For the longest time, I was uninterested in iPhone apps. To me, when I thought of iPhone apps, I thought of video games or iFart or the one where it tells you what kind of cry (sleepy/hungry/wet) your baby was crying. Useless and a waste of time. ... Read more
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I love to have company over for dinner, but, and this might surprise you, I don’t really like to cook for company, especially for large groups of people. I much prefer the idea of people coming together sharing great food – others made. That’s why catering is very appealing to me. I have this fear that I’ll spend all my time in the kitchen and I won’t be a proper host. Being a proper host is something that has been ingrained in me since I was a little girl. My parents were diplomats and diplomats host parties – lots of parties – but, in my parent’s case, they had servants. No wonder I like the idea of having a party, and then food magically appears. ... Read more
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One of the questions I frequently receive is whether or not travel insurance is important to get, or a waste of money. The answer is, it really depends. ... Read more
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We’ve all seen them on the road, many times passing us! The lady putting on mascara, eating breakfast, talking on the cell phone—all while DRIVING! For most of us, it’s not even a real shock to see anymore. Odds are you’ve been that driver once or twice (admit it, we know it’s wrong—very wrong—but we’re running behind, can’t be late again, and it just happens). ... Read more
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I am not the outdoorsy type. I have never enjoyed going for long hikes in the woods, then sitting around a campfire and being eaten alive by mosquitoes. I do, however, want our little ones to experience camping. And roasted marshmallows. While my toddler daughter might enjoy picking up random bugs, twigs, leaves and the like, she hasn’t experienced sleeping outdoors in the past three years of her life. So suddenly sleeping outside in a tent might feel like punishment to her, not a reward and a diversion from city life.
So instead of taking her camping outdoors (especially this time of year), we’ve decided to bring the camping to us and camp out in our living room. Not only is it cheaper and more convenient, we don’t have to worry about how to heat our food if the fire goes out, what wild animals might be lurking in the woods, and what the condition of the toilets might be. Instead we’ll snuggle up in sleeping bags on the floor and turn the lights down low to simulate nighttime outdoors. We might even crank up the white noise machine to fill the room with the chirping of crickets or the swooshing of ocean waves.
If things go well, we might even take it outdoors the next time. ... Read more Comments (0)
Cruising is, of course, my favorite way of exploring the world. The ease of use, ability to stretch my vacation dollars, and the supervised children’s programs, have convinced me that cruising is the best family vacation option. To help new cruisers get familiar with navigating around a cruise ship, I have compiled the following list of must know cruise lingo. ... Read more Comments (1)
Many of you adore the Twilight series but we have the inside scoop on another set of books that you may enjoy even more! The Blood Coven Vampire series features twin sisters as different as the sun and the rain. They each have their own goals and passions but destiny doesn’t serve life up exactly the way they dream. There are four novels in the series which will thrill readers of all ages. In the first book, a case of mistaken identity between sisters leads to a deadly bite and a race against time to reverse the consequences. ... Read more
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Last week, I wrote about what one needed to do in order to travel with a minor, specifically when traveling with a minor and only one parent (or as a guardian). ... Read more
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Did you see that title? Yes, my lovely country retreat is slippery. As in wet. As in somewhat under water. Something you country folk call a burst pipe. See, here in Manhattan, we have a Super. We don’t know these things. ... Read more
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If you’ve ever attended a college open house program or been on a group tour of a college campus, then you already know that it’s not only high school juniors and seniors who travel to these events, family members of all ages tend to tag along. Having been part of a tour group that included younger, not quite ready-to-pursue-college-aged kids, I can attest to the challenges of keeping younger ones occupied. ... Read more
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