Posts by Nat
Moving 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,…
Read MoreBlogging 101: 7 Steps To Get You Started
Okay, so we’ve discussed whether or not you should start a blog and the questions to ask yourself before you do. Now, that you’ve decided to move forward, what do you need to know? I’ve been at this for over two years now (technically three, if you consider tumblr), went in completely blind and have learned a…
Read MoreDesign Board
One month from today, we move. Ahhh. We’re so excited, we can hardly stand it. I think we’re all really ready to go now- lots of talk from Lilly about the new house. Still, we’ll try to spend the next several weeks savoring the city, doing some of our favorite things and seeing some of our…
Read MoreOur Love Letter to NYC
There’s never been a city or place that’s meant so much. For me, that’s not terribly hard as I wasn’t a born and raised kind of kid. Unlike my husband and friends who still go back to the same hometown, are incredibly close with childhood pals, parents’ friends and have a real community to call…
Read MoreNat & Zach: Dishes
Zach’s washing dishes. Lilly: Daddy, what are you doing? Zach: Washing dishes. Lilly: Oh, I’ve never seen Mommy do that. Nat: Excuse me, I wash dishes all the time. Lilly: No, you don’t. You just say, “blah blah blah…”
Read Moredesign board
When we first brought Lilly to our new home, it was still furnished and being lived in by the previous owners. The little girl’s room upstairs was big and pink, with a tent and every toy imaginable. My girl couldn’t keep her hands off of anything, sitting and playing piano, looking through the porthole window,…
Read MoreBumpdate, 26 Weeks
Well, folks, I’ve finally reached the pinnacle of pregnancy: The. Stomach. Shelf. I can effectively balance my cereal or pasta bowl on my bump and it’s glorious. It’s really the moment I’ve waited for. After all, what’s the point of this big ole belly if it can’t be useful? Beyond that, the baby is the size…
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