Postpartum Weight Loss Journey

On my blog, I’ve been documenting my weight loss since giving birth. However, on YouTube, I was waiting until I had lost all the weight. That hasn’t happened but it was time to publish the video. We started shooting updates 3 weeks postpartum. Then we shot another around 11 weeks and then at 19 weeks. […]
Surviving My First Night Away

Last week, I spent my first night away from Tommy. I attended the CBC Summer House in Nantucket while Nick’s mom stayed with Tommy during the day. First, I cried saying good bye to my baby. He was so cuddly before I left, like he knew I needed to get in extra love. When I […]
The Importance of Saving Early and Often

Last weekend, Tommy, Nick and I attended the Boston Book Festival presents Hubbub, an event that describes itself as a new festival celebrating creativity, inventiveness and exploration for children ages zero to twelve and their families. It took place in Copley Square and featured musicians, authors, arts and crafts, books, recess-like activities and more! Since […]
Studio Review: Studio Nantucket

On Tuesday, I left Tommy for the first time overnight. I cried when I left. I cried at the airport but as soon as I arrived on my favorite island, I was good. I missed the munchkin but I no more tears were shed. I flew to Nantucket from Hyannis for the Cercone Brown Company […]
10 Things I Didn’t Know About Being a Mom

Every week I’m blown away by my son. He is not a prodigy, though he is large, but the daily developments are incredible to watch first hand. Just this morning, I marveled at his ability to get almost his entire foot in his mouth on the changing table. Such a talented yogi already demonstrating “Happy […]
Dairy Free Food Hack To Remove 775 calories From Your Diet

Long before I had any dairy reservations, I was intrigued by unsweetened almond milk because it had a lot less calories than skim milk. For example, Silk Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk has 30 calories vs 90 calories per cup in skim milk. These days, skim is OUT and whole is in, so your smartest dairy […]