Category Archives: New York City Living and Coping

Vacation: Myths and Facts

Posted on July 8, 2013 by mama one to three

I write to you from the picturesque village of Westhampton Beach. We are sharing a house with my family for the week of July 4th. Months ago, I began the search for a house we could share for our summer … Continue reading →

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5 Lists for People Who Need to Feel Included Among People Who Have Lists

Posted on April 23, 2013 by mama one to three

5 Things I Say Way Too Often Do you need to go pee pee? Do you need to go pee pee? Do you need to go pee pee? Enough with the fucking Band Aids already. Is that pee pee? 5 … Continue reading →

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Thank You for Showing Me

Posted on April 18, 2013 by mama one to three

I want to talk about these Dove commercials that everyone is going crazy about. Or maybe it’s one commercial. I don’t know because I don’t watch a lot of television. (Oh my god RIGHT?! I mean, I don’t watch a … Continue reading →

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Dear Drinking Diaries…

Posted on April 17, 2013 by mama one to three

I had the review of Drinking Diaries: Women Serve Their Stories Straight Up written for weeks. I was adding things–material from an interview with the editors, personal anecdotes, and some embarrassingly accurate knowledge of the Alcoholics Anonymous program. And then the … Continue reading →

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Sometimes, Always, Never

Posted on March 22, 2013 by mama one to three

This is the rule that applies to men’s three-button suit jackets. It is the one thing I remember from when my husband and I were getting married in March 2005. More than our vows, the lovely cards we received from … Continue reading →

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Dreaming With Light

Posted on March 11, 2013 by mama one to three

My children sleep with dream lights. They are not the Dream Lites advertised on television because we assumed, of course, those would not work. When the kids started asking for the ones on television, however, we found these at a … Continue reading →

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This Comes With 40

Posted on February 20, 2013 by mama one to three

I have written about turning 40 before. When I actually turned 40. That was more than two years ago. And my perspective has changed–slightly but significantly. Slowly, I’ve become less concerned with the opinions others hold of me, and terribly … Continue reading →

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Making My Home Kidde Worry Free (and a Giveaway)

Posted on January 7, 2013 by mama one to three

Before the holidays I completed the Kidde Home Safety Challenge.  It took about ten minutes after the kids were in bed. I was curious to learn if I am doing everything I can to keep us safe at home. I … Continue reading →

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The Options

Posted on January 4, 2013 by mama one to three

Tonight I have been thinking of women I know and like. Some are fighting cancer, several are going through a life-changing heartbreak, and one recovering from major, major surgery. And each is hardly complaining, although each could be shouting from … Continue reading →

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The Deal We Get

Posted on December 26, 2012 by mama one to three

Before long we learn, in this life, that we are not here forever. We learn through the changing of seasons, the loss of our pets in childhood, the death of a loved one. We get no guarantee of numbers. So … Continue reading →

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