Melissa
Melissa is a Bronx native who moved to Westchester County after she and her high school sweetheart got hitched in 1997. She and her husband live in Mount Kisco with their son Corey (2004) and daughter Mia (2007). Melissa spent many years working in Human Resources and currently works in enrollment and marketing for a child care organization. Melissa is a two-time survivor of Postpartum OCD. She initially became interested in writing to raise awareness for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders but has discovered that writing is a newfound aspect of her life that she thoroughly enjoys. Melissa is excited to write with the Westchester County Mom team and hopes you’ll enjoy her stories of the trials and tribulations of a born-n-raised city girl raising teenagers growing up here in Westchester.
Nesting and the Bookends of Childhood
My son is a freshman away at college. A few days before moving him to school, I started having trouble falling asleep at night. My mind raced with things to include on his college...
Charcuterie and Camaraderie
Charcuterie boards have become much more than meats, cheeses, and crackers, especially when you make it a fun girls’ night activity! That’s exactly what some good friends and I did on the first night...
When Can I Start Missing My College-Bound Son?
May 1st is an important day for a college-bound high school senior like my son. It's known as National College Decision Day - or more commonly referred to as "Commitment Day." This is the...
The Best of Times: Growing Up in the 1980s
The television show “The Goldbergs” played in the background one night while cleaning up from dinner. I can’t say that I was really listening, until the end of one of the episodes when I...
What I Was Reminded About Marriage in a Span of 12 Hours
Many of us take those traditional vows at our wedding ceremony, “...for better and for worse, for richer or for poorer, in good times and bad, etc...” And life and marriage have ways of...
Rom-Com & Romance Await for Your Valentine’s Day Celebration!
Are you looking for a simple, sweet, low-cost, low-key way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your love? Watching a movie or two in the comfort of your own home certainly hits on all the...
Quiet is Not a 4-Letter Word
Quiet is not a 4-letter word.
Yet, some think it is. Not in the sense of “Shh…be quiet” like in a library setting or to a student speaking out of turn in class. I’m referring...
The 2021 Mother: An Ode to Us
To be a mother in the year, 2021 was no joke. We mothered like we’ve never before!
Breaking out the fancy new planner in January with all hopes and dreams of what the fresh new...
6 Easy and Cost Effective Ways to Show Appreciation and Gratitude
Appreciation is defined as the recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something. It’s one of those words that we tend to use daily. “Thank you so much! I appreciate it!”...
I Miss Band-Aids
I miss the days when band-aids fixed all. When my kids were young, it seemed like a band-aid was the cure for everything that ailed. Pick a size, any size. We got them all!
Plus,...