Happy 40th Birthday, Earth Day ! You look fabulous! Not a day over 29, honest. In honor of this big birthday, a great opportunity to teach our kids about the best ways to take care of this nice planet of ours, the EPA has put out a whole…
I do my best to support my favorite charities on a regular basis, but often times it's only when something tragic happens and I'm called into action. But thanks to Spend for Good , I can donate to my favorite charities when I thinking ab…
And as a Canadian mama, it was with much excitement that I used to take trips south of the border and bring home some lovely Liz Lange maternity clothes. Well now I'm going to have to get myself an American address since it looks like th…
It breaks our heart when our favorite shops go out of business, for whatever reason, as with Quiet Hours Toys which is shutting its doors this spring. We've featured them so often over the years, always a fan of this mom-run shop's exqui…
We were so smitten with the cheeky online shopping helper Alice when it first debuted, we're now thrilled to find that we can take Alice everywhere, via their brand new iPhone App . It's all the same things we love about the original--sh…
A few days ago we told you about our friend and fellow blogger, Anissa Mayhew, who suffered a severe stroke in late November. We are so pleased that today is Shop For Anissa Day in which more than 60 businesses have agreed to donate a po…
We were dismayed when we learned that our friend, fellow blogger, and all around cool mom of three, Anissa Mayhew, suffered a severe stroke a few weeks ago which has left her hospitalized--but increasingly responsive every day. Known for…
Thanks to a bit of a shoe obsession, I really don't need any excuse to buy new shoes for my kids. But when I heard that the The Mini Social , a cool members-only shopping site and past CMP fave will be offering amazing deals on some of o…
There are a lot of me-too etsy type online marketplaces cropping up these days, though most of them fall a little (or a lot) flat on execution. But 1000 Markets ? So awesome I don't even know where to begin. 1000 Markets is beautiful, it…
We know there are still a few beach days in your future, but consider this your gentle reminder that the first day of preschool, kindergarten or beyond is just around the bend. But, don't worry, we've got your back and have put together …
I have a dream: I want someone to go into my closet, take a look at what I have, and then tell me what else I need. And of course, I want suggestions that work with what I'm already wearing, and that are cool and fun, and maybe, just may…
I find that reading labels is hard enough when I'm trying to figure out which cereal has less fat, or whether sugar is hidden in yogurt using some sixteen-syllable code name. But when you've got a kid with serious allergies, keeping an e…