Great Read: The Secret Garden

At the end of the last school year the girls and I decided we would start reading chapter books together as a threesome. It was a great incentive for us to speed up the usually very slow “getting ready for bed” process as we scrambled to jump in bed and dive into our book. I… read more

Just for Kicks!

Because we all need to laugh… x https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYgEn_xQQKI

Amazing Art: Alberto Seveso

One look and I was hooked. The liquid photography created by Italian-born Alberto Seveso is absolutely gorgeous. He achieves this visual phenomenon with a technique of mixing ink with metallic powders and suspending them in liquid. I’ll take one in every color.  

Great Read: The Happiness Project

While it sounds like an overstatement, I can confidently say that The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin made me think more about my life and how I live it than any book I have read in the last ten years. This book was a best seller 5 years ago, but I somehow missed it when it… read more

Summer Inspiration

It’s hard to believe summer is halfway over. Say it ain’t so! Summer is without a doubt my favorite season in the Northeast. I want to soak up every minute of it until it’s over.  

Summer Style: Hat Attack

No better way to beat the heat than by throwing on a chic hat. I love that hats have come back in style recently. After buying two hats and wearing one each day on our recent trip I am totally sold. My face got very little sun and I rarely found myself squinting when I… read more

Summer Special: Favorite Sunscreen

I often get asked what sunscreen I prefer for myself and the kids. I found this La Roche-Posay sunscreen at CVS and it was buy one, get the second half off. It rubs on smoothly, doesn’t turn your skin white (a major pet-peeve of mine is looking like a ghost once I’ve added my spf),… read more

Master Bath Redo

In our new home we have a decade worth of work to do. Redoing our master bathroom wasn’t in the 2 year plan, but when we sprung a leak that was threatening to ruin our living room we had to act fast. You can see from the photos that the before and after are night… read more