Modern children’s furniture for modern tight budgets
There's a lot of adorable children's furniture out there, but the big problem is the cost. At least for the stuff I tend to like, which is vibrant and modern and doesn't have the word Shaker anywhere near it. Then I discovered the affordable custom children's...
Breaking news – CPSC votes to ban sale of all drop side cribs
With the recent slew of crib recalls, and now Pottery Barn Kids voluntarily recalling 82,000 drop side cribs today, it seems that the CPSC has had enough, so much so that they voted unanimously to ban the sale of drop side cribs in the United States. The issue with...
Living on a Shoestring? Not such a bad thing.
My biggest complaint about fashion magazines, besides the perfume samples, is... well, the perfume samples. But I also hate it when my eyes fall in love with cuteness before hitting the huge price tag printed below. Shoestring Magazine solves both problems: It's...
Popsicles for the wall
With the temperature finally reaching holy mama, it's hot out there--and that's the technical term--I love looking at artwork that makes it somehow feel cooler inside. The popsicle print from LA's Mint Buttercup is giving me goosebumps, with a combination of cool...
Starting babies on organics early
I still remember my daughter's first "friend" - a garish stroller toy that we dubbed Guy the Giraffe pronounced the French way, Gee, because it was the one sound my three month-old made. Oh how she loved that thing. And sucked its antlers. Every chance she got. If...
Spotting bargains across the pond
Most of the online shopping I do at UK shops is of the window variety. As in, browsing only, do not pass go, do not add to my cart, do not pay international shipping. But sometimes I stumble on a sale so good, it makes it worth it to do more than drool. At the UK's...
Prettying up the nursery in unexpected ways
If you're anything like me, you spent all this time picking out the nursery colors, obsessing over the crib sheets, and then completely forgetting to beautiful the very thing you look at 40 times a day--the diaper storage. I never really liked those hanging diaper...
Today’s UV index is holy cow, you’re never leaving the house ever.
Every parent has that one major sensitivity with their kid; that one issue that you are more freaked out about than other parents. For my sigOth, it's sunscreen. He's hyper aware of what SPF we've got, what ingredients are in it, and how long it's been since we last...
Weleda, take me away!
As the resident beauty product maven around here, I've always wondered why so many bath and beauty products include calendula. I mean, how powerful can a pretty little yellow flower be? I also wonder how they get the oil out of a rosehip, how they keep lotion from...
Kids’ Garden Activity Cards provide get-out-there inspiration
I have no trouble getting my kids to go outside on a summer's day, it's getting them to stay outside when the siren song of kids' cartoons and super-exciting video games beckon from the air-conditioned comfort of our home. That's when I, the Cruise Director of Summer,...