Laurie Nigro
Laurie is the mother of two biological children and one husband and the caretaker of a menagerie of animals. Laurie is passionate about frugal, natural living. She was recognized by the L.I. Press Club with a “best humor column” award in 2016. Email Laurie
How not to build a trampoline
'Read all instructions first,' read the warning. Lessons learned about overconfidence and assembling a 15-ft. trampoline's grease-coated parts on sandy ground in 87-degree weather.
How to survive those brutal last few weeks of school: A mother’s guide
Regents exams, dances, concerts, field trips, theater performances, field day, recitals, graduation ceremonies — and don't forget the three-hour talent show. Laurie Nigro on getting through the month of June.
Fisherman’s wife’s sure cure for smelly ‘fish hands’
Life with a husband obsessed with fishing can be very interesting — and also very smelly. If your husband's a fisherman, you know about fish hands. Here's a cure for what ails you from Laurie Nigro.
The daily monologue: communicating with a 13-year-old son
The noise that seeps from between his lips is akin to exhaling and adding just a hint of volume. I would say it's most closely related to a snore, but with less thought attached to it.
Forget the long-stemmed roses: Here are 5 simple ways to make your wife happy
'Normal women don't ask for brooms and dust pans for Christmas.' True. But no one, especially not her husband, would ever accuse Laurie Nigro of being 'normal.'
Zen and the art of being a locavore foodie mom (OK, without the zen)
Being an organic locavore foodie mom means entering a whole new world. But just look at the ingredients on that box of Cookie Crisp! And who puts guar gum in bouillon?
How kids change everything: Getting ready for a big night out
Pre-kids, getting ready for a gala event was an event unto itself: shopping, primping to music, applying makeup. Post kids, you're searching for the other shoe under the bed while a dog nibbles at your hair clip 20 minutes before you have to leave and you still haven't fed the kids.
While Mom’s away: Why does all hell have to break loose — always?
You come home to harrowing tales of parenting, dad-style: the rock-climbing excursion where a child nearly fell to his death in Central Park, the kayak trip where the same child was, momentarily, misplaced and, more than once, broken bones. Then, of course, there's the mess.
Learning to love the woman in the mirror
A realization about shedding not pounds but the damaging internalized messages about female body image. The self-loathing stops now.
Ready — or not — for the first school dance
My kids had their first school dance. The theme was "Spring Fling" and students were required to have an adult chaperone in order to...
