by Amy | Feb 18, 2016 | My Family, Parenthood, Shopping
What pet should you get? So you don’t feel regret. Or go into debt. From constant trips to the vet. Okay, so that’s not what it says in the recently discovered Dr. Seuss book, “What Pet Should I Get?” but imagine how useful that would be! As...
by Amy | Feb 1, 2016 | My Family, Parenthood
Wondering where I’ve been? This is where I’ve been! A girlfriend of mine moved houses when she was eight months pregnant. I thought she was nuts to undertake such a physical project while swollen and exhausted, but now I understand the rush, because the...
by Amy | Dec 5, 2015 | My Family, Shopping, Sponsored
Momtastic asked me and my 4-year-old Viv to shoot some videos for Hasbro’s hot new toy, FurReal Friends Starlily My Magical Unicorn. Yeah, that’s a mouthful (especially for me to say in the commercial) but Starlily deserves her many names, because she does...
by Amy | Aug 25, 2015 | My Family, Parenthood, Siblings
I used to be a “Yes” mom. Yes, you can jump off the swing. Yes, you can squirt shaving cream in the bath and pretend it’s snow. Yes, you may peform opera in the supermarket. But now I have two kids. A little one who’s up all night and a...
by Amy | Jul 20, 2015 | List, My Family, Parenthood
Now that my older daughter’s four, she’s big enough to do chores and take responsibility for her own messes—or so I thought. Let’s just say my attempts to get her to clean up after herself have not been so successful. Even when I sing that catchy...
