About The Rookie: “The Rookie” airs Tuesdays at 10|9c on The ABC Television Network and is also available streaming (ABC app/ABC.com/Hulu) and on demand.  Starting over isn’t easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being a Los Angeles police officer. As the force’s oldest rookie, …

What is a happy marriage? What a hard question because a happy married life sounds like fluff. Bill and I have been married for 17 years. I think I mentioned that a few days ago in my anniversary post.  I also mentioned that I didn’t LOVE our anniversary this year. It felt like… any other …

I am so excited to write this post about the Vampire Facial – aka micro needling with PRP – because it is something that I’ve wanted to try out for a very long time. As you know, I am over 40 years old and I recognize that I am at the point of my life where I …

My mother lives in Astoria, Queens – about 20 miles from my house. Not too far… but if you add in that NYC traffic it could take her almost 1.5 hours during rush hour to get to us. Crazy, right? Gotta love the city! We’re always looking for fun ways for the kids to stay …

Ralph Breaks the Internet is officially playing in theaters everywhere and I hope you have plans to get there with the family! I had the chance to see the movie opening night during the movie’s LA premiere and had a ton of fun. I’m someone who loves to still go and see cartoons with the …

Bedtime Stories On of my all-time favorite things to do with my kids (now and always) has been reading sweet stories before bed. It’s just something Bill and I have always loved. There’s something so simple, so loving, and so cozy about it. It’s just the best family time I can really think of. As …