Well, I blinked and my baby daughter turned 16 this week. I thought long and hard about what the perfect gift for a teenager would be and concluded that it is this: a blog post dedicated to her. What teen would want AirPods when they can have a bespoke piece of writing in their honor? … Continue reading The Day My Daughter was Almost Born Near Exit 11 on the New Jersey Turnpike
Why I’m Ignoring My Screen Time Report
If you wear a fitness tracking device such as a Fitbit or Apple Watch chances are you’re moving more (even if it’s just waving your arm to rack up your daily step count like I used to do), sitting less and making choices that are better for your overall health. Same goes for apps like … Continue reading Why I’m Ignoring My Screen Time Report
How I got Most of My Kids to Turn Off the Lights
One of my strongest memories as a teenager is that of my father obsessing over the electricity bill. He would come home from work and do a thorough sweep of our house, room by room, to see if there were any lights left unnecessarily on. Upon entering a brightly lit but otherwise empty room (usually … Continue reading How I got Most of My Kids to Turn Off the Lights
What I Learned from Doing My First Podcast
Well, 2019 is shaping up to be as full of new experiences as 2018 was. I’ve figured out how Instagram algorithms work (more on that in a later post), have partially worked out how to make them work for me, I devised a foolproof and lucrative plan for getting my kids to turn their bedroom … Continue reading What I Learned from Doing My First Podcast
Happy Birthday to Me… and This Blog
Today is January 15 and the fact that it's my birthday is beside the point. The bigger celebration, as far as I’m concerned, is that it's the birthday of this blog, too. One year since I sat in the St Pancras International hotel lobby and refused myself permission to leave the premises until I finally … Continue reading Happy Birthday to Me… and This Blog
The Mom Who Knew Too Much 