by Liz Gumbinner | Doing Good, Living
More and more friends (plus my own mom!) over the years have extolled the benefits of mushroom coffee to me, but I still hadn’t taken the plunge. That is, until we partnered with The Kind Coffee Cooperative, who sent me some of their new mushroom coffee to try. Made...
by Liz Gumbinner | School Gear, Back to School Shopping
Hi Cool Mom Picks, I know you’ve tested so many lunch boxes every year and I was hoping you could tell me what you think really are the best lunch boxes. I want something I don’t have to get rid of at the end of every year! And it should be sturdy and...
by Liz Gumbinner | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing, Kids
When looking to send the last of the summer camp care package gifts to my kids this season, I stumbled across these natural bug bite patches that get great reviews. I bought the single pack of 27 Quitch Bug Bite Itch Relief Patches and my daughter immediately wrote to...
by Liz Gumbinner | Kid Style
Today, we got this comment from reader Katie, who’s looking for shirts that celebrate the power of women and girls in sports. She wrote (lightly edited for clarity): My nephew, father of two young boys and a young daughter went on Facebook today showing the...
by Liz Gumbinner | Baby, Doing Good
Last week, we relaunched our massive Baby Shower Gift Guide, and there’s one that stands out to me as the ultimate gift of 2024: A Future Voter baby onesie. Made by cool Minneapolis mom Rachel Winter of Sweetpea & Co and featured in our list of The Best...
by Liz Gumbinner | Cool Tech
When Breo Box first launched, we immediately recommended them as a cool quarterly subscription gift for tech-lovers, and named it one of our favorite subscription box gifts for men. I even bought one for my own partner on Father’s Day a few years back, and he...
by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion, Health, Fitness + Wellbeing
The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is still going strong. And one of the most popular picks with our readers from our roundup of 10 ½ incredible Nordstrom Deals has been the high-waist leggings with pockets. Because, pockets. But say you’re more into a comfy,...
by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor, Kids
With a renewed interest in space over the last few years (and hey, the solar eclipse didn’t hurt!), I think kids are going to fall in love with the brand new Smithsonian x Crate & Kids Space Shop that just launched. No pun intended. They’ve got some...
by Liz Gumbinner | Art + Decor, DIY
I love it when two of my favorite makers come together. In this case, a collab between prolific designer Lisa Congdon x Subversive Cross-Stitch in an online, limited time pop-up shop. You’ll find 8 beautiful, cheery, modern Lisa Congdon designs turned into...
by Liz Gumbinner | Style + Beauty
Whoo! It’s that time of year — the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, in which I always buy the things I would buy anyway….only for less! With that, I’m sharing 10 things I love that are totally worth buying at Nordstrom Anniversary Sale prices. But...
