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
Laurie Nigro: Calm in the face of ‘calamity’? Not!
Life throws unexpected circumstances our way. Even in the kitchen. It's how we respond to them that matters.
Laurie Nigro: Driving yourself crazy — it’s not for every mom
Shuttling kids from activity to activity sometimes feels like you're spending more time behind the wheel than a cross-country trucker.
Laurie Nigro Man-stink: the struggle is real
Man-stink clearly spans generations, race, and class, leaving no one safe. Cornering the market on Febreeze wouldn't make a dent.
Why even bullies, curmudgeons and otherwise crotchety jerks deserve our best behavior
Coping strategies for dealing with Kings and Queens of Nastiness.
A mom’s guide to separation anxiety
The five stages of letting my child go away. Far away. Like, multiple states away. Where I can't be there to console, rescue, and/or feed him in a reasonable amount of time.
When comfort outranks style, you’ve reached ‘a certain age’
Signs that you've reached "a certain age" are subtle and creep up on you slowly - this week Laurie admits to having recognized quite a few of them.
Laurie Nigro Martha Stewart be damned — let’s just say ‘it is what it is’ and enjoy the holiday
We may dream of perfection, something out of Martha Stewart magazine — then reality interferes.
Laurie NigroParadise found…ever so briefly…at the bottom of an empty laundry basket
Nirvana: The moment you realize all the laundry is done. All of it. Oh what joy — and oh ... how fleeting.
Laurie NigroHe should just admit I’m always right
His life would be so much easier if he'd just listen to me in the first place.
Laurie Nigro Confronting our personal demons, laughter is often truly the best medicine —
People who suffer are not to be ridiculed or mocked. It is not okay to laugh at their pain. Except sometimes, it's ok to laugh with them.
