Personal | Geek in Heels

I don't know about the rest of the country, but we are absolutely SWELTERING here in the NYC area. Our nanny actually got a call from her son earlier today because all the local schools were closing early due to the intense heat. As I vastly prefer the cold over the heat, I usually stay indoors when the weather is like this, thankful for the wonderful invention that is central air, gorging on cool, fresh fruit and (if I have the time) reading a good book. And what better way to stay cool in the summer than with a scary tale that chills your bones? I am sure that every avid reader has at least one book that they can read over...

Baby, Claire, Motherhood, Parenting, Personal

Working With Nature

Jun 08. 2011

A few weeks ago, I was shocked to discover some tan spots on Claire's scalp. They varied in size from a eighth of an inch to half an inch in diameter. The coloring looked similar to how one's skin looks as a cut/scrape heals, so I immediately checked to see if they were results of injuries. They were not. The spots are flat and do not wash out with water and soap. They do not seem to bother her at all, so I am pretty certain that they are birthmarks — café au lait spots, to be more specific — which I did not notice prior to that day due to her hair. (I will be bringing them up at her...

Baby, Claire, Parenting, Personal

Our Very Own Mary Poppins

Jun 07. 2011

Weeks after placing "part-time nanny wanted" ads, I was still getting tons of applications and found myself only lazily skimming through them. It wasn't that I didn't want the help. Rather, I was literally receiving hundreds of applications, most of which I knew to be were from people I wouldn't trust to prepare my coffee, nevermind watch my precious daughter. There were also more than a few qualified applicants whom I was having heckuva time emailing, calling, and struggling to set up interviews. "I wish I could hire someone to help me hire someone," I complained to my sister. (Yes, I am that lazy.) "Why don't I help you?" she volunteered. I almost slapped myself right then and there. My sister had experience working as...

Beauty, Personal

The Preggo Chop

Jun 05. 2011

Being pregnant, it is not uncommon to have days when you feel utterly unattractive. Even if you have been through it before like I have, the insane amount of changes to your body makes you feel out of control and continually self-conscious. Perhaps that is why so many pregnant women choose to make drastic changes to their appearance (mainly, in the form of their hair)? Last weekend I visited my favorite salon for a trim...