Archive for the 'Renaissance Moms' Category

Jun

20

MOMables™ Q&A and giveaway

June 20, 2012 | 12 Comments

Once again the social media gods have answered my prayers. Sick of listening to a semi-picky 10-year-old complain about the disgusting school lunches (they are I know), I decided I needed to do better at sending him off to school at least a few days a week with healthy mom-made lunches. The problem (and reason [...]

Jun

5

Gina Hyams: Author, PR whiz, lover of all things Mexicana and MOM

June 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Note: This is the second post in an ongoing monthly series that recognizes those moms who epitomize what I think it means to be a Renaissance Mom. * I first met Gina Hyams when I was working for The Advocate in Berkshire County, and she was heading up PR for the area’s Berkshire Theatre Festival. [...]

May

1

Nikki Stone: Olympic gold medalist, author, motivational speaker and MOM

May 1, 2012 | 6 Comments

Note: This is the first post in an ongoing monthly series that recognizes those moms who epitomize what it means to be a Renaissance Mom. ** I first met Nikki Stone on the campus of Union College in 1991. We were both psychology majors and shared a few mutual friends, but all I really knew [...]

Mar

30

Get ready for Nikki Stone!

March 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment

“She explained to me that if I wanted to be successful, I needed to be soft on the inside, I had to have a hard shell, and I had to be willing to stick my neck out.” — Nikki Stone Last week upon returning from The Villages I found a package in my mailbox from [...]

Mar

12

Obsession #507: Paula Deen

March 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment

Every once in a while I like to get creative in the kitchen. My family LOVES it. I spend hours surfing the Web, perusing the pages of my cookbooks, or watching Rachael Ray, Bobby Flay, Giada, et al on the Food Network, and I whip up five to ten meals of prize-worthy meals in a [...]