by Lauren Slayton | Mar 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
I have to admit, I am not a very religious person. My dad grew up Jewish in Italy and we somehow celebrate Christmas Eve. My mother is the most secular Jew around. I married someone even less religious and he brought a Swedish mother in law and a Jewish father to the...
by Lauren Slayton | Mar 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was a great day. I finished in the office a little early because I had 2 fun activities planned. At 4:00, I picked my boys up and went to my friend Micheline’s apartment. Four moms gathered, each with our 2 children for an Easter Egg Hunt which was to be...
by Lauren Slayton | Mar 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was a great day. I finished in the office a little early because I had 2 fun activities planned. At 4:00, I picked my boys up and went to my friend Micheline’s apartment. Four moms gathered, each with our 2 children for an Easter Egg Hunt which was to be...
by Lauren Slayton | Mar 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
My boys’ birthday party was winding down this past Friday when my friend’s husband pulled me aside. “You have to talk to S*” he said. “Is everything OK” I asked. “Not really, you need to talk to her about all this healthy cooking I just need some dude food.” I...
by Lauren Slayton | Mar 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
I am not very good at receiving compliments. Without fail, if somebody says “I like your shirt” I say “oh this? It’s old.” I once had a friend who gave me a good lesson, she said “how about just saying thank you?” Of course she was right and for about a week I...
by Lauren Slayton | Mar 17, 2010 | Uncategorized
See that beautiful drink posted above? It’s called a Shamrock Shake and I deserve zero credit for it. I read about this shake in a fantastic blog post on affairsofliving.com. The shake has two of my favorite things in it avocado and mint, it’s dairy free...