Tag: Gifts

NICE CREAM ICE CREAM

We love finding JOBS for Cooks and Chefs who also trick kids into eating healthy. Kids can be fussy eaters and a promise of ice cream always helps. (see our other great TIPS here). We know that despite being able to make delicious sweets, sometimes Chefs simply don’t have enough time and need backup for…




MOTHERS DAY – 2010

We place Top Nannies with some of the most Famous Mothers in the world, who care for children while moms are actively engaged in demanding careers. Nannies often become second mothers to these kids, yet few people know that many of the great ladies of screen and stage considered children the most important part of…




BATHROOMS – GIFTS

During the holidays gifts for bathing are enjoyed by everyone. Luxurious French milled soaps have always been my favorite. You can have both luxury and natural, like the marvelous concoctions Gianna Rose Atelier creates, with great designs and lovely packaging that can be given without needing to wrap (money saving and less paper wasteful). You’ll…




STORAGE – Kids Toys

Kids love their toys. When they’re infants you have control over the way items are stored. As they get older, it becomes a challenge to deal with favorite things (usually kept far too long). TIP – end of a year is the perfect time to edit down, give away toys and items no longer utilized….




FATHERS DAY

A fathers journey is unique in each society and family, but it is a universally held understanding that men have a different role to play from the mothers of the world. This is a huge topic, with endless historical debate including biblical reference to fathers. Fatherhood is a role gone through several transformations from ancient…




MOTHERS DAY – 2009

Love You Mom! A Tasty SWEETS Tribute to your mother can come from certified organic crisp sugar cookies by Organic Style. Packed in a handy reusable tin with some of the proceeds from each purchase going towards green projects. TIP for today is give mom a gift that is sweet and green. Make every opportunity…




VALENTINES DAY – ECO AND ROMANTIC

On this Valentine’s Day, Go “Eco” and “Romantic!” It is my understanding there is no such thing as a “selfish gene” as Richard Dawkins (the renowned genome scientist) believes. Love transforms all, and all exists in love first including “selfishness”, which is merely an aspect of ignorance as a fear based separation illusion. So my…




ORGANIC WINES – The House Cellar

At Gilt in the New York Palace Hotel it’s a treat to watch wine director Patrick Cappiello work his magic, pairing wines with chef Justin Bogle’s otherworldly prix fixe dinners. Luxury Wine tasting happens on Wednesday nights. Cappiello and noted wine importer Joe Dressner pull out the big guns to pair three organic wines with all…