15+ Quick, Easy No-Cook Meals!

When it’s hot outside or if you’re just feeling a little lazy, here are a few meals that don’t require cooking at all! Hummus & Veggie Sandwiches Super fresh, super crispy and super delicious. Avocado-Chicken Salad Simple, fresh and delicious and packed with nearly 20 vitamins!  Make-Your-Own Sandwich Buffet Great for get-togethers. Mediterranean “Pizzas” with […]

My #1 Rule for Kids Navigating Social Media

Also read: The Latest Drug Parents Need to Know About We got a phone for my middle child this year and teaching him to navigate the waters of social media isn’t easy although it seems a little easier with a boy than a girl. In some ways, it’s not that different from when we were […]

35 Books You Said You’d Read Again

Summer is here and if you’re like us, you’re looking for a good summer read for the pool or beach. So we asked our readers to name books that they loved so much they’d read them again. Have one to add? Let us know!  Here are books we’d read again: 1. To Kill a Mockingbird 2. The […]

When Is It OK to Reply All?

The short answer is very seldomly.

The Best Off Broadway Productions

As much as I love Broadway, I think I have grown to love the New York Classical Theatre more! This is a professional off broadway theater that performs popular classic shows, mostly Shakespeare, in the many beautiful parks of New York City. The shows are free and use a style called Panoramic Theatre which means they are […]

Feeling the Pressure to Get a Dog? Here’s Why We Got Cats.

  Also Read: Babies & Dogs 101 Why We Adopted Not One—but Two–Cats. Ridgewood is a dog town. No one talks about their cats, turtles rabbits or birds. And lately, the pressure has been on. My kids were convinced that we were the last dogless family in Ridgewood. Even moms who had sworn they’d never get a […]

What Does Your Cocktail Say About Your Personality?

Have a favorite cocktail? Check out our list below …to see what your cocktail reveals about you! Love Bellinis? What Does a Bellini Say About You?? What Does a Tequila Sunrise Reveal About You? You’re a… Love Mojitos? What Does a Mojito Tell Us About You? You’re always… Love Margaritas on Ice or Frozen? What Does a […]

I Can’t Believe I Fell for this FB Scam–I Feel Like a Sucker!!!

I’m usually smarter than this. I usually think of myself as being pretty savvy when it comes to FB crap, but this one got me and made me feel like a sucker. As I was scrolling through FB admiring friends’ photos, a pop-up appeared offering a free trial Pearlessence, an anti-wrinkle cream that claimed to be […]