*This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Stiletto Media. All opinions are 100% mine. Last year, Hurricane Sandy ripped through the East Coast and had a profound impact on the lives of us New Yorkers. After witnessing so much devastation caused by this disaster, many of us were left with questions about how to prioritize our lives and how to support and improve the communities that we lived in. Unfortunately, it sometimes takes a tragedy to cause people to take a step back and make changes for the better. You don't even have to make drastic changes in your life in order to improve your community for yourself and the rest of its residents. In my neighborhood, we are all very concerned with the quality of life that our children have. It is important that they be able to play outdoors and be safe within a clean environment. The homeowners in our community take special care to clean the sidewalks and curbs in front of their homes to make sure that garbage and debris … [Read more...]
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It’s Never Too Late To Reconnect With Your Adult Siblings…
Those of you who have been faithful readers of Tough Cookie Mommy for years know that I am very candid about my life including my interpersonal relationships. After all, how could I expect you to be authentic with me if I cannot be authentic with you? Within these relationships in my life, the one with my siblings has often been a loving albeit tumultuous one. As I'm getting older, I am noticing that my inner circle is getting smaller and smaller. Hopefully this has less to do with the fact that I'm driving people away and more to do with the fact that I have begun to prioritize the important people in my life. I think it is a sign of maturity when one starts to realize that, with regards to family and friendships, quality is a lot more important than quantity. Within my inner circle, my brother and sister play a big part in completing our "Circle of Trust" as my husband so eloquently refers to it. I am the oldest of three siblings and I sorely want to reconnect with … [Read more...]
Tragedy Struck Close To Home Today…
This morning, a tragic event took place in my neighborhood, right around the corner from my house. It all started at approximately 7:45 a.m. I was driving to work and talking to my mother on the Bluetooth while I was driving. While we were talking, I heard the faint sound of sirens in the background behind her and remember thinking it was weird because we live in a very quiet community where you hardly hear any city sounds at all. Since I was rushing to get to work, I never even had time to ask her what was going on and eventually ended the conversation and entered my job. Fast forward to this afternoon, I am driving home from work when I notice at least 4 different news vans parked all around the corner at the end of my block. I immediately started wondering if the sirens I had heard that morning while I was talking to my Mom had anything to do with it. Without stopping, I drove up to my house and called my husband who proceeded to tell me that a fire had broken … [Read more...]
