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The best and worst states to have a baby in 2017 | Thinking: Parent

With a lot of concern around changing health care policy, tax increases impacting the middle class, benefit cuts to struggling families, and the fact that Americans already pay the highest birthing costs in the world, I was intrigued to check out WalletHub’s...

Work after baby: Lauren Smith Brody’s tips for surviving with sanity and style | Spawned ep 75

by Liz Gumbinner | Podcast

How do you get back to work after having a baby without losing your mind? How in the world can you start looking — and feeling — human again when you feel anything but? How do you carve out me-time when it seems least likely? And the big one: Is it...

The best and worst states for working moms: A whole lot of surprises | Thinking: Parent

by Liz Gumbinner | Thinking : Parent

Reading the results of today’s WalletHub study on the best and worst states for working moms, well let’s just say that this working mom’s eyes are wide open: 70% of moms with children under 18 are employed, so this is info that really impacts our...

7 important things to do before a career change or starting a business

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips + Tricks

As someone who left a full-time advertising career behind to become a writer, website publisher, and public speaker — all while raising tiny children, all while being the sole earner in my household — I totally get how scary it is to change courses. It...

Go forth and reinvent! 10 terrific resources for women ready for a career change or entrepreneurship.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips + Tricks

We know a little something about reinvention after motherhood and women entrepreneurs. Hey, Kristen did an entire TedX talk about it! And I’ve made a few career switches myself — finally landing on this sweet gig that Kristen and I created for ourselves....

A fierce new shop supporting equality, inclusivity, and self-sufficiency for women everywhere. Hell yes!

by Georgette Gilmore | Doing Good, Fashion

As you may be well aware, women continue to have to fight for equal pay and equal rights, but there is great strength in numbers, as the Women’s March on Washington has shown us. When we work together, our power is great. That’s why I was so happy to see...

Mom Up to let your representatives know Equal Pay Day needs to be every day.

by Georgette Gilmore | Thinking : Parent

Yesterday was Equal Pay Day which feels kind of empowering while it’s happening — and then honestly a little depressing the day after it’s over. Like, who’s still fighting for us? You may already be aware that the gender pay disparity...

We’ve got 24 cheap and easy ideas for date night at home. Because shockingly, parents can’t always get out.

by Cool Mom Staff | Tips + Tricks

We’re all about trying to find enjoyable, cheap and easy ideas for date night at home, especially for those of us with kids who’d like a little extra help rekindling that proverbial spark when we’re stuck sans sitter. Even if it’s just a few...

10 simple ways to find more time in a busy day. No magic required.

by Kristen Chase | Storage + Organization, Tips + Tricks

We would probably all love an extra hour in the day. Or two. Or six. Especially with the busy holiday season upon us right now. But since we’re not magicians and we don’t own a time machine (yet), the only way we’ll be able to find extra time is if...

10 things not to say to a working mom | Spawned Episode 57

by Cool Mom Staff | Podcast

What we thought was a helpful post about the new uber-for-kids services popping up around the country turned into the Mommy Wars on Facebook. And so, on this week’s episode of Spawned with Kristen and Liz, we discuss the not-so-nice comment in question, along...

Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!

Kristen Chase + Liz Gumbinner of Cool Mom Picks

We started Cool Mom Picks in 2006 to help make life cooler, easier, more organized, more meaningful, and more fun for parents of all kinds.

Trivia: It was called Cool Mom Sh*t for the first two days. (Yeah, we rethought that.)

We had no idea our site would grow to become a major lifestyle network, that we'd end up sharing our finds with the TODAY Show and Martha Stewart, that we'd be able to make a real difference for so many small businesses and women-run companies, or that we'd end up with an incredible community of the coolest readers on the planet. (If we do say so ourselves).

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