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06/14/18

How to Talk to People about Your Baby When They Don’t Want to Anymore

This is an excerpt from Doug Moe’s hilarious new book “Man vs. Child: One Dad’s Guide to the Weirdness of Parenting.”

06/13/18

Our couch is 13 years-old. It’s got a big hole on the chaise cushion in a place I can’t hide or flip. It’s been vomited on and peed on by both humans and dogs. But it also holds a lot of memories.

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06/04/18

Making Our Family Memories Tangible for Father’s Day

For Father’s Day, I created a family photo book using only photos that would be meaningful to Mike.

05/29/18

How to Declutter Your Kid’s Room at the End of the School Year

The best time to teach your kids purging and organization skills is at the end of the school year, so you are ready for a fresh start when school begins again. It’s May 29th. Time to get moving!

05/17/18

How to Declutter Before a Move or Renovation

The hardest part about renovating is not picking out a countertop or redesigning our space. It’s packing up our entire apartment and essentially moving out, so that the renovating can begin.

05/01/18

Saying Goodbye to My Shower Curtain

Glass shower doors are just one of the ways I am renovating both our bathrooms. Other bathroom goals are— more modern, more storage, less Tuscan, and less geriatric.

04/30/18

Remember When Mazzy Turned 8?

Eight is that magical year when you’re able to stealthily convince your kid to let go of large birthday parties and just invite a small group of close friends. Because that is the “cool big kid” thing to do.

04/24/18

8 Photos that are Inspiring My Kitchen Renovation

The first step in any home renovation project is making a mood board, figuring out what appeals to you and then noticing common themes.

04/19/18

23 Things Your Unicorn-Obsessed Kid Needs

Mazzy wants all things unicorn. Unicorn clothes, unicorn stuffies and pretty much any unicorn related item she can get her hands on. And there are QUITE a few, it turns out.

04/16/18

Redesigning and Redecorating our Apartment, Finally

At the beginning of this year, I announced a “Big Purge” in 2018. After that, I never spoke of it again.

04/10/18

7 Tips to Handle the Chaos of After School Activities

Once your kids reach a certain age, we become carpool drivers and snack suppliers, responsible only for driving our kids to one after school activity from the next, making sure they are fed along the way.

03/27/18

The Coveted Egg on our Easter Egg Hunt

My sister was totally on board for my Easter Egg Hunt idea, until she heard about the eggs I was bringing. “That, my dear sis, is going to be a PROBLEM…”

02/28/18

Rainbow and Sprinkle Overload at Flour Shop in NYC

I’m not sure what to talk about first. The rainbow push-pops, the unicorn cakes or Harlow’s princess superhero cape dress.

02/14/18

The Difference Between a 3rd Grader and a Kindergartener on Valentine’s Day

This is the first time that Harlow had to make homemade Valentines for a class party. She worked for hours to make every last one herself. Mazzy was another story.

02/06/18

Is Dirty Stressful?

When there is so much clutter in our home, it becomes harder and harder to really clean it thoroughly. The more agitated I become with my surroundings, the more agitated I become with the people who live in them. Hashtag momlife, right?