 weeks pregnant (32 when moving in), the only magic that’ll be happening is if I get a full night sleep and wake up feeling 10 years younger, 10…
Read MoreWhat to Put in That Easter Basket
I’m not the basket full of candy mom. Don’t get me wrong, I believe in indulging and treating my kid. We’re often making stops at the local bakery, going for ice cream, getting special treats but I’d rather give her one chocolate bunny or a special iced cookie (or make it together) instead of bags…
Read MoreConception After Miscarriage
They say no two pregnancies are the same. That’s certainly the case with me. While, with all three, I was extremely sick in the beginning, my first pregnancy with my daughter, Lilly, and my current one- I lost the second baby– are drastically different in approach and emotion, because of that loss. With Lilly, after six weeks of sickness,…
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