5 random cool things I’m loving this week: Women-owned small business edition
We first started this site with the mission of discovering cool things — particularly from small businesses and women-run companies — and share them with you all. While we’ve become popular for our gift guides to suit every budget, our tech tips, our...
feelClings: A little inspiration, right on your mirror
If you’re like me, there have been a lot of days, especially as of late, where it’s been hard to rally yourself, between the news, the pandemic, and just being a mom. Well, our longtime friend, author, and mom of 4 Jill Krause took her practice of hanging...
15 ideas for last-minute Mother’s Day gifts she’ll love. There’s still time!
If you haven’t secured the perfect Mother’s Day gift yet, rest easy. Okay, not that easy, because it’s literally just a few days away. But if you hustle, we can still help you out with these awesome last-minute gifts that don’t feel improvised...
25 special Mother’s Day gifts under $25, which we totally want ourselves
Mother’s Day gifts don’t have to be extravagant or expensive to be wonderful — something I’m very appreciative of considering the price of everything from groceries, to gas, to how many kids are we putting through college? In fact, my favorite...
8 wonderful Mother’s Day gift book ideas to celebrate all she is, and all she loves.
This year, I’ve been on the hunt for Mother’s Day gift books, because even the mom who has everything can always use an inspiring, uplifting, sentimental, or just thoughtful new book. Consider that a Mother’s Day gift book can be for any mom who...
20 of our favorite self-care gifts for moms and grandmas | Mother’s Day gift guide
Among the hottest Mother’s Day gifts now and forever: self-care gifts for moms. And grandmas, of course. We all know that these days, moms are working harder and longer than ever before, often juggling paid work — at home or not — family...
These gorgeous bracelets can help you manage anxiety and OCD with a little help from cognitive therapy techniques.
There’s a lot of inspirational quote jewelry out here. And it’s lovely — but this is definitely not that. Instead, Presently has created a truly meaningful collection of bracelets, each engraved with mantras derived from actual cognitive behavioral...
Gifts supporting Ukraine: 11 wonderful ideas with 100% of proceeds giving back to Ukrainian causes
As the war intensifies in Ukraine, so does the worldwide support, and that includes gifts supporting Ukraine like the ones I’m sharing here. We love that there are so many organizations helping Ukraine right now, and while we encourage donating generously to...
Sunflower earrings for Ukraine: A sweet purchase for a great cause.
This spring, we hope to see sunflowers everywhere, and that includes sunflower earrings. Especially when they’re giving back to Ukraine like the ones we’ve just found. Indie jewelry designer, mom and art director Farah Brigante of Naaz Design Co has...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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