SUSTAINABLE LIVING

I came to yoga as a naïve 21-year old new to NYC, looking for a way to stay fit, flexible and calm. I confess that at the time I cared more about wearing designer handbags and sipping cosmopolitans than I…Read More

Jayden is a rescue dog, and was about 2 years old when he came into his owner’s life. “While I was walking through Union Square on my way to dinner one night, I stopped to give a donation to a rescue…Read More

Ever wonder what happened to all the typewriters once computers took over the typing world? Well, some artists are saving typewriter parts from their landfill doom by including them in jewelry. Earrings, rings, necklaces, bracelets, cufflinks, broaches and more are…Read More

Keeping your family healthy is no easy task. It gets even more difficult when they go back to school and come into contact with a slew of germs from other kids. Add to that the product recalls of many popular…Read More

A few days ago I visited the Manhattan School for Children (PS 333, K-8) on 93rd & Amsterdam to see their rooftop greenhouse. It was a spectacular and magical space comprised of stations with crazy algae growing in tanks, beautiful…Read More

Okay, so if you are like me, when your child started eating solids, you swore you were not going to be one of those parents, you know – the one whose child ate the same meals over and over. Ohhhh no……Read More

Eco aspects are a growing trend in modern weddings. You may think that, in general, the big parties that surround weddings create unnecessary waste, but brides and bridegrooms alike are doing their best to keep the environment top of mind…Read More

If there is one thing that my 3 ½ year old has always loved, it’s doing arts and crafts projects. An entire wall of our playroom is dedicated to his artwork. Lately, I’ve been looking for ways to reuse items…Read More

The third annual Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) is  just around the corner, an after-hours shopping event that causes the same excitement in fashionistas that Christmas brings to small children. It’s a whole evening dedicated to fashion parties, where celebrities and…Read More

September is Library Card Sign Up Month, which really hit home for me, especially in this economy. This is the time when the American Library Association and libraries across the country remind parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles that a library…Read More