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MY NAME IS ILANA.

I’m a working mom from NYC who writes a blog instead of sleeping. I have two daughters. Harlow is 21 months and Mazzy is four and a half. Don’t forget the half. She will cut you. Read more…

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05/05/15
Kid Ideals Vs. Mom Ideals: Pretty Effin Different
We might think we’ve raised our children to uphold our values, but in reality, we’ve created little monsters who would rather raise hell at a waterpark than lie under a beach umbrella reading a book.
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05/04/15
10 Ways to Take Advantage of the Newborn Phase
Newborns are small, sleepy, immobile and highly portable. Here are 10 ways to take advantage of the newborn phase plus a huge giveaway from Diapers.com and Pampers.
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05/01/15
Unfiltered Friday: What Really Happens in My House
Just because I don’t post many pictures of my kids crying, doesn’t mean they never cry. THEY CRY ALL THE TIME.
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04/30/15
Mommy Shorts Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2015
I created a Mother’s Day Gift Guide of over 50 items, because sometimes you need to SEE the Death Star Tea Infuser, before you realize nothing less would satisfy you on your special day.
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04/29/15
10 Tips for Talking to Your Kids When They Surprise You with an Uncomfortable Topic
Christy talks about how she reacted when her 7yo daughter came to her with questions about online pornography she saw accidentally while over a friend’s house.
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04/28/15
Two Men Prep a Mother’s Day Brunch in Under an Hour
When Little Miss Party launched their Spring Party in a Box, she thought it would be fun to leave our husbands on their own to put it together for a Mother’s Day Brunch.
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04/28/15
4-year-old Dances the Whip and the Nae Nae
A 4yo named Heaven has come out with her own music video. She drives around in a pink cadillac and has moves I don’t even know how to use correctly in a sentence, let alone teach them to Harlow.
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04/27/15
Cruising for Pink with Mazzy in NYC
Mazzy and I are giving away 14 Micro Maxi Kickboards in 14 days to people who post shots of pink stuff on Instagram tagging #pinkinnyc or #pinkonearth!
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04/24/15
Photo Gifts Create Endless Opportunities for Sentiment and Comedy
When you are making photo gifts for Mother’s Day, don’t just go with the obvious choices. GET CREATIVE.
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04/23/15
26 Kids Who Were Less Than Thrilled to Become Big Brothers or Sisters
What could be better than a brand new brother or sister? These 25 kids can think of a lot of things.
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04/22/15
Planting a Tree to Grow Up with My Girls
Last Saturday (on the nicest day of the year so far), my family planted a Magnolia tree at our summer house that will hopefully rain pink petals down on our yard for years to come.
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04/22/15
Harlow Gets Her Groove On
Harlow doesn’t let anyone stop her from getting her groove on, not even a large audience of jaded New Yorkers who just want to listen to some street jazz.
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04/21/15
The Ups and Downs of Transitioning to Bunkbeds
It’s been a month since we transitioned the girls to a shared bunkbed and while I think it was our best option for the room, I’d be lying if I said it hasn’t raised a whole new set of bedtime issues.
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