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• Only 479 More People on Facebook Then I’m Going Retro, Folks!

  

  // So, uhm, yeah, this is really going to happen. There’s no going back now. I’ve ordered the lime green banana clip. And a few minutes ago, I got this picture... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• You All Are AWESOME! I Still Need Your Help!

  

  // So yesterday, I came up with the insane idea that I would recreate a picture I saw on Pinterest when I reached 5,000 Facebook followers. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Return of the Banana Clip…

  

  // Earlier in the week, I posted this picture that I had found on Pinterest on my Facebook page. Followers on Facebook went crazy! We all agreed that banana... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• 11 Hours in the Life of a Mom’s Outfit…

  

  // It’s seriously hilarious to write for Nickelodeon’s NickMom. You can be funny, sarcastic and then also have an illustrator take your words and bring them to... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• My Blog Was on The Today Show!

  

  // Woo woo! A few weeks ago, I received an email from a producer at The Today Show. He was putting together a story on moms who use alcohol as a coping mechanis... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Mother Beat Her 4 Year-old Son to Death for Acting Gay.

  

  // I did a double-take recently when reading the headlines in the newspaper. The story wasn’t about the missing plane in Malaysia or the earthquake that just hi... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• How a Mother Imagines Heaven…

  

  // It’s a great day when you get to be sarcastic AND have an illustrator bring that sarcasm to life! That’s what’s happening over at Nickelodeon’s NickMom today. Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Real Reason I Take My Kids to Activities…

  

  // While sitting at swim class watching my kids take lessons, I thought about why I was there and why I looked so forward to it each week. And it hit me. Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Facebook Posts From The Week

  

  // Ok, so Zuckerberg seriously hates bloggers. He must have been dumped by one in college because he has this thing against showing our posts on Facebook. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Depression: Don’t Talk the Talk Unless You Have Walked the Walk…

  

  // You didn’t have to be a parent to feel the pain a few weeks ago when news broke of the pregnant mother driving her minivan full of three children – ages 10, ... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• I Had A Personal Reading From a Psychic Medium…

  

  // It’s been a weird month, a very weird month.Two weeks ago, I attended a ladies night at Midtown Crossing where a psychic medium was there to give five... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Barbie Dream House Has Turned into a Frat House…

  

  // My two year-old son loves playing with Barbies. However, his older sister doesn’t particularly like the way he chooses to play with them. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Have You Read Grambo by Beth Navarro?

  

  // So as many of you know, I’m writing a women’s fiction book where a clueless 30 year-old woman is challenged by her therapist to follow one piece of advice... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Top 9 Worst Things Parents Can Hear From the Other Room

  

  // I’m back on Nickelodeon’s Nick Mom today with a list that every parent can relate to. It’s the Top 9 Worst Things Parents Can Hear From the Other Room.Trust... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Tweets from the Oscars…

  // Kids have Christmas, I have the Oscars. It is truly one of my favorite days of the year. I put on my best yoga pants, pour myself a bottle of wine, and ignor... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Manic Monday with Make Your Own Damn Dinner!

  

  // Woo hoo! It’s Manic Monday – which means another installment of a hilarious parenting story by a fellow bloggers. Today’s guest is Marie from Make Your Own... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• A Poop in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush…

  

  // While walking through Target for our fourth time this week, I overheard the most awesome parent conversation on the face of the earth. It was between a mothe... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• From Memoir to Fiction…

  // I never understood what writers meant when they talked about a book changing forms over and over. When I started writing a memoir about the decade my... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• The Blue Screen of Death…

  

  // So remember how I talked about going to heaven and back. Well…it seems that fate stepped in and wished that I had just stayed in Mexico. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• I’ve Been to Heaven…and Back.

  // I’m a New Yorker. Even though I now live in the Midwest, I will always be a New Yorker. That means that I can’t leave my house unlocked when I go to a... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2014 SELF EXPRESSION