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Scrapblog – It’s a scrapbook. That’s like a blog. Thus, the name.
When digital scrapbooking sites first started appearing, I remember thinking, "Huh. That's a really good idea for non-crafty people like me who only deal with the computer. But I'm far too busy blogging to do anything like that."Enter Scrapblog. It's online...
A baby monitor for your iPhone? Sure. What the heck.
I remember that time we went to visit my folks for the holidays, and in the midst of packing the presents and the pack-n-play, I somehow forgot the baby monitor. Well, I was sure I'd hear the baby when she woke up. But by the time I went to check on her I discovered...
The gloves to match the hat to match the doll
Babies look cute in hats with bear ears. They just do. That's the rule. But the truth is, babies also look cute in hats with Joop ears, Balob ears and Tada ears. And if you have any idea what I'm talking about you're evidently familiar with the brand kids label, Muddy...
The gift of peace. Literally.
With my kids becoming more territorial about their things, I can only imagine the fights that I'm going to have to mediate courtesy of Santa this year. So I'm thinking about preparing in advance for once, and snatching up a personalized stamp for each of my children...
Dear Santa, Call me back!
If there's one thing I love about the holiday season, it's that delightful little perk of being able to tell the kids they have to behave or Santa won't bring them anything for Christmas. (Holiday blackmail: Just another service I offer as a mom.)Thanks to TokBox's...
70% off sales. All the time. Not just Christmas time. (I know!)
The online sales are staggering right now (seriously - amazing) but as we all know, the delightful madness will be gone with the December calendar page. Unless you're a member of Rue La La, the latest in a string of online designer sample sale sites that we've...
I love this dress. I love this dress. I. Love. This. Dress.
I have spent a lifetime searching for the elusive perfect little black dress and thanks to Sarah Seven my search is over. This black, lined, crinkle gauze dress is everything I've ever wanted: Forgiving in the belly region, feminine without being fussy and falls to...
SingStar ABBA – Because if you can’t humiliate yourself in front of your closest friends…
If you have holiday guests (of the fun variety) to entertain over the next couple weeks, run -- don't walk -- and grab yourself a copy of SingStar ABBA for PS2 or PS3. As a huge, cheesy, unabashed ABBA fan, when I had the chance to review this I was like, gimme! Or...
You’re the onesie that I want
Since my sweet third child will most likely be relegated to a life of shared toys and hand-me-down clothes, it's always nice when someone sends her a personalized gift that makes it 100% clear that it was meant for her and her alone. So if you're looking for the...
Our favorite shops around the country – Making the last-minute holiday rush easy
With the last shopping weekend before Christmas and Hanukkah, we're down to the wire. To save you from the dreaded rush shipping costs, we've asked our editors, contributors and some of our favorite savvy shoppers around the web to offer up their favorite go-to...
Say goodbye to terry cloth
I realize that drooling over a baby towel might seem a bit ridiculous, but when your closet is stuffed to the gills with old, rough towels, then you'd be just as excited as I was to wrap your baby up in a Bamboosa Bath Wrap found at Peekagreen.The combination of 80%...
When good things happen to good people
Remember that awesome $5k Intel tech makeover we got to help give away this fall? And you helped vote for the winners? And you were kind of hoping it was you but realized that the people who won were so deserving that you felt perfectly great about it? Right! That...
Redefining Christmas: The gift that really keeps on giving
My extremely generous in-laws keep bugging me about what they can get me for Christmas, and quite frankly, unless it's some magic bubble that I can place over my children so that they will healthy for longer than one week at a time, I'm really fine without receiving a...
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas table
I've been a fan of white serving pieces ever since my mother taught me that the food should be the star of the dishes, and not the dishes themselves. (Of course that presumes that I am capable of creating star-like food to begin with. Thank goodness for catering.)The...
Adventure, True Love and Seafood
We hosted 16 relatives (seven in our house) over the long Thanksgiving weekend. My job, besides cooking some stuff, was to read to the four little children in my daughter's room each night before bed. And each night we read The Sign of the Seahorse: A Tale...
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Plain [organic] jane
It's no trouble finding a range of organic onesies bedecked with humorous sayings and adorable designs these days. But I'm a fan of the solid, slogan-free organic play clothes as well, which can be a little harder to track down unless you're a big fan of oatmeal and...
Rosy cheeks and everything
I wrestle with the idea of what to get my two-month old daughter for Christmas, because well, she's two-months and what the heck does she care about what's sitting under the tree for her, right? But then I have to wonder if it'll come back to bite me in the butt down...
Oh the weather outside is frightful
I've not yet met a mom who loves stuffing he baby in some sort of hot, fuzzy baby bunting for a trip outside in the cold. Well, all that's about to change thanks to Kate Quinn Organics' baby bunting, found at Portland shop Little Urbanites.Made from soft sherpa and...
Calendar girl
I'm a minimalist where it comes to calendars. I know some moms live and die by their beloved organizers, but give me a compact monthly view calendar at my fingertips and I'm set.The 18-month Mouse Pad calendar from Ann Kelle Designs is perfect for me. ...
Warm as a lamb. Under a blanket. Next to a heat lamp. In Cancun.
I often have feelings of envy as I push my 19 month-old in her stroller on cold days, thinking it would be nice if it were she pushing me around town instead. Eh, I guess there's plenty of time for that when I'm 80.Now I'm feeling doubly jealous, since giving the Warm...
So that’s what all those blank walls in the nursery are for
If you're a sleek-lines-and-minimal-fluff sort of a mom, you'll want to check out Nashville artist Michalle Sessions' gorgeously simplistic prints for your progeny's room via her shop, LJ Ink. From the red-sock-wearing giraffe and monkey in the "Sock It to Me"...