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FACETIME. What to do when you’re working a red carpet & your babysitter flakes.
For the record, my shoes were REALLY sparkly. Ok, so I actually had TWO babysitters booked for my big Critic’s Choice Movie Awards red carpet workday… one sitter for the morning (so I could shower,...
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FOCUSED. Birthday Wrap-Up: Presents vs Presence.
Last weekend was a big birthday for me. Not THE big-birthday, but a big one. (No, I’m not going to tell you. You can guess. Be careful, my fab friends.) When babies take you to lunch. What do you want...
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FIT TIP. Go the *bleep* to sleep.
Yes, there’s a humor book – a children’s book for adults, if you will – about this geared towards parents of small kids. But I’m taking this same phrase personally. Because, recently, I DID “go the...
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FOCUSED. Hallmark Channel’s “Home and Family”: The fab stuff you didn’t see.
Did ya happen to catch Hallmark Channel’s “Home and Family” morning show today? Yup, I was on it… talking about what I now sometimes talk about these days on TV: baby stuff, infant safety, and...
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FIT+FAMOUS! St. Patrick’s Day Slimdown with… RICHARD SIMMONS!
What’s fun, fabulous and green all over? The world’s all-original workout queen Richard Simmons on St. Patty’s Day! (I say this with the utmost excitement, admiration and respect… I’ve always heart-ed...
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FOCUSED. Faith, Frilly Dresses and Motherhood.
I’ve been thinking a lot about Easter this week. What with History Channel’s “The Bible” and hashtags like #Easter and #EasterFun taking over the Twittersphere, how can you not? No matter what you...
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FIT. How to use your toddler to stay fit. {VIDEO}
In the spirit of the approaching swimsuit season, I want ya to try something every single night. Do it in your bathroom. Do it in your closet. I don’t care where you do it… just do it. No that’s not a...
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FOCUSED. My babies are raising me well.
Three years ago this upcoming August (ya follow me?), my husband and I celebrated our first anniversary with my big, unexpected 8-month baby bump. We stayed a weekend at the to-die-for Ritz Carlton...
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FOCUSED. Because moms need dreams.
I think I hit that metaphorical brick wall today. You know, that thing we all slam into every now and then when we’ve spun around in circles enough times to lose our orientation. BAM! It happened to me...
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FUN. Drunk-shopping. (Fabulous.)
Recently I did another segment for Hallmark Channel’s “Home and Family,” this time giving tips about saving money at the grocery store (despite the mini-circus that I wrangle while seeking out generic...
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FIT! Suck in your belly. Right now.
Remember when your mom nagged told you to stand up straight? I do. Like it was yesterday. I realize there was a good reason for it that I can now understand and appreciate (as a mom). The past few...
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FOCUS. Moms returning to work. {Home & Family}
FOCUS. It’s almost an oxymoron when you’re a mom… yet I still pursue it every day. And now that I’m back to working regularly, I seek it even more. Re-entering the workforce after being home for a few...
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FOCUSED: Enjoy the MOMents.
It’s Thankful week… Recently I made an on-air declaration (on Home & Family) about how I’ve been making an extra effort this past year to be thankful and enjoy the smaller moments that pop up in...
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FILANTHROPY! TV Moms & Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Season’s Greetings! Yes, I know that ‘philanthropy’ is spelled wrong, but that’s part of the fun here on TheFabMom: everything suddenly beings with an “F”… “Giving Tuesday” (aka #GivingTuesday or #GT)...
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FOCUSED. Remember years past.
2014! (horn-blowing sound here) What’s your new year’s resolution? Hmm: I don’t really have one (except to maybe try and keep that one countertop in the corner of my kitchen paper-free… let’s see how...
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FIT (& flu-free): Tips + info for germ-proofing your home.
My recent segment on Hallmark Channel’s “Home & Family” show was a hoot and a half. Between Debbie Matenopulos sneezing, Cristina Ferrare getting keyboard debris up her nose and my touting of...
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FOCUSED. When mom-duty calls on a red carpet. {video}
Every mom needs a pocket. Recently I was back at the Critics Choice Movie Awards. Not as an attendee (like years past), not as a red carpet host (like years past)…. but this time as a MENTOR and “mom”...
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FOCUSED. The big birthday bomb-out.
My birthday was a week ago, but this year it didn’t happen. The birthday number itself was fairly significant (pushing me over a threshold that’s closer to another future number that’s even bigger) but...
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FOCUSED. Fear, “Frozen,” Oscars & that horse.
Another year down at the Oscars. Frozen won. (Of course it did. The music, the story, the fabulous gown that Elsa wears…) And as much as we are in love with it, every parent is sick of hearing their...
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FOCUSED. Stop. Find some roses.
Another fabulous family holiday came and went. It involved this: I’m still cleaning up our mess. It also involved this (which I was so over-the-moon about decorating, it was almost disconcerting):...
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