When I left my job fourteen years ago to stay home with our first born son, I was determined not to become the stereotypical stay-at-home-mom. There would be no soap operas and lounging on the sofa for me. I would not be running errands in my sweats covered with baby food stains and no make-up. Armed with the skills I accrued during my ten years of working in the corporate … [Read more...]
Babies Change Everything
Whenever a new baby comes into the picture it really turns a household upside down.This happened when each of our three children were born and has happened once again as my new "baby," Bonbon Break was born, or rather, launched, on July 16. Life has been crazy. The dishwasher and I are surviving, but since I have new arrivals on my mind I thought it would be fun to re-visit a … [Read more...]
From the Beginning
I still remember the bus ride to work the day I found out I was pregnant with our first child, Tom. We'd just moved from Manhattan to Queens, so I was now taking a commuter bus into my job as an assistant in a venture capital firm. I spent the whole 45-minute trip obsessing on the fact that we didn't have life insurance on my husband.For the life of me, I couldn't understand … [Read more...]
Kid’s Choice
Whenever I'm desperate for something to write about, I'll ask one of my kids for an idea. As often as not, the answer is "me." This week my daughter Lizzy suggested I write about Nick Jr. Last week my twelve-year-old Tom suggested I write about "The Magical Day" he was born.I thought that's very sweet, but there was one little problem. The result of that day was absoulutely … [Read more...]
