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What Lonely Books Do Now That We’ve Forgotten Them

February 1, 2012
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What’s happening in the bookstore near you, y’all? I love the googly-eyes on the second book that peeks out of the shelf. Ahh, the joy of a real book. And a good editor;) And to have this much time on my hands to create something like this. Image and video credit: crazedadman

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Advent Calendar Mishap

December 21, 2011
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Why oh why do we do such Christmas nonsense? This is why advent calendars are a terrible idea for toddlers: impulse control. Or lack of it! So I scoured the web to find a lovely advent calendar idea. I found oh so many! Have you noticed how many moms out there are johnny on the [...]

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Diaper Buds: A Blooming Good Diaper

September 21, 2010

Your first thought, when you hear the word “bud” may or may not be a flower, but these new diapers from Diaper Buds do, in fact, bloom like little budding flowers when you open them. Designed to take up less space in your bag, the diapers are vacuum-packed so that they are 70% smaller than [...]

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Tiffany’s Leather Collection

September 21, 2010

I’m so kicking myself right now. I heard about Tiffany’s new Leather collection and, just for fun, thought I’d check it out. It’s not like I’ll be buying a Tiffany’s anything right about now, least of all a leather handbag. But what harm would a look-see do? First of all, the new Tiffany’s leather is [...]

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“Ghetto” Parenting

July 30, 2010

It means what you think it means. The Chicago Sun Times columnist, Mary Mitchell, coined this new phrase and, not surprisingly, kicked up a hornets nest. Here’s her definition: Ghetto parenting is cursing around, and at, a child. Ghetto parenting is brawling with your man or your woman in front of your child. Ghetto parenting [...]

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Yoga Clothes For All Day

July 30, 2010

Not that I have time to go to yoga, but these “yoga” clothes by Sarah Reilly are designed to take you through your whole day. Actually, I don’t think they are all yoga clothes, just inspired by a yoga practice. I particularly love the bone shirt – so witty and yet it makes me want [...]

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Forever 21 Maternity Clothes

July 28, 2010

It’s kinda strange that a shop that touts being “Forever 21″ would come out with a line of maternity clothes, but they did! They call it “Love 21 Maternity” and the line features the same stylish, inexpensive clothes as their non-preggo collection. Unfortunately for me, I learned of Love 21 Maternity about a year too [...]

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IVF and Cancer in Kids

July 23, 2010

You may have seen that there is talk about IVF children having an increased incidence of cancer. Don’t fret – the Swedish researchers who were studying cancer rates in children born through in vitro fertilization found that there isn’t necessarily a link between the manner of conception and childhood cancer. The researchers did think that [...]

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Drop Side Crib Ban and Recalls

July 16, 2010

Did you know that the United States (via the Consumer Products Safety Commission) has not updated its crib safety standards since 1982? Well, that’s all changing as of yesterday when the CSPC decided to ban drop side cribs and overhaul the crib standard recommendations. Business Week just published a good article on it. Here’s a [...]

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Radio Flyer Mosaic Photos

July 8, 2010

At about the time my first daughter was learning to walk, I was itching to buy her a Radio Flyer Wagon. To me, it screamed childhood in a baseball and apple pie sort of way. There’s just something about Radio Flyers! I just heard that Radio Flyer was putting together a mosaic of photographs that [...]

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Sit or Squat For Your Toddler

June 11, 2010

One of my nightmares: walking around a part of town I don’t know well and having my little one say she has to potty RIGHT NOW. Sit or Squat to the rescue! Believe me, if the above scenario hasn’t happened to you yet, it will. I carry a Baby Bjorn potty in the car so [...]

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Protecting Your Kid’s Eyes from the Sun

June 8, 2010

Don’t you think it’s super cute to see a toddler with sunglasses? Kinda like watching your daughter put on Mommy’s shoes and play dress up. But, did you know that even the smallest of kids need to wear some type of UV protection for real and NOT for dress up? I didn’t either. The reason [...]

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Get The Lucky Shopping Manual and Get Help

June 1, 2010

Tell me if this sounds familiar: you open your closet and look at all the clothes stuffed inside and see nothing. Well, OK, you see “something” but nothing that you want to wear. That’s my everyday. I have all these clothes that used to be cute and exciting but now they are just sad sacks. [...]

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