A Reusable Swim Diaper. For Real.

A Reusable Swim Diaper. For Real.

We’re year-round pool goers in this family, and the water-worshipping indoctrination starts early. Out of the womb and into the pool, I say. That is, once I’ve gotten you out of your diaper, out of your clothes, into your swim diaper, and into your suit....
Swimwear Season: Don’t Panic Just Yet.

Swimwear Season: Don’t Panic Just Yet.

Swimsuit shopping has never been one of my favorite outings – not even in the days before I had to reconcile my hot mama ideals with my postpartum realities. The suits that look great on a hanger generally become total fashion don’ts on me; but browsing...
Hats Off to Plastisock Hats

Hats Off to Plastisock Hats

After last weekend rednecking it up at my mom’s house with a toddler pool on the front lawn and my cute naked girls, I realized it was probably time to start thinking sun protection. The sunhats from Swedish label Plastisock are totally rocking my world. If you...
Swimming with Konfidence

Swimming with Konfidence

It’s Memorial Day – as in the official start of swim season. I know, I know, it’s just too hard to choose between trombone for toddlers and, pre-k/ickboxing. But whether you’re the type to go overboard on kids’ activities or not, I hope...
The Three Filthiest Words: Bathing Suit Season

The Three Filthiest Words: Bathing Suit Season

If you’re like me, childbirth left you with a sorry excuse for a tummy and a profound fear of garments ending in the suffix -ini. Praise be Malia Mills, perhaps the only swimwear designer who recognizes we aren‚Äôt all built like coke-snorting cover girls. The...