I HEART My Nieces and Nephews!

10 Feb

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Auntie’s Day(TM) Sponsorship Opportunities Announced

17 Jan

Be among the first corporate sponsors of the Fourth Annual Auntie’s Day, the national holiday to celebrate aunts, godmothers and all women who love children not-their-own.

Fourth Annual Auntie’s Day™ Announced

09 Jan

Melanie Notkin, lifestyle expert, founder of SavvyAuntie.com, and author of national bestseller, SAVVY AUNTIE: The Ultimate Guide for Cool Aunts, Great-Aunts, Godmothers and All Women Who Love Kids (Morrow/HarperCollins) announces the date for the fourth annual national holiday honoring and celebrating aunties and godmothers. Auntie’s Day will be celebrated on Sunday, July 22nd, 2012.

Unnatural Women: Childless in America

20 Dec

In a new report published last month by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC: ‘Unnatural’, ‘Unwomanly’, ‘Uncreditable’ and ‘Undervalued’: The Significance of Being a Childless Woman in Australian Society, authors Stephanie Rich, Ann Taket, Melissa Graham, Julia Shelley Published studied the experiences of childless women in contemporary Australia. The study revealed five recurring themes: woman = mother; notions of ‘natural’ and ‘unnatural’; childlessness as a discrediting attribute; feeling undervalued; and the significance of being childless.

Big News! I’m Smitten

27 Sep

Smitten by Savvy Auntie is the new weekly deals program curated with love by me, Melanie Notkin, exclusively for the Savvy Auntourage!

Why Aunts Deserve a Day

21 Jul

Are aunts and godmothers under-appreciated?

Third Annual Auntie’s Day Announced!

01 Jun

Third Annual “Auntie’s Day™” is Sunday July 24th, 2011 – National Holiday Honoring Aunts and Godmothers, Sponsored by Savvy Auntie®. ‘Aunthood is a Gift. This Day is Yours.’

Third Annual Auntie’s Day(TM) is July 24, 2011

28 Feb

I am please to announce that the third annual Auntie’s Day, sponsored by SavvyAuntie.com, will take place on Sunday, July 24, 2011!

I’ve Gone Logo!

05 Jan

The original “Melanie Notkin” logo is my latest pride and joy. Here’s how it came about…

Welcome to the New MelanieNotkin.com!

04 Jan

It’s the destination for all things related to me and the award winning Savvy Auntie lifestyle brand I founded.