If you haven’t already heard the news, two weeks ago, I launched a newsletter called “Apparently.” Why would I start posting somewhere else after 10 years building Mommy Shorts? Allow me to...
https://www.mommyshorts.com/2021/06/my-mom-blogging-journey-is-taking-a-turn.html
We did something crazy the other night. We left the kids and went out to dinner. First date night with just the two of us at a restaurant in a year. Is this parenting with tweens?? Because I am l...
You know all those memes about husbands who can’t find things that are right in front of their face? Our relationship is the exact opposite.
https://www.mommyshorts.com/2021/02/happy-valentines-day-to-my-pandemic-partner.html
When I posted a sponsored video on Instagram last Friday, so many people said it looked like a real commercial that could be on TV. I had to laugh because that’s what I did before I had kids!
https://www.mommyshorts.com/2021/02/what-my-old-ad-agency-days-taught-me.html
I’m not sure having an office is necessary to do my job anymore. Part of this is because the world is changing. But another part is because I have entered a new phase of parenthood.
https://www.mommyshorts.com/2021/02/saying-goodbye-to-mommy-shorts-hq.html
It had started snowing Sunday night and kept falling for the next 24 hours, blanketing the city in snow. There is nothing I love more than NYC covered in white.
https://www.mommyshorts.com/2021/02/a-little-bit-of-magic-in-snowy-nyc.html
The moment that broke me was when the Obamas entered. I was a puddle. What an incredible win for human decency and progress.
https://www.mommyshorts.com/2021/02/feeling-hope-on-inauguration-day.html
Last night, as I lay in my bed glued to the TV, Harlow walked in. “Mom! Let’s play a game!” I looked at her and realized I really hadn’t given her the time of day in almost 24 hours.
Over the years, my hair has gotten increasingly brittle and dull. The grey hairs that pop up on my crown, come in curly and break off after one or two inches, creating what I call— my granny ha...
https://www.mommyshorts.com/2021/01/can-using-a-hair-line-for-aging-hair-make-you-feel-younger.html
Welp. 2020 is over. What a god awful year. But somehow we made it through to the other side and learned several valuable lessons along the way.
https://www.mommyshorts.com/2021/01/happy-2021-everyone.html
All day Saturday, NYC exploded with relief and joy. From the rooftops to the streets. From the second the news broke through the night.
https://www.mommyshorts.com/2020/11/welcome-back-america.html
When my kids woke up on Wednesday morning, I told them that it was still very close and we probably wouldn’t know the winner for several days.
I am notoriously bad at corn mazes. Last year, it took us almost three hours to get out and I legit panicked. We ran out of water, my phone almost died and it was getting dark out!
https://www.mommyshorts.com/2020/10/pumpkin-pictures-and-corn-maze-fears-yup-its-fall.html
Yesterday, I spoke on a panel about being an influencer. The first question was: “Have the events of 2020 affected what you share on your social platforms?” Uhhh. That’s a really big compli...
https://www.mommyshorts.com/2020/09/how-it-feels-to-be-a-so-called-influencer-in-2020.html
Maybe there will be a big spike again and everything will close. Maybe the entire city will go bankrupt. Maybe all those things will happen and NYC will still feel like home.
https://www.mommyshorts.com/2020/09/how-it-feels-to-be-back-home-in-nyc.html