11 Things To Do with Your Kids Inside

I cannot actually recommend staying indoors in the winter, but I really do hate the cold. Getting outdoors more often will improve your mood and boost your immune system. That being said, when I took my kids to school today it was 18 degrees, which I can only stand for about an hour. When you’re […]

14 Pink Cocktails for Valentine’s Day

Also Read: Hosting a Galentine’s Day Brunch Here are a few of our favorite cocktails to get you in the mood for love this Valentine’s Day. 1. Blushing Beauty 2. The Raspberry Champagne Razzle Dazzle 3. Peach Bellini 4. Cranberry Mojito 5. Carrie’s Cocktail: The Cosmo 6. Spiked Watermelon Lemonade 7. Pink Champagne Floats 8. Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri 9. Blueberry Plum Mojitos 10. Slushy, Boozy […]

Valentines Day Gifts for Teachers

Also See: Homemade Valentines for Kids Besides Valentine cards, candy, flowers and cookies, here are some original ideas for the favorite teacher in your life. Fill a mason jar with goodies like lip balm, a bath bomb and treats. Make a personalized name plate by gluing scrabble tiles onto a piece of wood (or buy […]

Valentine’s Day Pink Popcorn

Ingredients 2 cups Sugar 2/3 cup half & half, cream or whole milk 1 TBS white corn syrup 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla few drops red food coloring Place sugar, cream, corn syrup and salt in saucepan on a medium heat. Stir well and cook until sugar has fully dissolved before allowing mixture to […]

The Valentine’s Gift You Give Yourself

Enough! Really. I just have to say it. We have got to stop. Living with someone who is mean to you all the time is really hard. It poisons everything, even the happiest of moments. We have only this one life to live. As women, how much of it are we going to spend beating […]

How to Host a Galentine’s Brunch with Your Besties

Not everyone’s idea of a perfect valentine involves a guy. And at this point, I have as many friends who are divorced as are married. For women, our friends are often “our rocks” more than our husbands or boyfriends. When I’m having a bad day, they see it on my face immediately at 3pm pick up. When […]

I Joined the Ridgewood Y. Here is Y you should too.

I know I need to work out, I know I feel and look better when I work out, and as a doctor, I fully understand the health benefits of exercise … yet, sweating really just isn’t my jam. Every year, I vow that I will start an exercise routine, and every year, I struggle to follow the […]

Kobe: Why It Hit This Non-Sports Fan Hard

The death of Kobe Bryant hit all of us hard this weekend but what hit the hardest for me was discovering what he was doing when he died. Something so average and mundane. Something I do every day—and often complain about. He was carpooling (via helicopter) his child and her friend to a travel basketball game when the […]