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Selfish Mom

SelfishMom.com combines humor with candor to give a peek into the life of a blogger living in Brooklyn with her husband and two kids. Whether she's attending fabulous events, cleaning her toilet, or pulling her kids off of one another, Amy let's you in and explains why it's all OK.

Recent Posts from Selfish Mom

How to keep your washing machine clean with affresh

Posted 07/02/2011 - 8:30pm by Selfish Mom

I wrote this review while participating in a campaign by Mom Central Consulting on behalf of affresh and received product sample... Read More »

St. Thomas–an intro to family paradise

Posted 07/02/2011 - 3:17pm by Selfish Mom

When I mention St. Thomas to most people they say something like “Oh yeah, I was there for a couple hours on a cruise – but... Read More »

Today’s agenda: lazy pool edition

Posted 07/02/2011 - 12:48pm by Selfish Mom

So I’m lazing by the indoor pool at our hotel with Jake (the outdoor one is closed because somebody broke a bottle into it ... Read More »

Today’s Agenda: forgot to bake edition

Posted 06/30/2011 - 10:08am by Selfish Mom

So I’m heading to Buffalo with the kids later today. It occurred to me about five minutes ago that when my mom donated to my c... Read More »

The sights and smells of Cape May

Posted 06/30/2011 - 12:32am by Selfish Mom

The first thing I noticed when I got off of our bus in Cape May earlier this month was the smell. Clean. Ocean-y. Clean. (Sorry... Read More »

Today’s agenda: diva edition

Posted 06/29/2011 - 10:29am by Selfish Mom

The first half of this day promises to be lazy…at least for the kids. It’s their first day of summer vacation so I’m going... Read More »

Rats! Or, um, rat.

Posted 06/28/2011 - 5:05pm by Selfish Mom

In the thirteen years I’ve lived in the NYC area I’ve seen plenty of rats. But never on the subway platform, right i... Read More »

My continuing war on mosquitos

Posted 06/28/2011 - 4:14pm by Selfish Mom

I purchased the Stinger Indoor Insect Trap on Amazon.com for $24.99 (free two-day shipping with the totally worth-it Amazon Prim... Read More »

The rich history of Congress Hall

Posted 06/28/2011 - 3:41pm by Selfish Mom

“Rich history” could refer to either Congress Hall itself, or the man now running it. The Big House The original building, c... Read More »

The drool-worthy food of Cape May

Posted 06/28/2011 - 11:02am by Selfish Mom

As a vegetarian I’m used to compromising a little bit on blogger trips. I genuinely enjoy side dishes, usually more than whate... Read More »