Recently I was asked a question I seem to get at least once every Spring. It starts with some form of, "You're a teacher right?" When I acknowledge that indeed I am an elementary school teacher I get the...
It was day four of my postpartum journey after delivering my first daughter via c-section. I was sitting at my dining room table. It should have been like any other dinner with my husband, but it wasn't. This time,...
Enough time has passed that I have graduated from being a nervous first-time mom of an infant to a slightly seasoned mom of a toddler. That said, here are some of my recommended mom hacks for those of you...
Boxes and totes overflow in my spare bedroom. The mountains of baby clothing are interspersed with hills of baby gear, outgrown and now ready for a new life in the attic.
I'm supposed to go through this mess and start...
When I was younger I never understood why my parents didn't go out on Friday nights. I mean they didn't have to work the next day and there was no need to wake up early. My mother would say that it had been a...
Most of us by now have hit the reset button in our lives in an almost post-pandemic world, maybe even unintentionally.
In my case, I stopped working part-time, and my daughter started a new full-time job a few months ago....
According to the Collins online dictionary, homecoming (aka HoCo) “is a day or weekend each year when former students of a particular school, college, or university go back to it to meet each other again and go to parties and...
Sugar and spice and everything nice, that’s what little girls are made of - until they’re not. It happens to the best of us like someone flicks a switch and our little girls go from cute and sweet to...
It took months for it to finally feel like winter, but it's that time of year when moms need to start thinking about summer plans. Wait, what!? Yup, any experienced mom knows that in order to stay sane during...
Freshman 15 refers to the theory that first-year college students gain around 15 pounds during their freshman year of college. Luckily my son avoided that. Unfortunately for me, those 15 pounds landed nicely on me!
Nevertheless, freshman year has come...
In + Around Westchester
A Guide to Daycares, Preschools, Private Schools, & Tutoring Services in...
Education might be the most valuable thing we can provide for our children. With so many options out there, it’s hard to know what...
