by Amy | Apr 6, 2014 | My Family, Parenthood, Shopping
Ever since my daughter started preschool, my social life revolves, thrillingly, around kids’ birthday parties. These parties are as formulaic as Groundhog Day–if the groundhog was turning three and had the Ebola virus. The kids play, cough on each other, get...
by Amy | Feb 25, 2014 | My Family, Parenthood, Shopping
I started taking a children’s book writing class because, you know, fantasy work-from-home job. The class has made me appreciate how hard it is to craft a kick-ass kids’ book–one that grabs my daughter’s imagination AND doesn’t make me...
by Amy | Feb 3, 2014 | My Family, Shopping, Vanity, Wedding Plans
You’d think my wedding day would be motivation enough to finish losing the baby weight. After all, my first dress fitting is just three months away (!!!) and the designer made me promise I’d be at my goal size by then. But lately, I’d been trying to...
by Amy | Jan 30, 2014 | My Family, Shopping
I went to Loehmann’s today for the last time and I’m a little verklempt. Like many an east coast Jewish girl, I grew up shopping in the discount department store known for its great deals and famously communal dressing room. I learned a lot in that dressing room. ...
by Amy | Jan 26, 2014 | Giveaways, My Family, Shopping, Sponsored
What’s wrong with this picture? How about the fact that there’s a huge blank wall over my couch? It’s begging for a piece of art, yet it remains naked, year after year. That’s because, like many people, I believed: 1) Art ain’t cheap....
by Amy | Dec 10, 2013 | Parenthood, Shopping
Oh, man, am I in trouble. My mom wanted to buy Viv a dollhouse and requested my input on which kind to get. I found a Kidkraft model online that looked perfect — colorful, creative, and fun. It even had an elevator, just like the Barbie Dream House that rocked...
