First off: congratulations! That anticipation is like nothing else. And hopefully it’s driving you to get rid of everything you own to make room for everything else you’re about to.
Just kidding.
Sort of.
I wrote some tips and thoughts about having a baby in Manhattan for a guest post that’s up on Bunny & Dolly today. Read more (like: start mentally collecting restaurants you like that serve breakfast. Breakfast, in general, means kid-friendly. Brunch is more hit-or-miss.) over there.
P.S. Here’s a post I wrote on raising a City Kid and one on what I packed in my diaper bag when we left the house.
A while back, there was a post on Momfilter asking after people’s desert isle beauty picks. Now of course I wouldn’t really be silly enough to put on makeup if I were deserted on an island, but mine would be this Becca Cosmetics Luminous Skin Color. I’m obsessed with it and always buy two at a time. I was so afraid that they were going to stop making it when my local Nordstrom stopped carrying it, that I briefly flirted with switching to the Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer everyone loves so much, but it seemed heavier and less easy to make disappear into my skin. It’s so light and it really doesn’t look like I’m wearing makeup when I put it on, yet my skin just looks better and more even.
What’s your desert isle pick?
Pictured color: Cashmere. There are of course lots of shades, I just happen to like the Cashmere myself and find it works for me in summer or winter so I gather the colors have some range.
P.S. The harsh reality of looking at your skin next to your baby’s.
This weekend I had the honor of delivering $3500 worth of tech goods to the YMCA of Yolo County on behalf of AT&T!
Remember when I told you that I got the chance to go to Camp Mighty because AT&T wanted to help me do something philanthropic? AT&T partnered with the Make-A-Wish® foundation this year to make a difference and the YMCA currently has a program called Healthy Kids that’s all about getting kids active and empowered to make healthy choices for the rest of their lives. We all wanted to help make that happen.
We brought them tons of FitBit activity trackers that can sync with the directors’ new tablets (!) and give the participants insights to their health and a couple sets of iHome speakers for group fitness activities. They have promised to send me photos of the kids using their new devices and getting fit!
If you’re interesting in learning more about the partnership between AT&T and Make-A-Wish®, check out AT&T’s Wish-A-Day Sweepstakes: they are sponsoring a daily wish from November 23rd through December 20th for children with life-threatening medical conditions.
