Archive for May, 2013

June Giveaway: Wee Drool – Waterproof Reversible Eco-Kind T-Bibs


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June 2013 Profile: Nia Vardalos


AGE:  50 RELATIONSHIP STATUS:  Married to actor Ian Gomez RESIDENCE:  California CHILD’S NAME/AGE:  Ilaria, 8 (adopted at age 3)  Nia Vardalos, a “later mom,” is the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated actress and writer of My Big Fat Greek Wedding. An alumnus of The Second City comedy theater, she also starred in ...

Tips for Author Moms and Wannabe Writers by Robin Gorman Newman


This week, I had the opportunity to attend the annual BOOKEXPO AMERICA (BEA)  at Javitz Center in NYC.  It's a four day shindig for both industry folk and consumer book lovers, and it's always a blast. In the past, I went with a distinct agenda as an author to either promote ...

ROBIN’S SHOW REVIEW: Mommalogues


MOMMALOGUES, written by long-time friends Sharon Lee Glassman and Gretchen Klinedinst Furst and directed by William Sanders, is playing at TBG Theatre (312 West 36th Street) in Manhattan. It explores the relationship between mothers and daughters, as four actresses of varied ages deliver monologues reflecting a wide range of experiences ...

Adventures in Attachment Parenting: Toddler Friendly by Allison Silver


Like many Americans we packed up our car last Saturday and drove to visit family for the holiday weekend. We drove three hours to visit my father in law and his girlfiend. Now this sounds like a nice idea but quite honestly visiting them is like spending the weekend with ...

Fitness for Us Moms-Great Advice from an Expert by Dina Ramon


It’s great when you discover someone who can expertly articulate an issue or belief you feel strongly about. When it comes to the importance of fitness for moms over 40 I recently found that person and her name is Megan Antlfinger. Megan has a Masters Degree in Human Performance-Exercise Physiology, ...

Crafty Finds and Giveaways for Home and Car – Review by Cara Potapshyn Meyers


 Family Stickers, Family Car Stickers, Family Decals, Family Car Decals  FamilyStickers.com offers one of the largest selections of family stickers, family car decals, and stick family stickers. These easy to apply vinyl window family car stickers are available in several themes and sizes or customized to your request. Family car decals are ...

Rain, Rain Go Away—or Not by Margaret Hart


Most of the Memorial Day weekend in the Northeast was wet. While not a total wash out, it was cold, windy, and raining for the most part. In fact, it's been cold, windy and raining quite a lot lately. Here it is almost June, and instead of sporting shorts and ...

When I’m 64, Will I Still Want One More? by Melissa Swedoski


What's one more? Have one more. You won't even notice. It's just one more. Come on, you've got time for one more. Since about 20 minutes after the birth of our youngest baby girl in May 2012, I've been pondering if I want to have another. Baby, that is. After all, ...

A Different Kind of Graduation—by Jamie Levine


Twenty-two years ago, I graduated from the University of Michigan. At the time, I was living with six twenty-something-year-old female college seniors in an off-campus house in Ann Arbor. We studied together and partied together, and now we were graduating together. After swigging some champagne—or some sort of alcohol that ...