Yes, I’m counting the days until Mother’s Day. Not for the possible mimosas, not for the intended appreciation from people I love the most and not for the sure-to-be-adorable hand-drawn cards I’m hopefully gonna get again. All those fabulous things are, thankfully, usually givens… along with our usual (and many!) coordinating mommy and me outfits. It’s part…
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CBS Los Angeles: Sisters! Be friends or else.
Having kids that get along is a fabulous way of life… until sibling rivalry rears it’s head. National Siblings Day is rollin’ round again. I’m not much of a groupie for these ‘special days’ that seem to pop up every single day now — National Pancake Day, National Pie Day, National Underwear Day (ok I kinda…
The best parenting books to get… NOW.
I have a thing for the best parenting books lately. Maybe because I’m writing my own [first] book? Let me tell you — as big of a dream this is come true for me, writing a book is TEDIOUS AND SOMETIMES-FRUSTRATING. Appreciate and recognize those who throw themselves into a fire like that — I…
CBS Los Angeles: For the little ones in times of tragedy.
How to talk to children about tragedy? So much for having a peaceful Holy Week. #PrayersforBrussels. This week on CBS Los Angeles, we discussed a few mindful ideas for teaching our kids to have media smarts during tragic breaking news: As I mentioned, I always go to non-profit organization Common Sense Media and heed their fabulous insight when it…
How to have a sexy pregnancy? Maternity lingerie.
How to have a sexy pregnancy? Ain’t that the big question for mama-to-bes. Time to get your maternity lingerie on. Yes, it’s one of the perks of being pregnant these days. Let’s just get one thing straight: I never felt sexy during either of my pregnancies. I never took those ‘bump’ photos. I never strutted…
CBS Los Angeles: MomsLA discounts for summer camps.
Will we hit the Los Angeles summer camps scene this year? I’m thinking yes… thanks to my recent segment about what sneaky questions parents should be asking summer camps on CBS Los Angeles. I guess I’d better get crackin.’ A few of our top questions? Right here baby: Speaking of summer camps, did you know that…
New mom beauty: Tips to keep us lookin’ HOT.
Claiming to have fabulous new mom beauty tips to keep us lookin’ hot all most of the time with a newborn is kinda like saying you’ve trained a dog to speak Spanish… it’s just not going to happen. But what’s that old saying? Oh yeah. Never say never, nothing is impossible. (But yes, I know, teaching…
