My iPhone went unconscious during the month of August. One day my battery level was low, so put in on the charger, but the battery never seemed to charge. Eventually, the phone died, and I took it to the genius bar, twice. The genius bar people told me that my iPhone was not accepting electrical charge, and the only way to fix it was to replace it. While I pondered my options, I purchased a…

I’m three weeks into my new job and whenever I tell the story about how hubby and I attended business school together with two kids I have to explain that it was not so tough, because we had Marina Poppins, and she was the best ever. In the past 21 days I have become totally amazed by all working mothers. I mean, I know I worked after I returned from maternity leave in 2007, but that seems…

On Friday a dear friend came into town to attend a Stern classmate’s wedding. Hubby and I found a babysitter, and left the boys for ten hours to drive down to New Jersey to celebrate another blessed union. On the way there we experienced stop and go traffic and decided to try out our internal compasses. We ended up in an exclusive neighborhood in Rye, New York. Hubby pulled over to regroup and figure out…

I can’t stand being home at night without the hubby. I definitely feel so much safer with him home. I feel especially uneasy being home with children. My mind starts creating different scenarios, like what if someone broke in, and I had to save the children, who would I grab first and how would we exit. I know it seems like nonsense, but I truly feel like my mind’s at ease with my husband home….