I read that book How to Hug a Porcupine [by Julie Ross] - it's my parenting bible. They say you have to trust your children and give them freedom. I say, OK, but this is New York City!

There's no real manual on being a parent. There's no real manual on being a wife. I keep reminding myself, My mother did all this, only she never got to leave the house. OK, I can do this. We're all learning on our own learning curve.

If I feel any sort of emotional upheaval, I go for a jog and I feel better.

I don't have the best family history heart-wise, so I really try to keep my heart strong.

I work out with a trainer, Anna Kaiser, three days a week.

When I'm at work, I'm remembering what I forgot to do for the kids, and when I'm with the kids, I'm remembering what I forgot to do at work.

Women's clutches are too small. I open my purse, and with some hydraulic force, a tampon shoots 12 feet into the air.