My Life is Full

My Life is Full

Please click here to read on Sammiches and Psych Meds I am a mom. A wife. A friend. A daughter. A teacher. A writer. I try to be so many things to so many people that when I stop to think, I sometimes come up feeling like I am nothing much to anyone. My life is full....
‘Bringing Sexy Back, Quickly’ posted on Mommy Effect

‘Bringing Sexy Back, Quickly’ posted on Mommy Effect

I used to rock the hell out of sexy, I swear. But for me these days the thought of Valentine’s Day conjures up feelings of stress as I wonder where sexy has even gone. Call it having three kids, a husband who travels on a weekly basis, and zero time to spend on...
Suspend Your Inner Critic

Suspend Your Inner Critic

My almost ten-year-old looked out the window this morning, mesmerized by the snow. She breathed it all in for a few moments – the peace, the quiet, the wonder. Then she suspended her inner critic and said, “Mom, if I jumped off the rooftop of the swing set into...
You Can’t Parent Happy

You Can’t Parent Happy

My friend, Irene Macmillan, an inspiring blogger and a wonderful person wrote this post about parenting in our generation. It certainly gives me, the quintessential Gen-Exer, pause to think. Please click here to read YOU CANT PARENT HAPPY Irene Macmillan Law graduate....
Happy New Year – 2016!

Happy New Year – 2016!

2015 brought many things to my life for which I am happy and thankful. It also brought some sadness as I’m sure it has for many. FAMILY AND FRIENDS I am mostly thankful for health and good fortune. I am amazed by my children as I watch them grow and embrace...
Mad Libs Live! Review Originally Posted on Mommy Effect

Mad Libs Live! Review Originally Posted on Mommy Effect

by Holly Rizzuto Palker Click here to see it originally posted on Mommy Effect Book and Lyrics by Robin Rothstein; Music by Jeff Thomson; Choreographed by Robin Levine; Directed by Austin Regan; Produced by Ava, Max & Peter Cane Off Broadway, New Musical
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