Melissa
Melissa is a Bronx native who moved to Westchester County after she and her high school sweetheart got hitched in 1997. She and her husband live in Mount Kisco with their son Corey (2004) and daughter Mia (2007). Melissa spent many years working in Human Resources and currently works in enrollment and marketing for a child care organization. Melissa is a two-time survivor of Postpartum OCD. She initially became interested in writing to raise awareness for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders but has discovered that writing is a newfound aspect of her life that she thoroughly enjoys. Melissa is excited to write with the Westchester County Mom team and hopes you’ll enjoy her stories of the trials and tribulations of a born-n-raised city girl raising teenagers growing up here in Westchester.
Tales of Getting Older: Entering the Last Year of My 40s
It's 2019. What does that mean? Fresh start. New goals and ambitions. Starting a new chapter. Hope for all good things to come. Let's make it the best year yet! Or...another birthday quickly approaching. I'm getting...
Surprise! A Christmas Baby
Most would not expect to wake up Christmas morning in labor - especially when your due date is 2 1/2 weeks later. I'm not due until next month! Heck, I'm not due until next...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
My sister and I don’t speak on the phone much. It’s not due to any particular reason – just our circumstances over the years. She lived in Las Vegas for a few years in...
Ladies Who Brunch :: Sixty5 on Main
Located at 65 Main Street in Nyack, New York in Rockland County, Sixty5 On Main kindly welcomed a few of us from the Westchester County Moms Blog team in for brunch last weekend. We had a...
Gaining Control After PPD
We are currently in the midst of the most important holidays on the Jewish Calendar. The high holy days. We just celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, with our family to ring in the...
Have Big Kids and Looking for Activities? Visit the Palisades Center Mall
When my children were younger I was on many "lists" to receive emails about local happenings, which were quite helpful in finding activities to keep our family busy. As my kids have reached the tween...
Back to School Pressures: Parental Version
"Back to School" is popping up everywhere! I'm not sure the kids are feeling it just yet, but it is in full force for us parents! Emails from school administration, school supplies are front and center in stores,...
Summer and Music are the Perfect Pair
Summer and Music. Music and Summer. Anyway you look at it, it's a perfect match.
Summertime offers a lighter feeling of less structure - almost a vibe that life is simpler. Albeit, as an adult with a full...
Office Life – Social Media Style
I've been working in Corporate America for a little over 26 years. And as 16 of those were in Human Resources, you can safely assume that I've been afforded quite the opportunity to observe the best and worst...
The Baby Stages Coming to an End: I’m Okay and You Will Be Too
A week or so ago, my husband and I were strolling around the mall. Suddenly, we see a little boy, probably no older than two years old, running out of a store—a cute little...