I have never been to Cranford, NJ before, have you? I must say its a very cute town and a town I probably would not have driven to had I not been told I MUST go to this restaurant. A restaurant called Pairings. I know you are thinking that they pair the food to wine but it was really about… Read More

It amazes me all the time how many people grew up in Livingston, went away to college, did some kind of city thing (New York, Chicago, LA) and moved back home. There is something so special about living in a community that everyone seems to come back to at some point in their life. I can’t tell you how many… Read More

I have this issue. I actually have had this issue for 12 years. This is it: Yes that is my bathroom, that is my toilet paper and that is the toilet paper roll ON TOP OF THE EMPTY ONE! 12 years I have been asking for one tiny little favor. “Sweetheart, Can you please change the roll?” If you got… Read More

So, as most of you know my brother is getting married in 2 weeks. I hosted a bridal shower at my house in April. I tried to think of something clever that I could give to my soon to be sister-in-law that she would have forever. Shower gifts are tough. Unless you are purchasing something off the registry, it is… Read More

Travel Soccer is Wednesday and Friday’s. I carpool to make my life somewhat easier. So last week I picked up my son’s friend and they were busy chatting in the back on the way to soccer. I overheard him say that he just got these awesome new lacrosse shorts at “Likewear”. My son says, “MOM, I have been asking for… Read More

Why does Mother’s Day have to be so complicated? I really wish there was no such thing. If we did away with Mother’s Day and Father’s day it would save so much drama, money and stress. All I want to do is wake up, workout, hang with the kids, eat a yummy homemade breakfast, watch my kids soccer and baseball… Read More

Okay, so I’m going to let you all in on a small secret…. I have a hidden love affair with Target. It is divorce worthy because although everything seems so cheap I can’t leave without spending a lot of money. This spring happens to be a REAL problem. I’m not kidding you I bought 3 pairs of the same shoes… Read More

If you love the set up of Chipotle and you love Mediterranean food, you will love Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill. They just opened in Florham Park on Monday next to Red Mango and Trader Joes. Their vision was to bring quality Mediterranean-style food to the US in a fast-casual environment. I am a huge Greek Salad person. My favorite happens to… Read More

Guess what’s here?? Oh but it is… It IS that time of year. Kiwanis. I have been hearing about it for weeks. The posters are all over town preparing us for the five-day event at Kiwanis. I do happen to think it’s a great cause. I am not sure if any of you actually know what Kiwanis is so I… Read More

This is not an easy subject to write about as we all know how hard it is when a child is diagnosed with cancer. I have had some friends in the past few years whose kids have been diagnosed with pediatric cancer and there is nothing more I want to do than to help in any way I can.  This… Read More

I don’t love fast food and it does not love me! Growing up my parents went out every Saturday night. They  usually picked up McDonald’s for my brother and I. I always ordered a Big Mac and fries. The joy of being young! Today you could not pay me any amount of money to eat such a thing. After reading… Read More

Do not read this if you are an expert at beauty. No point. Just a waste of your time. I am one of those girls who were never good at putting on makeup. I was never taught so I never learned. Normally when I have an event, I get my makeup done. I am not saying it in a snotty… Read More

It amazes me when I hear some of my friends tell me they have dinner as a “family” during the week. Meaning all the kids and the parents sit down at one dinner table at the same time and have the same meal. Baffling!  We have a Sunday tradition in our home: we all eat together! But that is about… Read More

I still have 3 years until I need to worry about the Bar/Bat Mitzvah, so I thought. You get the date when your child is in 4th grade. Some amazing person in town dedicates hours of their time to create a spreadsheet of every single person who is having their Bar/Bat Mitzvah in the coming year with the date. In… Read More

In the summer I spend a lot of my weekends in Margate, NJ. I love running on the boardwalk early in the morning before anybody has crawled out of bed.  The boardwalk stretches from Ventnor to Atlantic City. On my run I always pass this one house that has the most amazing statues you have ever seen. They are all… Read More