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Keepsake jewelry in unexpected places
I'm a complete sucker for keepsake jewelry, but not enough to sacrifice my style. These days, there are plenty of keepsake necklace options, but not so many keepsake bracelets in a style that I would actually wear around my wrist. But when I found the "M" Memory...
Stop. Hammer time.
I don't consider myself to be particularly girlie, but when I was forced to install the safety gate at the top of our staircase, I realized that my screwdriver and wrench skills were not on the level with say, my straightening iron skills. I hope it doesn't offend the...
The skull’s the limit
Just when we think we're over the skull trend, something cute comes along and makes us go aw okay -- just one more. And right in time, because skulls are coming back to kidswear with a vengeance this fall from what we've seen. In this case it's the skull barrettes...
Sorry my kid sucks. Can we come over again tomorrow?
Noah is playing with the toy truck. Sam wants the toy truck. Sam grabs it out of Noah's hands and bops him with the front left tire when Noah tries to take it back. Sam's mom wishes she could spontaneously disappear. The next day, Noah's mom receives a card slipped...
Giving a hand to a better hand sanitizer
I'm more anti-bacterial phobic than germophobic, preferring regular soap and water over anything much stronger. That said, with paranoia-inducing Swine Flu stories taking over our local news in recent months, I've dialed up the use of hand sanitizers around these...
A truffle only a mother could love. Actually, nah. Everyone will love them.
The only thing actually ugly about Ugly Truffles is the way they have forced me to behave since they arrived at my door; I am suspicious of anyone entering the kitchen and laying a single pinkie within six inches of my Ugly Truffles. The accusations! The lies!...
Meet my new friend Alice
The day I was contacted about the new site Alice, I had run out of toilet paper. And since they promised to make sure I would never run out again, you can bet my interest was piqued. So I became a beta tester. And I liked the site so much I'm even trying to figure out...
Let’s panic about babies! (You know you want to)
The funniest thing I've seen in a good long time is the satirical new website, Let's Panic About Babies! which just launched today. Think of it as a cross between What to Expect When You're Expecting and The Onion. It might even be funnier than the Onion. It might...
Swaddling blankets for summer
With a baby born in almost every season, I'd have to say that I had the hardest time swaddling my oldest, a July in Mississippi baby, mostly because the last thing you really want to do is wrap a hot little baby up tightly in a blanket. That's why we've been a fan in...
Mommy calling cards, now for more than calling
I guess now that social media has taken over the world, it's time to redo all those mommy calling cards and start adding your Facebook vanity URL, your Twitter name, your Skype name, and whatever other way there is to reach you these days. Smoke signals? Telepathy?...
J’aime l’alphabet
I am utterly taken with the limited edition French alphabet print from Barcelona-born artist Silvia Portella, just introduced at L'Affiche Moderne. And not just because it's refreshing to see a bee under A instead of B, but because the 26 charming illustrations make...
Happy Father’s Day to all the cool dads of the world
Happy Fathers Day, cool dads. Hope you get everything you want today including some time to yourself and the big sloppy kid kisses to accompany the crayon-drawn card with the backwards D. As for you cool moms, if you still need a little something something to turn...
The Cool Mom Picks bag of the year turns diaper bag
Both Liz and I espoused the greatness of Crystalyn Kae's Soiree bag - so much so that it was our pick for Cool Mom Picks Bag of the Year in 2008. So when we found out that she made a few changes to her original design to turn it into a diaper bag, well we just had to...
Potty Animal
I am not a germaphobe at all. I've gotten through the great NYC Swine Flu Debacle of 2009 without much more than a hand washing, and I have yet to hear one story of one person getting any illness whatsoever from a public toilet seat. That said, I know that having a...
Let’s talk baby eczema, shall we?
Baby eczema = not the most exciting of all the things a new mom gets to learn about. Having a daughter with moderate eczema myself, I get it. I know how carefully we have to pick out bath soap, shampoo, and body lotion, and that even though we've tried a lot of...
Go from diaper bag to diaper bag without another diaper bag
Considering my bag addiction, now infamous with my husband and our credit card company if not all of you, I can't believe I'm about to tell you how to avoid buying another diaper bag. Thanks to the Pishposh Mommy quick zip bag, you can turn any decent-sized handbag...
Sales whoo! Father’s Day Edition
Okay, so it might be a little late for Father's Day gifts, but that doesn't mean you can't reap the benefits of some of the best deals and discounts from the week. Dad would at least be proud that you saved money, right? And if you like getting the scoop on fantastic...
Brooklyn Junior – Onesies for summer babies in any city
As the weather starts to really heat up, I'm inclined to just leave my youngest daughter in a onesie and call it a day. But the bright, adorable hot weather onesies from Brooklyn Junior have a little something extra that doesn't make it seem like I'm just too lazy to...
The more dust bunnies, the better. For a change.
I love the idea of a growth chart, but I'd never found any that appealed to my decor sensibilities, which are admittedly a bit quirky. Then I got a peek at the Dust Bunnies height chart from UK graphic wall art shop Spin Collective, which is actually a wall decal.I...
Bloomers are back, baby
I've already espoused a bunch of fabulous bloomers this season, mostly due to their versatility and all-around cute factor, and our latest find, the adorable one-of-a-kind "Fortune Cookie" Shorties from Handmade Charlotte, make a pretty awesome style statement. Mom of...
Design for Children. And of course, their drooling parents.
You know who you are, you design-crazy parents: You scour flea markets looking for vintage picture books to turn into nursery art, you spent more time picking paint colors than pediatricians, and your greatest dream is to discover some lost Eames crib prototype on a...