Three good reasons to wash your hands.
Forget germs or flu bugs or anything like that. The way I see it, there are three new reasons to wash your hands right now: The three new holiday scents from Method. I can't remember the last time I bought a hand soap that didn't smell marvelous. These days, even...
The handbags that make me go all slack-jawed and tingly inside
You know that feeling when you're browsing the racks of a favorite boutique and your eyes lock on something, and suddenly you feel yourself getting all sweaty and anxious and your heart is racing and your eyes widen and you just know you're going to have to go to prom...
Okay, kid. Here’s that kitten you wanted.
I'm pretty sure my Christmas list one year included a puppy, a kitten, a bunny, and The Black Stallion. I was deeply disappointed not to find any boxes with air holes under the tree, but you can get at least 3 out of 4 with these adorable stocking...
Cute non-skid pants give crawlers a leg up
Before we had babies, we decided that what our house needed was stained concrete floors. Slippery-as-heck concrete floors, as we found out after we had babies, are not exactly the easiest place for them to learn to crawl. We ended up investing in a lot of rugs.So I...
One of the best baby gifts in the world just got more affordable.
My quest for all things cool for babies started when a friend told me about Trumpette socks. She said all the hip Mommies in her Brooklyn Mommy's group had them. Images of moms dressed in effortlessly chic clothes with Converse sneakers came mind. Babies flashed...
The coolest family movies for Christmas day with younger kids
In my family, our Christmas day tradition always involved a nice big breakfast, lots of coffee, lots of gifts, and then afterward, we'd bundle up and brave the crowds at a midtown movie theater for one of the big releases. (Yes, crowds -- clearly we're not the only...
Starbucks and Jonathan Adler fight AIDS with Frappuccinos
I was in Starbucks this week--okay, a few times this week. (What? It's Peppermint Mocha, season.) And I was thinking about how much the people in my life like getting Starbucks gift cards over the holidays. Glancing at the display, I was so excited to see the swanky...
Last minute holiday card help from Cocodot that helps people in need too.
This year, I planned on getting my holiday cards out with plenty of time and all of a sudden it's Christmas week. Good thing there's a service that lets me send out cards--really, professionally designed holiday cards--digitally. Not only is it a lot cheaper, but it's...
On the thirteenth day of Christmas: PEACE.
Partridges, French hens, the splattered eggs of a dozen overactive geese. Forget 'em. If you want to say "I love you" with birds, go for the artistic, lasting beauty of paper lovebirds, another gift that gives back.Whether you'd like a whole flock in mobile form or...
Honey for the hostess
While Christmas is drawing ever so close, I know the hostess invitations and house visits will extend well into the new year. I can't stop browsing hostess gifts, looking for something more interesting than candles or flower bouquets. I think these handmade wooden...