Confession: I’ve never seen a Star Wars movie but I sure can google how to throw a Star Wars party.
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Last month was Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, so in honor of this, I wanted to share about our family’s participation in the Stop Asian Hate Rally & Vigil in Princeton, NJ.
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What does summer sound like to you this year? Besides the sound of Brood X, of course. (If you live in the Northeast then you know what I mean.) Cicadas aside, to me summer’s siren song is the sound of an ice cream truck coming through the neighborhood.
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Whether you’re planning a romantic dinner for two or a Galentine’s night out with the girls, snagging a ressie on February 14th is basically akin to nabbing that gold medal in the ski jump – that is to say, odds are against you, my friends.
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January. It’s the Monday of months, ya know? Thankfully, we can all move forward because it’s finally February. Perhaps it’s because of the slow drag of winter post-holidays, or the inevitable Q1 downtime, but over the past few weeks in my mom-off-duty hours, I’ve been taking care of the BTS admin work that goes on behind being a blogger.
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I’m trading my laptop for Stovetop. And for the next 16 hours, the only thing I’m dishing is seconds. A little tribute for all you Gossip Girl fans 😉… but really, is there any better time than Thanksgiving (and the subsequent holidays) to bring out all the claws and knives?
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As a transplanted New Jersey girl for the last 5 years, I’ve considered myself an “almost New Yorker” long before, having come to the city every summer since I was a child to visit my grandmother who lived by herself in Lower Manhattan.
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Safe to pull out the fall ensembles, shall we? Monday marked the first day of fall – also the day my littlest and last was born three years ago – so I always feel quite the burst of joy (and severe nostalgia) during this time of year.
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When a family crisis came up and we had to make an unexpected family trip to North Carolina last week, I barely had time to pack for myself, much less a family of five.
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It’s that time of the summer when store aisles are stocked to the brim with No. 2 pencils, lined notebooks, and hand sanitizer.
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Love is food for the soul. And so is food that you don’t have to make yourself. Cue RealEats, my fave #momhack of late.
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With the holidays around the corner, don’t forget to take a pause from all the busyness and make sure to keep your family safe, sound, and sane.
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Like the last few licks of a juicy popsicle, many of us parents are trying to squeeze in the last bits of summer fun with our kiddos.
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Fresh off the heels of Mother's Day, I spent some time reflecting on who I was before I was "Momma". (It even inspired me to write this piece about my mom before she was a mom.) I became a mother over five years ago, although sometimes it feels like much longer.
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My oldest is fiercely brilliant and capable. He's imaginative and creative. He's resourceful, depending on his mood. He also has what I call "a hard personality."
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