Balloons, bunting banners, and buffet tent cards: just a few of my favorite birthday party essentials. No detail too small when planning the perfect birthday party! Am I the only one that stresses over having every detail just right?...
I’ll admit it…as soon as we found out we were expecting a baby girl, I went a little overboard in the shopping department. As a first time mommy to be, little did I know that as newborns, babies pretty...
One of my graduate school professors was an existentialist. It was a master’s program in psychology and, although the class focused on personality psychology, his existentialist-leaning lectures often touched on deeper meanings, self-actualization and, ultimately, the transcending of the...
I love going on dates with my husband to New Orleans! We have gone to Saints games, on walks around the French Quarter, and to our favorite restaurants. Occasionally, we have had the opportunity to eat at Drago's, Ralph's...
Getting your child to eat is one battle, but getting your child to eat healthily is another one that moms in NOLA are fighting daily. There are several challenges that we experience from what to cook, where to buy...
Curious Jane runs summer camp and after-school programs for girls, all focused on science, design and creativity. We offer hands-on, project-based classes that give girls the opportunity to explore design, building and science in a creative, gender affirming environment. Our...
Do you remember your first real job interview? I will never forget mine. It was on Loyola's campus and was with Whitney Bank. I remember feeling so confident as I made the walk from my dorm room to the career...
Well, friends, it is the last business day before the April 15th tax deadline. I have been trying to write something smart or funny or poignant or impactful, but my brain is tired. It is so filled with numbers that I...
My child has a peanut allergy. While this is something that we deal with every day, I am focused on not letting this allergy interfere with her daily life. I am against taking the "bubble kid" approach; she goes...
I was lucky enough the weekend before last to have my mom in town. She volunteered to watch Weston so that the husband and I could take off on a grand three day, two night "staycation." We spent one...
Before having my second child, I didn’t know much about preemies, and I knew zero about micro preemies. All that would come to mind when I heard the word "preemie" was an adorable teeny tiny baby and clothes small...
New parents often ask, "When should my child first see a dentist?" From what I've read, the short answer is "first visit by first birthday." That's the view of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. And most pediatricians agree. I...
I have a confession to make. Even though I grew up in South Louisiana, and was raised by parents for whom red beans and rice was a Monday night ritual, I don't really care for "Louisiana" food. Shrimp Creole?...
In the past, for St. Patrick's Day's...I recall drinking green beer at a favorite pub or bar, going to the party at Parasol's, or even having a marching man offer up a kiss and a rose at one of...