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We are so smitten with the American Girl dolls. In fact, the New York City Flagship Store is one of our favorite sites in The Big Apple. Each year we can't wait to meet the newest Girl of the year. A few year's back, Gabriela McBride, was girl of the year! Gabriela is passionate ...read more

My baby just turned 3. Three, you guys! That calls for a party. This one came out great and I want to share how to throw a totally dino-mite dinosaur party. This theme for a children's birthday is timeless and I can't wait to share my design. Dinosaur Birthday Party The guest ...read more

It's starting to transition to fall, and that means apple-picking season is upon us. Driving to the local orchard is one of our family's favorite fall traditions. We load up the car and head to Apple Annie's to spend a cool fall morning picking apples and tasting all the apple ...read more

While I like beer, I don't usually drink it. I'm more of a wine or cocktail kind of gal. But, recently, I've been on a beer kick and trying new beer. It happened when I discovered the delicious concoction that is chocolate beer. Yes, it's a thing and it's just as yummy as it ...read more

Today we have a special guest post from Amanda at Kids and Cabernet. She lives with her husband and two adorable kids in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. She's joining us for our Welcome to My World series to share the best family friendly things to do in Ft. Lauderdale. Best place to ...read more

Today, we're frosting our glasses, cracking open our favorite A&W root beer, creating root beer floats, and getting ready to celebrate National Root Beer Float Day (tomorrow, August 6th) with our kids! A root beer float is a classic treat that instantly takes me back to my ...read more

As a photographer, my kids see me take a lot of photos - for work and fun. I like to capture the little moments, especially when we're doing fun things together as a family. Summer brings lots of awesome things: vacations, day trips and activities. I got my little photographer ...read more

Writing, thankfully, is not a dying art. But your author friends need your help. Now that I have my first book about to hit the stores I wanted to share easy ways to help support a book launch. Yesterday my book, MomBoss, went on pre-sale over on Amazon. It's really exciting ...read more

TWITTER BOOK CHAT Tuesday, January 19th10 am PST / 1pm ESTHashtags: #MTBookChat #carryingonHosts: @momtrends @ramshackleglam @JenniferVido We're kicking off the New Year with our first Momtrends Virtual Book Chat of 2016! Are you a soon-to-be mom looking for some practical ...read more

It's hard to believe that the holidays are right around the corner. Add some last minute sparkle from Zales to your wish list this year, or shop for someone special. Nothing is more romantic than jewelry. In my opinion, you can never go wrong with some shimmer and shine for the ...read more

Beth Feldman is a woman of many talents. Gathering groups of talented women is one of them. Writing is another. She combined these two last week to kick off her book tour for See Mom Run: Side-Splitting Essays from the World's Most Harried Blogging Moms. This new book of ...read more

We love traveling to see friends and boy do we have some great friends in Chicago! On a recent marketing trip we were able to gather come of our blogging friends for a lunch at the Flagship American Girl store in Chicago. We gathered to see what's new in store and to celebrate ...read more

Twitter Book Chat Tuesday, February 17th10am PST / 1pm ESTHashtag: #MTBookChatHosts: @momtrends @JessicaNTurner Coming soon! Our monthly twitter party celebrating authors by promoting a love for reading. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, February 17th from 1-2pm for our second ...read more

Does anyone else feel like they indulged a little too much with the sweets and food over the holidays? Starting from Thanksgiving and on until New Years Eve, I've baked, cooked and eaten my way through the holidays. And I can tell my waistline and energy level have been affected ...read more

We know - you're running around all day like we are. School picks-up, sports drop-offs, grocery store trips, mani appointments, work meeting across town. And everywhere you go, your phone, tablet or computer are likely by your side keeping you on-time, up-to-date and in-the-know. ...read more

Bigger isn't always better. At Momtrends we try to celebrate small things...like babies and small startups. But we can't ignore the power of numbers. Some big brands are doing exciting things--bringing great style at great prices. Walmart, one of the biggest brands out there ...read more

This week was full of events. A highlight was stopping by Tory Johnson's book party at C.Wonder in the Time Warner Center here in NYC. Tory's book, The Shift, is a best-seller. It's about her inspiring weight loss journey. In one year she lost 62 pounds. Amazing. I caught up ...read more

I've been intentionally pulling back from non-paid events this year. Partly I want to see my team to get the front-line experiences that I've been blessed with, partly so I can think strategically. When an invite came in for the AmexOpen CEO Boot Camp, I said yes. According to ...read more

I walked all over NYC in heels to get the style scoop for the Momtrends readers. Here's a roundup of what I spotted that you need to know about. Glam Dinner Last summer Jill (Glamamom) encouraged me to join the Glam Media group. Wisely, I took her advice. My ads have never ...read more

Today it is happening. I'm co-hosting the 2nd Annual Fashion Forward Conference with Audrey McClelland , Vera Sweeney and Brooke Stewart. We kick things off on the red carpet at 10am with BetterTV. I'll be sure to share segment times. If you are going to the conference, I can't ...read more

My interview airs today (7/11/13) at 6pmEST (3pmPST) You don’t want to miss my interview with #ErinCox today on how I created a life of freedom, joy, success on my terms! CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR FREE! We are so excited to have been an expert in our Success on Your Own Terms ...read more

Why do you need Bloglovin'? Google reader is going the way of the Dinosaur. And an good trend-spotter needs a good feed content aggregator. A source of news in one tidy package. There are many other ways to get your RSS (Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication) feed. But ...read more

Every wonder exactly what a blogger/editor does all day? Wonder no more. The editors over at TEND asked me to log a typical day in my life. So I did and I shared photos too. Now the feature is live over on TEND. You can read the full piece here ...read more

I've been blessed with abundance. A recent trip to Haiti with Ladies Home Journal and Crocs served as a reminder for me to practice gratitude. Last December, I traveled with Sally Lee (Editor of LHJ), LuAnn De Lesseps (of Real Housewives fame), Jennifer Brandt ...read more

Art in school isn't a nicety. It's a necessity. Sadly many schools have had to slash funding for arts programs. Whenever we can shine the spotlight on a worthy arts education program, we do. My friend Brendan O'Connell has been working on a program called Every Artist. The ...read more

To kick-off summer and celebrate MiracleSuit and their line of innovative bathing suits for women of every size and shape, Momtrends held the ultimate party on top of a Grey Line Cruise Bus in NYC. Part fashion show, part unique marketing campaign, the event featured 20 real ...read more

Olive Us: Family on Film Hurrah! @DesignMom just delivered quality family programming right into my in box. The project is called Olive Us. Gabrielle (aka DesignMom) teamed up with Tiger in a Jar to make a series of videos sharing a positive example of happy sibling ...read more

Sometimes you've got to step out of the box. For me that meant stepping out of my comfort zone of hobnobbing with my NYC mom blog pals or attending a social media conference where I know a ton of people (Blogher anyone?) to spend a day with the 20 somethings we are setting the ...read more

Growing up in Brooklyn, I had the incredible opportunity to have access to so many cultural institutions. I especially loved exploring parks and museums on field trips where I was able to put into context what I had learned in school as well as interact and learn from so many ...read more

Book review time. Let's talk business. Bridget Brennan is the CEO of Female Factor. She's made it her life's work to figure out why, how and where women spend their money. Her book Why She Buysshould be on the must read list for anyone in marketing, PR or advertising. Without ...read more