Dear Charlie, On your birthday, I want to say thank you for giving me the BEST job in the entire world. You made me a MOM. I am forever grateful that you gave me the honor of being your mom. I can’t believe that 11 years have gone by. It is going so…
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope your 2019 is off to a great and positive start. One observation I have made is that there’s a lot of pressure in January to get everything going and get everything on track. And that, frankly, can overwhelm me. So I think February might be…
Our 8 year-old daughter said it best on her school assignment. “What is the best thing about the holidays?” She simply wrote down, “the best thing about the holidays is that it brings family together.” That simple reminder from our Boo was so perfectly said. The holidays are such a great…
This blog post is not exactly easy to write, but I am hoping by putting all this out into the universe, it will help others who might be experiencing similar circumstances and feelings. This “real talk” is what makes us real, authentic and honest. Sometimes, life can be heavy, and…
Dear Blaine, On your birthday, I am feeling so conflicted. I want you to stay little for as long as possible. I often stop and wonder how this is all happening so fast. Sometimes, I wish I could just freeze things now before you get all grown up on me!…
These days, work-life balance can seem like an impossible feat. Technology makes all of us who work, accessible around the clock. Basically, some days can feel like we have a never-ending workday. And if you don’t get this under control, you will be overwhelmed, and it can hurt your relationships,…
Hi guys, welcome back! I have missed you all, but it’s great to return to my blog. What a fun summer it’s been! If you missed my big announcement this summer, I launched a new podcast on iTunes called “Nina’s Got Good News”. It was like having a third baby…
Are you a creature of habit? Well I am. I love a routine, a habit, the same stuff, the same places, the same people, and my comfort zone! In our family’s case, we always go to Cape Cod in the summer for our family vacation. I mean after all, I have…
Growing up as a preppy kid in Connecticut, I wore Tretorns for sneakers especially on the tennis court. Tretorn is a Swedish company established in 1891. Almost a century later in 1980, my favorite coffee table book, “The Preppy Handbook“, cemented the Tretorn as our must-have fashionable sneaker, and the…
Not sure what’s gotten in to me—it must be the new year. Instead of goals and resolutions, I’m putting out my intentions and making a few small changes. Big goals and big resolutions are overwhelming me, so instead I am just starting with some small tweaks to my daily life. One…