A mom blog by TV host & new mommy Jill Simonian.
Three years ago this upcoming August (ya follow me?), my husband and I celebrated our first anniversary with my big, unexpected 8-month baby bump. We stayed a weekend at the to-die-for Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel, complete with an incredible romantic dinner, spectacular beach, heavenly bed and one of the best massages I’ve ever experienced… and [...]
Guilt is a wasted emotion. I thank my own mom, my best friend to this day, for teaching me this early on in life. Guilt wastes time. Guilt wastes energy. Guilt wastes your youth away. Guilt will NOT make you a good mother… it will only distract you, push you down, question your own confidence [...]
Recently I had a fabulous chat on Huffington Post Live with a bunch of cool moms. Led by the equally intelligent and adorable Nancy Redd, we all talked about whether we thought small “holidays” are too amped up these days (i.e.: Do we really need to commemorate Pi Day, etc?). Does recognizing every teeny weeny [...]
From what some famous moms tell me
I’ve been thinking a lot about Easter this week. What with History Channel’s “The Bible” and hashtags like #Easter and #EasterFun taking over the Twittersphere, how can you not? No matter what you believe, Easter week is historically considered the most holy/spiritual week in all the year. For us, this year is all about frantically running [...]
I’ve written about being a mean mommy. I respect and applaud moms who declare that mean mommies “rule.” I consider myself one of them. Truth is, you must be mean for the greater good… not only for disciplinary reasons, but for your family’s balance, happiness and all-around fabulousness. As antiquated as this sounds: The woman [...]
I’ve had lots of realizations on runways. Last week, I had more. I went to no less than two fashion shows in one week. TWO. Celebrity stylist Anya Sarre hosted LA’s Style Fashion Week’s Go Red for Women Celebrity Red Dress show (to raise awareness, funds and remind us all about heart-health), at which I [...]
What’s fun, fabulous and green all over? The world’s all-original workout queen Richard Simmons on St. Patty’s Day! (I say this with the utmost excitement, admiration and respect… I’ve always heart-ed Richard! He’s AMAZING!) Listen up Southern California Fab-Moms (and anyone else who’s game to travel to LA this weekend): On Sunday, March 17, LOLLIPOP [...]
Did ya happen to catch Hallmark Channel’s “Home and Family” morning show today? Yup, I was on it… talking about what I now sometimes talk about these days on TV: baby stuff, infant safety, and new-mom-things-you-all-need-to-know.. And all while taping I kept thinking: A year ago (exactly… like, to the minute almost), I was naked, [...]
How am I already planning a first birthday party AGAIN? I do have fun, but didn’t I JUST give a 1st birthday party?!? Yes. But here it is again, in just a few weeks. Way to sneak up on me, LilMiss. So in the spirit of coming up with fab birthday themes for soon-to-be-one-year-olds, here’s a [...]
And if I may be bossy, you’d better love you, too. I mean really, truly, LOVE. None of this fake-like “I think I’m doing an okay job” stuff will do for us moms…. oh no. No no no. Because if the Mom of the house doesn’t figure out a way to LOVE herself and realize [...]
Today’s episode of HLN’s lively and sometimes-controversial entertainment news show Showbiz Tonight got mothered. By me. (Hey, it’s their fault they let me back in after a year and a half…) Now that I’m a ‘mom,’ I get more and more revved up by celebrity ‘mom’ topics in the news… like Kim and Kourtney Kardashian [...]
Call me an amateur. New Year’s Eve is my favorite holiday. The mandated sparkly attire, the having-a-party-because-it’s-the-requirement, the tossing out of the old and dreaming up new goals and hopes for the future… the mandatory making out at midnight. How can you not love it? I’ve always L-O-V-E-D New Year’s Eve. Until this past New [...]
I haven’t wanted to write this week. Like everyone else, I’ve been sad. (Sad is of course a great understatement.) The kind of sad that rings the “Now-I-Know-What-They-Mean-When-People-Say-Your-Emotions-Root-Deeper-When-You-Become-A-Mom” sad. We’ve all publicly ached in real life and online for those who experienced and are enduring the worst of what the world can bring. Despite that I have zero [...]
Hello, my name is Jill, and I’m a Tree-Snob. The first step is admitting you have a problem. Maybe one day I’ll ask for help. But not today. Not this year. I realize that Los Angeles is the capital of all-things phony (boobs, hair, and come holiday-time… Christmas trees)… but blame the small-town, Fresno-raised farm-girl [...]
I put it off for as long as I could, and then I broke down: What am I doing with all these barely-used and too-small baby clothes still in my girls’ closet? Time to cleanse… time to GIVE. ‘Tis the season. Last weekend, I purged most everything that either of my girls won’t ever fit [...]
Guess what girls? Mommy’s gonna be on one of the most-watched television shows in the country! Crickets. Blank stares. General ignoring. I recently appeared as a mom-correspondent to expose nasty, hidden germs in kid-friendly places for The Maury Show’s ‘Hidden Dangers Caught on Tape’ special, but who cares about the drama of hidden germs when [...]
October 31. Here. Almost done. Phew. At least there’s candy… and many lessons taught and learned. Even the most shallow of holidays centered around costumes and sugar should have lessons (this is the ‘fab-from-the-inside-out’ portion of the blog). Because I said so. So while I’m carting around a ridiculously-mini Minnie Mouse and a fabulously-flirty ladybug [...]
Hi all. Jill Simonian here. I’m a TV Host & Entertainment Journalist who somehow ended up with TWO *surprise* baby girls under the age of 2. I'm still trying to figure out how this happened. LadyP barged in September 2010 and LilMiss arrived March 2012. TheFabMom was born in 2011 as an experiment to keep life flirty, fun, focused & as close to fabulous as possible after babies. Here you will find my personal stories, realizations & rants about keeping mommyhood, lifestyle and my work on TV fab... all with a wild toddler and bouncy infant. Got tips? Send 'em my way!
