Mommy Shorts

03/15/19

Tuesday night, Mazzy had her art displayed at a charity auction attended by professional artists, street artists, marvel comic artists, the legendary Neil Patrick Harris and freakin’ Paul Rudd.

03/14/19

Mazzy’s Hotel Sleepover Gets a Suite Surprise!

Back in December, Mazzy wanted nothing more than to have a sleepover party for her 9th birthday. Unfortunately, our apartment was still under renovation and the only way we could do it was in a hotel.

03/12/19

10 Tricks for Surviving Stuck-at-Home Days with your Kids

Since spring break is coming up, I thought my homeschooling friend would be an excellent person to share a few tricks for keeping her kids happy, occupied and off their iPads.

03/11/19

Mazzy’s Newest Work of Art Up for Auction

This is the first time that a child of mine has actually wanted to get rid of a piece of their art work and I said no!

03/07/19

15 Books About Badass Women that Every Boy and Girl Should Read

These books are far from all the books out there about amazing women; they just happen to be the ones that line our bookshelves at home, and as result, have had the biggest impact on my girls.

03/06/19

Explaining the Tricky World of Text Messages to my 9yo

The problem started over Christmas when Mike bought two new iPads for everyone to use. You see, before then, Mazzy and Harlow had been using our old iPads, which were first generation iPads.

03/01/19

The Week in Mommy Shorts

This week, I announced some big changes over on insta2yearold, shared Mazzy’s coolest cardboard creation ever, explored career options and literally spread happiness through the streets on NYC.

03/01/19

How to Promote Healthy Sibling Relationships

Sibling relationships teach us how to share, resolve conflict, play cooperatively and develop emotions such as empathy. Plus, as a parent, there is no greater joy than watching your kids play nicely together.

02/27/19

Sometimes the Most Special Creations Start with a Cardboard Box

Mazzy found a shoe box a few months ago and has been steadily turning it into her ideal miniature bedroom including a cardboard laptop with a drawing of Mazzy and Harlow as the screensaver

02/25/19

40 Potential Jobs for Kids Who Love Coding

Mazzy has a new love in her life. It’s coding. Now, instead of using her screen time to watch shows on YouTube, she wants to use her time to make digital illustrations and program them to move.

02/22/19

Living it Up at an All-Inclusive in Mexico

The first morning there, we woke up, got dressed in our bathing suits and beach cover-ups (well, Mike wore a t-shirt and shorts) and headed straight to the breakfast buffet.

02/21/19

Everything You Wanted to Know About Brandless

Have you heard about the brand called Brandless yet? They sell everything from toothpaste to pancake mix and almost every item is only $3.

02/16/19

The Week in Mommy Shorts: Valentine’s Day Edition

On Valentine’s Day, I got up early to blow up heart balloons as a surprise, but they kept popping, woke the kids and then Mazzy screamed, “Mom! What are you doing? You’re scaring us!”

02/14/19

Hilarious Valentine’s Day Memes Only Parents Will Fully Appreciate

Whether you like Valentine’s Day or you don’t, I think all parents will appreciate these hilarious Valentine’s Day memes.

02/13/19

15 Books that Teach Kids to Love Themselves

This list of books feature kids dealing with naysayers, bullies and their own self doubt. Each story teaches our children how to be comfortable in their own skin and love themselves unconditionally.