About Me

Hi! Welcome to the Oasis, the place I talk about married life and mommyhood, hair style tutorials and beauty tips, my pursuits in becoming the ultimate domestic goddess, favorite recipes, and life in New York City. Pull up a chair, have some coffee, and relax while you read. I love being the hostess!

I’m Penelope, a freelance writer and the work-at-home mom of a delicious bunchkin who was born on Thanksgiving Day of 2009, as well as the wife of a brave man who is truly my hero. I’m currently expecting baby #2 and house-hunting for a bigger home on Long Island. In a past life, I was a pharmacist and traveled the world, but as the cool James Faust once said, “A woman can have it all…sequentially.” I plan to have it all, and I’m at the mommy and wife stage in my travels through life (and enjoying every minute of it).

Everyone is welcome to read, but you’ll notice I write mainly for women (and apparently my readership is mostly women 21-35, which makes sense when you mainly write about beauty tips, relationships, organizing, and other girl stuff). My goal is to be Donna Reed, the perfect, pretty, slim, apron-wearing mom and wife with a husband and kids who adore her and who always has something yummy baking in the oven. I love to have people over at our house, host parties, and to make sure everyone who enters our home is happy.

If you love happy marriage tips, hairstyle tutorials, fun recipes, homemaking ideas, and general fun reading, you’ve come to the right place. Thanks for stopping by- I hope you enjoy and come back often!

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