I’m in NYC tonight, I drove in this afternoon to meet Vera because we have some early morning meetings tomorrow we need to be in “town” for! We’re rooming together at one of our fave hotels and having some fun… but you know you’ve got a real best friend when… 1. She lets you watch Housewives of Atlanta for 2 [...]

I’m going to be writing some Thankful posts this month, I’m taking a cue from my friend Vera Sweeney who is doing this. I loved the idea to write about things that I’m thankful for throughout the month of November. Sometimes life gets so busy and so crazy, you don’t have time to stop and actually be thankful in the [...]

Here’s a quick NYC Style dose for you today… I’m in NYC today… I love the City! There’s nothing like it! I have on my flat Riding Boots today because I simply cannot do heels running from place to place (and trying to catch cabs) in the City. It’s too much for my feet. I mean like… really, it’s TOO [...]

It was Jane’s dog Ryder’s 3rd birthday.  January 30, 2005.  I was standing in Jane’s kitchen in Rhode Island and we were singing Happy Birthday to Rydie while circling her with a little cake. My cell phone rang… showing a call from Audrey who was living in New York City with Matt and 4-month old William. I will never forget [...]

It has always amazed me how a song or a scent or a season – or anything, really – can make me pause for a moment and transport me back to another moment, another place, a memory frozen in time… as if there really weren’t any days, months or years in between the moments at all. Right around this time [...]

Last Tuesday evening, my husband (aka Grandpa) and I had a date with the two most lovely girls in the world… our granddaughters Taylor and Maddie. Taylor and Maddie are 10-year old cousins who are quick to tell you that Taylor is the oldest, 3 1/2 months older, to be exact. Little did we know a decade or so ago [...]

I moved to NYC right after I graduated Brown University… It was always my dream to live there.  OK… in a way, I thought I wanted to be Carrie Bradshaw.  There were just 2 things that were preventing me (in a good way) from living out that dream. 1. I moved to NYC with Matt… so I was never actually [...]

Frigidaire and Jennifer Garner are asking America to rethink snacking. In our house, snack-time is the best time of day. My sons get to “choose” what they want… granola bars, apple slices, Cheerios or raisins. It’s the only time throughout the day when they get to choose what they want to eat. My sons aren’t the easiest eaters… so they [...]

I was in NYC last Thursday for the day… as I was walking to a meeting I saw something that sent shivers from my head to my toes. Seriously, like… I dead-stopped in NYC traffic to see this and take a photo… with a smile from ear-to-ear. Oh, yes… my girls are going to be back this May and I [...]

One of my good friends (thank you Lindsay Lu!) made this for me (and one for my sister, too)… It was taken at Jeff Pulver’s 140 Conference last June in NYC. It was that very trip that made Jane decide she wanted to move to NYC. I’ll never forget the feeling that went through my body when my sister told [...]