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The payoff has arrived

January 31, 2012

I grew up next door to a boy one year older than me. His parents hosted my baby shower, a co-ed barbecue that he attended with his wife and their one-year old son. At the shower, my childhood friend, now a dad and a recent business school graduate, spoke these words of wisdom to me [...]

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Do you do anything weird with your appliances?

January 20, 2012

Today Heather and I (and Sawyer) are headed for Chicago where we will be attending a Blogger Summit hosted by Kenmore. As my husband and I are actually in the market for a new range/oven/stove/whatever you want to call, you know, that big device that cooks food in the kitchen, I am extra interested in [...]

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Lunar New Year giveaway from Barefoot Books

January 11, 2012

Last year, you guys seemed to really like the opportunity to win books from Barefoot Books, so I asked them to give us another chance to giveaway books. In the post-holiday reflections on STUFF, it feels really nice to give away BOOKS. Though you do have to put them away and decide carefully how to [...]

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Announcing “Makin’ it with the Rookie Moms”

January 3, 2012

We had so much fun creating our weekly challenge list for rookie moms in 2011 that we wanted to do something similar this year. But totally different. I am excited to announce that we are working on a new content series for 2012, focused on making stuff. Each week, we will highlight excellent clever do-it-yourself [...]

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Year-end diaper donation request

December 30, 2011

This the last post in our series sponsored by the Huggies Every Little Bottom program, and I hope that over the course of 2011, you have been inspired to think of moms in need from time to time, especially when you open a fresh package of diapers. For many families, providing the bare necessities, including [...]

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Shutterfly photo books: story ideas (and giveaway!)

December 16, 2011

My mom makes mini photo books with Shutterfly for my kids every time we spend a weekend together, so we have a whole bunch of them. She is/was a creative director at her own ad agency, so she’s pretty darn good at it. But the hardbound books that Shutterfly is promoting now are in another [...]

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Use Q-Tips as tiny swords

December 13, 2011

When we hosted a Q-Tips twitter party last month, Terri K (@tkharmonic) tweeted: I’d like to point out that Q-tips make excellent substitutes for swords as they fit well into the hands of most action figures. Hilarious! And something I wanted to try. I challenged my sons (and husband) to battle with Q-Tips as weapons, [...]

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Awesome Mom: Secret Agent Josephine (win!)

December 8, 2011

One of the best parts about getting older is that the accomplishments of my peers continue to be more amazing. It is with no small thrill that I share the news that my blogging peer, the talented illustrator known Secret Agent Josephine is launching, not just one children’s book, but three! And not just on [...]

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Help me design the ultimate photo book (and win!)

December 5, 2011

Have you ever made someone a beautiful personalized photo book and seen their face light up? It’s a good feeling. After my mom took me to Italy to celebrate my 30th birthday, I totally “won Christmas” (my new invented expression for the best gift of the year — let’s all make it a thing, ok?) [...]

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What’s dinnertime like in your house? (Giveaway!)

November 29, 2011

Omigod, once again I am totally serious and unsmiley in this Ragu video clip. What is my problem? I really am proud that I’m giving my kids the dinner experience I dreamed of as a kid. I am happy! I should be smiling when I describe it! Instead, I look like I’m discussing foreign policy. [...]

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Board games for active preschoolers (giveaway!)

November 25, 2011

I am sincerely thankful to Wonderforge for sponsoring this giveaway because it seems incredibly well-timed. There’s nothing like having a stack of great games hiding in your garage so that when you realize you need a gift in a pinch, you can simply go browse your pile of unopened toys. In my house, my husband [...]

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5 tips for NICU moms

November 17, 2011

A huge thanks to Melissa Harris whom I recognized from college when she began working in my office about five years ago. Now she is a mom of two, one of whom is nicknamed “The Anti-Preemie”. Earlier this week, she alerted me that today is the first World Prematurity Day and offered to write this [...]

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