The Sweeter Side of Mommyhood

You know how traveling itself can kind of be a pain in the you know what, and any sort of little tool or hack to make it easier is worth shouting about from the rooftops? This is how I feel about the Adélie Bag from Flyte, a business designed to create bags specifically suited to active lifestyles. When I was hunting around for a carryon to bring with me for a 9 day trip to Hawaii, I kept coming across bags that seemed ok but were shown in use almost exclusively as gym bags. I really needed something with functionality for air travel, specifically suited to fit under the seat in front of you. The Adélie Flyte bag seemed to fit the bill so I was super excited to give it a try. ... read more

Double gauze baby blankets are probably my favorite blankets of all time. Coming from me (self proclaimed blanket connoisseur) that’s saying something! I love how the double (sometimes called “bubble”) gauze crinkles up so snuggly and gets softer and softer with every wash. What’s better than a double gauze baby blanket? A double layer double gauze baby blanket. Perfectly comfy and soft without being super thick and hot. This particular double gauze baby blanket was a gift for my brand new (and first ever!) baby nephew in Hawaii. I wanted to give him something really special that had submarines on it because his Daddy, my brother Nicholas, is a nuclear submarine officer for the ... read more

I’ve been hearing a lot of stories from Mom’s of big kids struggling to get them to WANT to read anything that’s not “required” for school. This always gets me going because I do think kids can learn to love to read with methods and ideas that turn reading into something fun and rewarding. My ten tips below are definitely not a one size fits all guide. Hopefully they spark inspiration and ideas you can implement in your own families to make reading less of a chore and more of a privilege! The power of words and stories and history and imagination and information... these are gifts that will serve our kids for their entire lifetimes. Before reading this list remember the number one way to ... read more

I’m no expert in happiness. I don’t have all the answers and I’m sure what I have to share is not any kind of big revelation or amazing secret. But the following list of 10 changes I made in my life over the last year are things I can say without a doubt have made me happier, healthier and more content in general than any New Years goals or resolutions I’ve made in the past. So what are they? 10 foolproof ways to have a happy new year: Get up early. Resist me on this one all you want... this is a proven key to success, wellness and happiness. I wake up at 4:15 every week day and head to the gym for a half hour bootcamp class. By 6am I have already exercised, drank a whole thermos ... read more