I LOVE PARTIES!!!!! This isn’t news people. (My husband is so sick of hearing this phrase come out of my mouth. The amount of exclamation points particularly jolts him, I think.) For LilMiss’ recent first birthday, we went all-out with a Lucky Duck Luau theme (did ya see my centerpieces?). And if you go back…
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FUN. How to make family weekday dinners fabulous. {VIDEO}
Now that the weather’s getting warmer (here in LA, anyways), eating outside is becoming our norm more and more. But… I’ve discovered that if I add ONE new ingredient to my dinnertime creations, it just makes things a bit more fab (and no, I’m not talking about wine). Thought I’d share my way-too-easy and not-so-brilliant…
FUN! Sh*tty Moms + MomMe’s Night Out DISCOUNT! (Los Angeles)
Anyone down for a sh*tty night? I am. On Wednesday April 30, Los Angeles’ Club MomMe hosts the West Coast launch of Sh*tty Mom, The Parenting Guide for the Rest of Us as part of a fabulous Mom’s Night Out in Santa Monica, CA. The night will feature a panel of 6 “real mom” speakers including Kristin Cruz of…
FUN. A big lesson from Disney Junior Live on Stage!
I now officially think it’s impossible for a mom to take her child to Disneyland for the first time and not cry. Because, yes, I CRIED. And, I learned something too… but I’ll get to that later. Frankly, I had nothing to cry about. Two-an-a-half LadyP and I were ecstatic to spend a day (her…
FUN+FACETIME. Celebrate little things with little people.
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…
FUN. Match your kids so they’re friends as adults? Maybe.
From what some famous moms tell me (i.e.: Lori Loughlin on HuffPostLive last week), raising kids (especially sisters) to be friends as adults is all about creating a sense of teamwork. So in the spirit of that, I ask: Anyone else out there actually dress to match their kids… on purpose? Yup. Guilty guilty guilty. In…
FUN. Act like a brat for the greater good? Yeah, it works.
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…
