So fun fact, it’s very hard to find a podcast episode about kids’ learning and attention without it being centered around kids with ADHD. So instead, I wanted to share some podcasts about alternative ways of learning that help us (and our kids) strengthen our brains and executive functions.
Continue readingLast week, I passed my PMP certification exam. This was my biggest goal from 2025, and I’m so relieved and excited to have that under my belt. Last year (hopefully) was the end of a tumultuous couple retrograde years and I’m happy to put it all in the rear view with something tangible to show for it.
Now that I’m out from underneath the studying, I’m faced with a million different TikToks of young 20-somethings figuring out planners and annual productivity goals for the first time…
Continue readingWe’re going easy for the first content week of the year, by sharing our latest Mom Date review. Mary and I were both hosting and coordinating for what seems like the entire holiday season. So, we took advantage of a quiet window of time last weekend to visit the new SweatHouz that just opened up by me.
SweatHouz is a modern wellness studio, using infrared saunas, cold plunges, and contrast therapy to reset the body and mind.
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Sometimes I feel like a bit of a forecaster. I knew 2025 was going to be a bit of an abyss, but not on so many fronts. This year, my favorite post to write was our Mammogram Mom Date in celebration of Mary and I turning 40. But since then, my health has been a bit…
The goal behind writing our Mammogram review was to enthusiastically remind moms that their health is important and taking care of ourselves shouldn’t feel like a burden. I still stand behind that because prevention and proactiveness are good habits. Since high school, I’ve pushed through sickness, worked until I lost my voice and (for one day) my eyesight. I’ve had stress dreams and red-eye flights. I’m constantly putting sunblock on my kids and never on myself, literally and metaphorically. To think that this doesn’t have a long-term effect on our health is delusional.
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In December, I usually pick a fun book to review; mostly to whiz through it and have a light-hearted post. This one changed up a bit on me.
Wanted: Toddler’s Personal Assistant: How Nannying for the 1% Taught Me about the Myths of Equality, Motherhood, and Upward Mobility in America by Stephanie Kiser
Blurb: When Stephanie Kiser moves to New York City after college to pursue a career in writing, she quickly learns that her entry-level salary won’t cover the high cost of living―never mind her crushing student loan debt. But there is one in-demand job that pays more than enough to allow Stephanie to stay in the city: nannying for the 1%. Desperate to escape the poverty of her own childhood, Stephanie falls into a job that hijacks her life for the next seven years: a glorified personal assistant to toddlers on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
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Child(ish) Advice 