Meet the Long Island Mom Behind Boards and Bay

Meet Nicole Bergman, the stay-at-home mom of two toddlers behind the blog and Instagram Boards and Bay. She's one of the parenting influencers we love in the New York metro area!

Bergman lives in Long Beach in Nassau County, right between the boardwalk and the bay. And that is how she named her blog, Boards and Bay, which along with her popular Instagram, is a place for her to share her love for aesthetics (fashion, art, food) and her thoughts on raising two toddler boys. She also sells customized items that she creates—such as toys, kid chairs, and storage bins painted with unique designs and kids’ names. While Bergman is currently embracing her role as a stay-at-home mom, she is also a wife, an attorney, an artist, and an active community member.

Why follow Boards and Bay? This beach-babe mom of two is always on the go but also takes time to soul-search and reflect on her chosen life with kids.

Instagram | @boardsandbay
Website | boardsandbay.com
   

What is a typical day for you?

Being a stay-at-home mom to nursery- and preschool-age boys, I don’t believe I have experienced a “typical day” in quite some time. Adjusting to a lack of routine or the responsibility of having to establish my own has been a challenge. However, the boys have just begun more regular school hours, and I am excited to find our new normal. I might feel differently come spring, but I am honestly, currently enjoying the new routine of packing lunches each morning!
  

What’s the best parenting advice you ever received?

I have received, and read, incredible parenting advice. But it is admittedly a challenge to put advice into action, and so the best advice I think is to remember not to dwell on how you’ve failed to execute all those incredible parenting tips and tricks. “Each day, do your best and let go of the rest.”