When preparing for a trip, big or small, you want to keep it light when it comes to packing, especially if you’re traveling with the kids and all their gear. To aid you in your quest to look and feel your best while on the road (and in the skies), we’ve put together a list […]
Category: New Mom?
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, there’s just something about the mother of teenagers that pulls at our heartstrings extra hard. Jess Brown and her family are no exception. The famed rag doll maker, clothing designer, and author (her second book, The Making Of A Rag Doll, comes out next month) threw open […]
We’ve come a long way, baby. That’s what we can’t help but tell ourselves after looking through Irene Lusztig’s The Motherhood Archives online essay, which accompanies her 2013 film of the same name. Once she became pregnant (and after she gave birth) the filmmaker started collecting old maternal images, film stills, and video shorts off the internet. What… […]
There’s just something about Bill Murray, right, folks? So much so that some parents even put their babies in onesies with the actor’s face on them. So, it comes with little surprise that we are seriously hyped to see the new The Jungle Book movie, now that we know Mr. Murray will play the part (via […]
Dress up your baby in the worst, ugliest gift outfit and invite over some other poorly dressed babies for a costume party and ugly-clothing contest. Dorky gifts, ratty hand-me-downs, and hopeless mismatches can finally have their day. Try not to be offended if your idea of cutest-outfit-ever winds up on one of the other models. […]
We are at a conference for the rest of the weekend, so I am re-posting this one from a couple years ago. Heather and I both live in Berkeley where houses are small, and expensive nonetheless. Our neighboring city Oakland is pretty much the same. If you’ve seen the show Parenthood, which is set here, […]
What’s the difference between a third child and a first child? The first child has a “Star Wars fourth birthday party” and he’s never seen Star Wars. The third child can hum along the Clone Wars theme song before he can even speak. With a new Star Wars movie on the horizon and Clone Wars […]
Liam Martin, a 17-year-old from New Zealand, is responsible for countless laughs around the globe. The creative kid with one hell of a sense of humor has been recreating celebrity photos via Instagram. Best known online as @waverider_, his posts are highly detailed, involving an abundance of props, from wigs and tin foil to noodles and cotton… […]
With the weekly grind behind us (for the time being), we’re looking forward to the weekend and all the events—birthday parties, picnics, perhaps a date night—it brings. Which is why we thought it was high time to deliver a second dose of “hairspiration” to inspire you to liven up those locks. From pixies dipped in […]
This post was sponsored by Eppa SupraFruta Sangria and Soybu (who offers a discount below) My real life is not as glamorous as all this. While I haven’t decided how much to share about the BlogHer14 conference I attended over the weekend because I’m never sure how much you guys care about behind-the-scenes stuff. Though perhaps […]
I have tried many things to make mornings run smoother in my house — especially school days — like reconfiguring my kitchen so kids can make their own breakfasts, making lunches the night before, and choosing clothes a week in advance. One of our more successful family hacks is an alarm set to kid-approved music […]
Challenge # 18: Check out the Library is one of 52 challenges for new moms on this site. Easy peasy. After our previous Cruise Director meltdown, I felt sure that checking out the library would prove to be a walk in the park, literally. I am really lucky to live in a town with an […]