Bridesmaid Shopping for the Over 50 Crowd
March 31, 2014Many girls are pleasantly surprised when asked to be a bridesmaid; imagine my surprise when my daughter asked me to be her matron of honor. I quickly rebutted,” Why do you want me in that role?” She answered, “Because you are the most special person to me.” Of course this response turned on the waterworks. Well now Read more (…)
Moms Night Out for a Good Cause
March 14, 2014New York, NY – This summer, take a break from the kids for a great cause. Grant making charity Walk the Walk is bringing back its bra-baring marathon, The MoonWalk New York City, presented by Empire BlueCross BlueShield, where women and men Power Walk the streets of New York overnight in decorated bras to raise Read more (…)
Snow Day, Fun Day!
January 3, 2014With all NYC public schools closed along with many major highways and roads in New York, children everywhere are celebrating. Parents, maybe not as much. Snow days mean wet feet and cooped up children… luckily we have some fun ideas to help! Go outside! If you live close to a park, suit up in snow Read more (…)
Tis the Season to Give…or Not?
December 23, 2013It is that time of year… Happy…Merry… The winter holidays are here!!! For those of us in the service industry it is an especially happy time or at least we hope… Like no other city in the world, Manhattan residents depend on doormen, building staff, delivery people, assistants, caregivers/nannies, housekeepers and such! As Pamela Skillings Read more (…)
The Guide for Finding Classes In NYC!
December 20, 2013Living in NYC is great because there are literally a thousands ways to enrich your lil’ darling’s life (as our great sitter2Mom, Samantha, talked about in her post this past Wednesday). However, the downside to this is that busy parents don’t have the time to actually find, research, and compare the hundreds of class Read more (…)
GO GO GO!!!
October 28, 2013In the hustle and bustle that is NYC we are often in a state of moving, planning, coordinating and executing! Parents and caregivers know this dance all too well! As parents strive to ensure their children are safe, eating healthy, getting adequate sleep, attending the best schools, and having frequent play dates, there is still Read more (…)
Mama Bell Is Back For Her Last!
October 14, 2013Recently while visiting my daughter in NYC, I had the opportunity to meet and have dinner with her boyfriend’s father, who was visiting his son from Texas. Visiting may be the wrong verb, as we were both in the city for the same reason: to help our children with their prospective business start-ups. We sat Read more (…)
Introducing Georgia!
October 4, 2013This Friday, we’d like to introduce you to a great kid, baby, & family photographer: Georgia Glennon! Georgia has a degree in photography and worked behind the camera in NYC for years before moving down to Sayulita, Mexico for a change of scenery. Georgia now regularly schedules photo shoots for families traveling to her beautiful city, Read more (…)
Personal Assistant 101
September 4, 2013If I would have had the foresight, I would have minored in business administration in college. For the past two weeks I’ve been my daughter’s personal assistant in her childcare agency in NYC. Ask me an education question and I’ll probably have an answer,but ask me a business question and I may appear helpless.This is Read more (…)
Henry Takes Flight
June 19, 2013I’ve heard about it. I’ve seen people do it many times. I feared it to be honest, but the time had come. It was unavoidable. We were taking our first flight with a baby. I quickly sent out an S.O.S. memo to my “Baby Mamas” asking them for any travel tips they had, what to Read more (…)
LLD introduces Wellyfish!
February 29, 2012A friend of mine called on me last night to introduce me to Wellyfish, the best in wellness deals in NYC & Los Angeles.They are introducing A Midwife’s Gift pregnancy packs for each trimester. Wellyfish, the new, trendy conscious deal site, has partnered with Shop Vital Child, creator of the meticulously designed A Midwife’s Gift pregnancy baskets, for its exclusive launch. Devoted Read more (…)
Downtown Parents: Your Winter Woes have been Solved!
February 7, 2012Prior to the Super bowl this Sunday, I enjoyed the launch of40-year old family run business J&R’s new baby…you guessed itJ&R Jr. Kid zone at J & R Thank goodness, a solution for downtown parents on where totake their tikes during those long winter weekends in NYC! Father of two Jason Friedman, and son of Read more (…)