Welcome to the New Mom section of My Organized Lifestyle. Here you will find posts and information related to issues concerning expectant and new moms. Congratulations on your new lifestyle!

Mother’s Day is Just around the Corner

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With Mother’s Day in a little more than one week, my daughters started asking me what I’d like as a gift. As a single mom, my first response is “Please bring me coffee and be nice to me all day.” My kids are genuinely good kids, so the “be nice to me” is basically a request to [...]

iBaby Monitor

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Apple has introduced iBaby, a monitor that allows you to view your baby’s nursery (or wherever you choose to place the monitor) from your iphone. It’s the first baby monitor on the market that allows you to rotate and pivot the camera from your iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad, which means if baby is left [...]

Eight Instant Mood Boosters

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    Who doesn’t get the blues every once in a while? I know I do and sometimes I even allow myself to wallow a little. Recently, everydayhealth.com published an article that offers eight instant mood boosters including everything from taking a nap to getting decked out in particular colors and how certain colors can [...]

New Year, Don’t Make the Same Mistakes with Your Time

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Three Productivity-Killing Mistakes Nearly Everyone Makes Here’s how to avoid them…What’s your typical day like? Do you feel like you’re stuck on a treadmill going slightly too fast? Always wishing there were more hours in the day? How about your priorities – do you feel like they’re getting tended to, or are you always putting [...]

A GNO in NYC

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Last night, I had the pleasure of attending an event in “the city” (New York). The Mommybites Summit, touted “The Ultimate Moms’ Nigh Out” was held at the Faculty House at Columbia University. In all my years of living in NJ, I had never been to that part of the city. When I exited the [...]

Lunch with Liesl

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Last week, my longtime friend (since second grade!) Jeanne and I arranged to meet for lunch. Although we don’t see each other regularly, she’s one of those people whose friendship remains a constant and we pick up where we left off—every time! Our life situations have changed over the years: My children are beyond Cheerios [...]

Mom is the CEO!

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We all know by now that moms make most of the major decisions for a family–85% according to a stat posted at She-conomy.com. We are also the leaders of our families. As the CEO, we steer the proverbial ship. To run a household and be a successful leadership, it takes goals and getting your family on [...]

Are You under Water?

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Do you have children under the age of five? A friend of mine, who also happens to be a therapist, is convinced that any woman with children under the age of five is metaphorically under water. Frankly, I couldn’t agree more. One minute I was a together business professional who made her lists and checked [...]

Create a Fun Family Holiday Card

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We are about 60 days from Christmas, which means it’s time to take a family photo for the Holiday card. Have a friend take one of the family or simply take one of just the kids. A simple way to get a good photo is to start by dressing  the children in something fun—an outfit [...]

Tiffani Thiessen & Lonni Paul Launch Petitnest

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For those of you who remember the sitcom Saved by the Bell, Tiffani-Amber Theissen starred in the show with a few other teen stars, including Mario Lopez, who went on to appear in TV dramas, movies and entertainment shows. Fast-forward 20 years, and Tiffani Thiessen (she dropped “Amber” somewhere along the line) who appeared in [...]