Our post about the merits of living in a studio was featured today at the NYC blog MommyPoppins.com! This brightened our day after a sleep-deprived night. MP is one of my favorite sites about what to do with kids when you’re in the city and other types of cool-parent content.
[+5 cool points]
The irony is thick today because of the most recent post–Cool Dad’s 5am confession that he is going crazy at times thanks to the stress of living in NYC. It didn’t help that Cool Baby was …

I feel like I’m walking on air today, despite the fact that it’s a Monday. The weekend was a fine one.
FRIDAYWell, I honestly don’t remember what happened Friday night. It must’ve been quite a wild, loud time that has caused me to have no memory of the occurrence three days later. Or I fell asleep around 9:30, which is more likely [-5 cool points].
SATURDAYIn the morning, CM and the boy went to a gathering of mums from our church [+15 cool points]. This was a cool thing for two reasons:
1. …

Man, people in New York are cool. Or, I should say, I think the people in New York are cool.
If you want to start out with major cool points with me, introduce yourself and tell me that you live in or have lived in NYC. I think I even give subconscious cool points to those who say they like the place.
This seems so weird now that I’ve become aware of it. Why on earth would an association with this city make one cooler? Really, now. …

Our cool points have been taking a beating as of late, and we’re barely staying afloat at 34 cp (alright). Well, we’re still up in NYC and having fun, so that’s gotta be good for something. Here’s a rundown of what’s been going on.
- There’s a very fun place for kids to play, but the membership fee was quite steep (for us frugal Floridians). We took the boy there for a free promotional night, and I must confess, I got a little misty-eyed seeing how much fun …

For the last week and a half, life has involved working and moving stuff from one apartment to another little by little. I’ve felt out-of-touch from news, the election, and the blogosphere.
I don’t think I’ve spent so little time on the Internet in a while. I wish I could say that it was some planned fast from the Web, but no – it’s just been crazy busyness.
However with all of the craziness of life, God is shining through. In amazing ways, He is ordaining our time here. …

I think I’m a darn cool mum these days. Peek into my head for a moment.
I live in the greatest city in the world. I walk down the street and see my neighbors Bono and Michael J. Fox. I stroll a happy baby around and laugh at the thought of all the people (actually, probably just lots of movie scripts) that said, “You can’t raise a baby in New York City!”
I’m surrounded by well-educated people, world-famous museums, and streets that have rich cultural significance. I left …

It’s a good thing we walked 2 miles to church this morning. Our effort to save $8 in bus fares was richly rewarded. Here comes another dorky fan moment for the Cool Family!
As the previous post mentioned, we decided to walk to church. East Side to West Side, across Central Park around 10am. As usual, Cool Dad and I argued about which path to take while standing in front of the Great Lawn. We took the path I had originally planned for us (you’re welcome, …

Today, I have an interview for a part-time internship that I would love to get. I am excited about it, but right now, also feeling a bit bummed. Here’s what happened:
I went to Kinko’s to print my resume from my computer. When I sat down at the laptop station, I noticed the gentleman in the station next to me writing something on paper. No computer.
As I set things up, my neighbor peered over to see what I was doing, and then looked at a lady behind …

Rachel came up with a very fun idea that we’re going to try.
Around here, we regularly report on what we did over a given weekend and then add or subtract cool points (the world-renowned total that assesses our current coolness – at your left) accordingly. Well, Rachel had the brill idea of opening this activity to everyone here and making it a contest!
(i heard some kids in the UK say “brill”, which I thought was brilliant, so here I am busting it out trying to be cool [-2 cool …

My one year trial of doing the stay-at-home mum thing has come to an end. I wasn’t a baby person before, but now Cool Baby has me totally smitten. As frustrating and challenging as it can be, I think I might love this gig.
How do I know? Because the following list has been forming in my head for the past few days.
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