Raising Children to Weather the Storm
When I received the phone call from my agent that I landed a reporter role on NBC’s hit show, The Mysteries of Laura, I couldn’t contain my excitement. But that joy quickly turned to sadness when I realized that the shoot day was scheduled on the first day of kindergarten. Needless to say, I wasn’t sure…
Being organized was never an issue for us until we started a family. I’ve seen our home go from orderly to disorderly within the last few years because of the accumulating baby and kids products that we have around the house. So now I’m on a mission to de-clutter our home. I know this can’t happen over…
Most of you know me as a Weather Anchor here in New York City and writer for parenting sites like BabyCenter and Mom.me, in addition to my Weather Anchor Mama blog. But did you know that I’m also an actress? Okay, you got me. I wouldn’t exactly call myself an actress. But I did score a…
I’ve been in this business for over ten years. I’ve applied for many jobs and have gotten hired. There’ve also been numerous times when I was turned down for gigs and laid of from work. It’s a tough industry with no guarantees. That’s why I never keep all my eggs in one basket. I remember my…
I’ve been blogging for about four years now. Each year I come up with goals that I’d like to achieve, and blogging conferences are usually at the top of my list. This is my second Blogher experience and you wouldn’t believe how I’m preparing for #Blogher2015 The truth is I’m not going to over think…
Journalism has changed so much since I started my career over 10 years ago. Back then Facebook was in its infancy and YouTube was just beginning to get popular. Back then, Myspace was the go to social media site, but these days there is Twitter, Linkedin, Instagram, and so many others that have become vehicles…
For me, career mom guilt means struggling to balance work and motherhood. I started this blog to document my parenting adventures and share tips with other moms and dads. After over four years, I thought I had this down pat. But, these last couple of years have been tough. I love my job, but I love my kids too….
Like many four-year-olds, my daughter asks a ton of questions. Just the other day she asked, “what’s a tornado?” I couldn’t exactly go into a long winded scientific explanation of how updrafts created from a thunderstorm can produce a rotating column of air that connects the earth’s surface with the cloud. So, I kept the answer very…
