Alright, I am waving a little white flag today. My allergies are kicking my butt, my head hurts and I haven’t slept well in the past few nights. I am tired. I am giving myself permission to “take a day”. Who am I kidding? I am actually giving myself a couple of hours. I have already got both girls up and ready for school, gone to a 7am Girls on the Run practice, a killer Soul Cycle class, ran a few errands, walked the dog and put in some laundry but now I am done. I am giving myself permission to chill out on the couch for a few hours before R’s baseball practice and picking up A from rehearsal and homework and dinner and… I know I will still feel a little guilty but I need it, so I am taking it. I am going to read my book, watch some crappy t.v. or maybe I will just nap. So, shhh… Happy Wednesday, hope your day is wonderful and I really, really, really hope you find some time for you! xoxo
Posts Tagged ‘Life in NYC’
Wordless Wednesday: Better Than Snow!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged better than snow, Life in NYC, Living in Manhattan, rainy day in NYC, spring rain in NYC, Wordless Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday Pic on April 30, 2014| 1 Comment »
It is a perfectly miserable day in NYC. The rain is falling heavily, the wind is driving the rain sideways, the puddles are the size of small lakes and it is cold. The kind of day that makes you want to crawl back under the covers and stay there. Just as I was my mumbling about how crappy the weather was, my doorman Gil said “Hey, at least it’s not snow!” and just like that I thought “Damn, ain’t that the truth!”. Tiny things can turn the day around. Hope you can find something to keep positive about on this Wednesday, the last day of April. April showers bring flowers and all that jazz… 😉
Central Park, you never disappoint!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Central Park Pics, Life in NYC, Living in Manhattan, spring in central park, Spring in NYC, spring pics in central park on April 25, 2014| Leave a Comment »
I have to admit that one of the things that I absolutely love about NYC, is that Central Park is my backyard. It is where I run, take the dog for a walk, stroll across to get to the east side, watch my children play and find a little escape from the pace of Manhattan life. Today I had the chance to wander across the park and take pictures. It was a gorgeous spring day and the park was filled with tourists enjoying the views, locals relaxing on a bit of green space, cyclists, runners and basically anyone who was lucky enough to get out and stretch their legs on a sunny Friday afternoon. Here are the pics. I hope you enjoy them. Happy weekend everyone!!!
Wordless Wednesday: Sucrerie de la Montagne (Visit to the Sugar Shack)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged canadian museum of history, Life in NYC, Living in Manhattan, maple sugar, maple sugar shack, maple syrup, road trip, splash wave pool, Spring Break, spring break in ottaw canada, sucrerie de la montagne, sugar shack, Wordless Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday Pics on April 16, 2014| 2 Comments »
The girls and I are having a blast spending Spring Break in Ottawa. Weather aside- snow in the middle of April!!!!, it has definitely been a trip down memory lane. The girls have not been back in almost three years and it is wonderful to watch their reactions and share experiences with them. We have visited the Canadian Museum of History, a place where we spent tons of hours passing time when they were little, a wave pool (something we do not have in NYC) and today a maple sugar shack in Quebec.
The Sucrerie de la Montagne is in Rigaud, Quebec. It is an old school maple sugar shack where they tap the trees without lines and bake bread in a monster brick oven. It is in a gorgeous location up in a mountain and is exactly the escape that we needed. After a tour of the facilities we ate a family style feast of pea soup, fresh bread, sausage, bacon, meat pie, ham, egg souffle, mashed potatoes and beans. For dessert there were pancakes with maple syrup and maple sugar pie. I probably should have run home 😉 We had a great time and may have bought a few treats to take back to the city.
Hope you enjoy the pics. I have to go and rest up for more eating and a trip to the sky zone (?!)
Happy Wednesday!! Here’s hoping Spring weather comes back for the break!
Wordless Wednesday: Hello April!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Central Park, Hudson River, Life in NYC, living in NYC, Longest winter, spring, Spring in NYC, spring pics nyc, the reservoir, Wordless Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday Pics on April 2, 2014| 2 Comments »
Whoa… March certainly did come in like a lion, unfortunately it left like a lion too… so what the hell does that mean? Longest winter ever.
So, it was wonderful to wake up to the most beautiful April 1st yesterday. It really was like a breath of fresh air. March was also an incredibly intense and hectic month so I am very much looking forward to an April with a less crazy pace (hopefully) and enjoying some (hopefully) really wonderful spring like weather. Today it is cool and gloomy outside but I have decided to ignore it and post some fun spring-like pics. Hope you enjoy them… especially the one of the alligator in the Hudson River… just kidding although the piece of wood did give me pause to look twice. You never really know what you are going to see floating in the river, sometimes you don’t want to look toooo closely 😉
Happy Wednesday my friends, keep smiling! xox
Wordless Wednesday: The View From The Couch
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hanging out with a sick kid, Life in NYC, Living in Manhattan, sick day, view from the couch, Wordless Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday Pics on March 19, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Today I am home with a sick little one and I don’t really mind at all. I don’t like it when my kids are sick, it stinks to see them feeling crummy. But, every once in awhile it is nice to have an excuse to slow down, sit on the couch and snuggle. After a crazy couple of weeks with an even crazier couple on the way, I am quite happy to park my rump on this mid week hump 😉 Hope you are all hanging in and staying healthy. Be nice to yourself. Happy Wednesday!
Wordless Wednesday: Winter is Coming ;)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Game of Thrones, Game of Thrones HBO, Game of Thrones Season 4, HBO, Life in NYC, living in NYC, Wordless Wednesday, Wordless Wednesday Pic on March 12, 2014| 2 Comments »
I know that there are many of us who are not so patiently waiting for Game of Thrones to return with season 4. President Obama received an early release copy and is currently watching it. It is good to be the president. The rest of us will have to wait until April 6th.
There are ads for the new season all over the city. I don’t want to sound like too much of a fangirl but I can’t help but get a little giddy when I see a new one:
Winter IS coming and for once I can honestly say, I can’t wait!
Happy Wednesday and remember “Nothing burns like the cold”- George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones






























































































