Heather Polifka-Rivas
Heather is originally from upstate New York but her family returned to Vermont 4 years ago. They have lived in NYC and Chicago the past 10+ years and are happy to be back in Vermont. Heather's previous jobs as a starving actor in NYC, package design guru at Estee Lauder, and advisor to fortune 500 companies at Chicago’s top business school have not prepared her for her current job today: stay at home mom to Henry (7) and Ruby (3). A self proclaimed foodie, Heather spends her "many" hours of free time preparing elaborate meals, eating out, tending to her garden, canning it's bounty and willing her one tapped maple tree to weep more sap. She is also a mother runner.
Mommy Must Haves: A Good Perspective
Well this almost concludes your 2 week-long series on “Mommy Must Haves”. By now you’ve heard of all the things you might need when...
Mini Series: Did you put on any blush?!
I have always had a tumultuous relationship with makeup. In high school I wore a lot of flannel, doc martin boots, and converse shoes....
My Foray Into Cloth Diapering
I’ve reached the point in the winter where I look outside and say “enough already.” After coming off a vacation in sunny New Mexico,...
Finding a new homebase.
Greetings from 2,110 miles away! I write to you from The Land of Enchantment, New Mexico. Don’t know about you, but we’re spending our...
Adventures in Pet Ownership
I just recently read a study that finds 70.8% of Vermont households own a pet! That’s huge. I’m sad to admit that our family...
Play Dates: The good, the bad, and the ugly.
Play dates. If you’re a parent, you are familiar with this set up…your kid goes to another kid’s house, you hang out with the...
Finding “Me” Time
Have you seen that e-card picture where the mom is in the bathroom and the kid’s hand is sliding under the door? Yeah well...
Date Night!
Date Night. This magical phrase is a close tie for first with the other magical phrase “sleeping thru the night.” Hopefully you have experienced...
In a holiday funk…but only for this post
It’s the first week of December, the tree is up, the stockings are hung by the chimney with care and our menorahs are ready...
Over the river and through the woods…travel highlights
Ahh the holidays…the food, the decorations, the family…the travel. Any of you ever travel with kiddos in tow? It’s Monday morning and most of...
Big Brother, Little Sister: Growing Pains
As I sit down to write this post I have been wearing the same milk encrusted nursing bra for over two days now. Last...
Moving, Life Changes, and Halloween Vultures
This morning I went to Michaels and spent no less than one hour stalking around the potpourri scented craft store. I left with a $63...