Win a Sodastream Fountain Jet! My Mom Was Right.

I love seltzer! Seltzer loves me! Seltzer is the unofficial drink of New York City. I can recall spending countless afternoons at my best friend Mint's house in the early 1990's drinking Vintage seltzer. It was the best.Fast forward from 1992 to 2010. One glorious day, my mom announced to me that she'd made a [...]

By |2014-04-06T12:46:25-04:00May 28th, 2013|Giveaways|Comments Off on Win a Sodastream Fountain Jet! My Mom Was Right.

Cards Against Humanity – A Party Game For Horrible People – Win it!

I first played Cards Against Humanity at my friend Kodjo's house. Every week, we get together and  play Magic The Gathering, but this time my friend Kevin brought over a new game. The game in question was: Cards Against Humanity. By the title alone, I knew I was going to love this game.Here's how the [...]

By |2014-04-06T12:57:01-04:00May 26th, 2013|Games, Giveaways, Inappropriateness|Comments Off on Cards Against Humanity – A Party Game For Horrible People – Win it!

Win a Children’s Hoodie From Brooklyn Industries!

I'm a huge Brooklyn Industries fan. I own at least four of their hoodies, and whenever I step foot into the Brooklyn Industries store on Union Street in Park Slope, I want to buy everything.I not only love their women's clothing, but I adore their children's clothes too!So I wrote to Brooklyn Industries and shared [...]

By |2014-04-06T01:45:33-04:00May 23rd, 2013|Giveaways|Comments Off on Win a Children’s Hoodie From Brooklyn Industries!

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Dear Ari,You are five years-old. I can remember the moment I found I was pregnant with you. I was in disbelief, yet wildly happy and excited. When I was pregnant with you, I was working as a vocational rehabilitation counselor with recovering addicts in the Far Rockaway. I remember you moving in my belly at [...]

By |2014-04-06T01:45:42-04:00May 23rd, 2013|Uncategorized|2 Comments

Mancala Giveaway and Enter to Win a $10,000 Educational Bond From University Games

I was first introduced Mancala when I was nine years-old and in the 4th grade at P.S.87 on Manhattan's Upper West Side.In Lucy Mahon's class (my fourth grade teacher) we called it "the rock game." It was a wooden board with several slots and colored rocks of all shapes and sizes.The other day I was [...]

By |2014-04-06T01:45:42-04:00May 21st, 2013|Giveaways|Comments Off on Mancala Giveaway and Enter to Win a $10,000 Educational Bond From University Games

Big Daddy’s Rules – Steve Schirripa Makes Me Laugh

When I first read the title of Steve's Schirripa's book, Big Daddy's Rules, I have to admit, I was hesitant to read it. Being a strong maternal figure myself, my immediate reaction was, uh oh, am I going to like this book? But then I opened it, and began reading and before I knew it, I was [...]

By |2014-04-06T01:45:43-04:00May 15th, 2013|Books, Giveaways|Comments Off on Big Daddy’s Rules – Steve Schirripa Makes Me Laugh

Mother’s Day Should Be Every Day

I have a tough time with holidays. Mother's Day is a Hallmark holiday. It's a holiday where you are obligated to go out and get your mom some flowers, or a card, or a gift certificate to get a massage or whatever. That's all well and good, but seriously...why do we need one day to [...]

By |2014-04-06T01:45:43-04:00May 12th, 2013|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Mother’s Day Should Be Every Day
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