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.

Woo-hoo! I'm 40. I can say that now.

I try to make my heart beat out of my chest, hard-core, once a day for at least a half hour. I think that's very important.

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!

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

I feel like my mind is a little quieter when I exercise.

Having been a cheerleader, I know all too well what these girls give up to join forces and compete.