This weekend, my husband and I are celebrating our five year wedding anniversary. I think I knew early on that I picked the right mate when one of the first dates we shared was a shopping trip in downtown Manhattan. We popped in and out of little boutiques — with me immediately wearing one of […]
Archives for May 2012
Mom a la Mode’s 10 Minute Mac n’ Cheese
It was one of those afternoons where Mom a la Mode really wanted to pull out her hair. And when I looked up at the clock to find it was 5pm — dinner time at our house — I frantically realized that I had nothing prepared for my 22-month old son. Raise your hand if you’ve […]
How to Look Celeb-a-Fab in your Passport Photo
Last week I attended a Spring makeup event hosted by Tia Cosmetics, held at Ambience boutique in Edgewater’s City Place shops. Despite many years of working with makeup artists, both personally and professionally, I find that I always walk away from a live makeup event with some sort of new tip. Bettina is the creative […]