The across-the-board spending cuts just happened on March 1 which means that the cuts will impact most federal agencies including the Federal Aviation Administration, whose annual budget will be reduced by over 5 percent. What’s the impact to you future air traveler? Unfortunately, these cuts will trickle down to consumers in the form of fewer […]
Making Salsa with Cricket Azima @kidsfoodfest @CricketAzima
Saturday, we head to The Kids Food Festival at City Pond at Bryant Park to check out the slew of family friendly activities aimed at educating families about making balanced food choices to help create wholesome lifelong eating habits for both kids and parents. Along with discovering new products and making our own granola, we […]
52 Week Money Challenge – A Simple Way to Save Money
52 Week Money Challenge – A Simple Way to Save Money Saving money for me is not the easiest thing to do especially since I am always working on just paying the bills. That said, I am always looking for simple and easy ways to save money. I don’t remember exactly how I came upon […]
Actress Ginnifer Goodwin Launches Listerine 21-Day Challenge
One of my favorite film and TV stars, Ginnifer Goodwin launched the LISTERINE® 21 Day Challenge, a new initiative that will empower Americans to make a remarkable impact in oral health for themselves and children in need, through a charity partnership with Oral Health America. My daughter and I taking on the 21 -Day Challenge to […]
Jettisoning the Kid but Keeping The Mom Friend (We Hope)
This feeling has been building up over time. The notion of slowing weaning off of play dates with a friend’s child. I have avoided it because I like hanging out with the mother which means I basically force my daughter on these play dates. I know my daughter can’t be all that fond of the […]
Visiting the Manhattan House – Design Ideas for Maximizing Space and Money
I will admit that I never miss an opportunity to check out New York City apartments since most are way bigger than my own which is why I was happy to check out the Manhattan House located on the Upper East Side. Thanks to Beth Feldman from rolemommy.com, I was able to roam around and […]
10 Tips to Saving Money on Kids Clothes
Who doesn’t want to save money on kid’s clothes especially when you know that they are going to grow out of them. Here are 10 tips on how to save money on Children’s Clothes: 1. Flash Sale Sites – Adults have groupon, Living Social and but there are numerous Flash Sale Sites that […]
Starting the New Year at the Emeralds Nuts Midnight Run #EmeraldNutsMidnightRun
In the spirit of fulfilling one of 2013 New Year’s Resolutions, I am doing something totally kooky to start of the new year. Usually, I stay in on New Year’s Eve or have friends over to kick off the new year. This year, I throw caution to the wind and am heading over to a […]
8 Simple Ways to Make Money for the Holidays
The National Retail Federation estimates the average consumer will spend nearly $750 on holiday-related purchases, up slightly from last year’s actual spending. Of course, this number doesn’t factor in the cost of holiday travel, the time away from your day job to connect with family and friends or Holiday party you want to have. Making […]
Fashion Forward Conference Fashion Show Video
Fashion Forward Conference Runway Show (I am walking remember) Video Highlight. Thanks to Audrey (Mom Generations & Getting Gorgeous), Nicole (Momtrends) and Vera (Lady and the Blog &Getting Gorgeous) in creating the first-ever fashion conference that aims to to bring aspirational and attainable fashion and style to real moms. And I want to give them amazing kudos for including […]