{Holly Hurd and Laurie David} “My car has replaced the hearth as the center of my family life.” Many know her famous side as an environmental activist and producer of the Oscar winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth, but Laurie David is also a mom with two teen-aged girls. Given all
When you marry a passionate chef you must know one day you’ll be in the restaurant business. And that’s exactly where Wendy Weinstein Karp ended up. But her path was leading her there anyway. Beginning her career in the food and beverage industry, her mission was to introduce San Pellegrino
After talking with her, I went home and cleaned out my kitchen drawer, a corner cabinet and my hall closet, and it felt great. That’s the effect Patty Carmody has on people when she talks about de-cluttering rooms, purging unused items and simplifying your home. Ever since she was a
How do you translate a previous career in Investment Banking to part time, now that you have three kids and need balance in your life? That’s what Mary Bloomer faced when she began thinking about the next chapter of her professional life. She has three children (13, 15 and 15),
This is not your Grandmother’s decoupage. Never dreaming she would ever do decoupage and frankly not even knowing how to do it, Debra was asked to help with a teacher’s gift. The class mother wanted to adorn a rocking chair in some meaningful way. Debra had a thought. She had
“I’m one of those people who has a wealth of information on a lot of things but no one to share it with.” Stacey Bewkes is an avid reader – everything from The Times to Italian Vogue – she can’t find enough time in her day for all the interesting
One day, Jessica found herself wandering aimlessly around the supermarket, and came to the realization that she was desperate to go back to work. Leaving her 80 hour a week job as an attorney to raise her two boys, who were now in school all day, she had time on
Her tiny college dorm room was the place that her girlfriends wanted to be. With its roman shades, hand sewn duvet and coordinated rug, Carolyn Taylor had created a darling hang out space for herself and her classmates. Her love of finishing spaces continued when she started a family. She
Who knew an Achilles heel injury would lead this mom in a new direction? After 10 years on Wall Street, Nancy became a stay at home mom when her first son was born. Feeling the entrepreneurial spirit, she decided to follow in her mom’s footsteps and started a paper products
Sometimes a mom’s path can cross with a child’s need and lead to a venture. That’s what happened with Jill Brack when she and her daughter Stella were diagnosed with celiac disease. Consuming wheat was no longer an option. As a mother she wanted her child to enjoy birthday parties