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Under the influence, mid-summer edition

July 18, 2012

This is the second of a three-part series sponsored by Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone. One day earlier this year, I was present during a conversation between Heather and our friend Andrea. Andrea’s boots were super cute and Heather said so. And then, after asking Andrea’s permission, she pulled her smart phone out of her [...]

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Makin’ it: Baby t-shirt wall art

July 16, 2012

Sniff. It is a sad day when the cutest tiny baby outfit no longer fits. This simple tutorial converts my favorite onesie into wall art so that I we can keep enjoying it. After assembling the materials, this project only takes about ten minutes. Grab your (cleanest) most sentimental item of clothing, a canvas frame, [...]

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Activity #4: Brainstorm 50 things to do on a rainy day

April 30, 2012

Many years ago, Heather got a bunch of us, her friends, to make a list of 50 things we like to do. We didn’t have kids yet, so it was simply an exercise in self-reflection, or maybe not even that deep. Just a silly project to entertain us. I thought the practical use would be [...]

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Review your doula or baby nurse

April 27, 2012

Hey there rookie moms and dads, I want you to think about your most vulnerable moments as a new or expecting parent. We all have them. Did you hire help in the form of an in-home baby nurse or doula? How did you know what you didn’t know? I was so lucky with my rookie baby [...]

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Activity #51: Print baby trading cards

March 20, 2012

Until our first kids turned four, my mom’s group held a yearly joint birthday party for our babies, in addition to their own private birthday parties. When they turned two, I volunteered to do favors because the magnets I did the year before were such a hit. The two-year old party favor was Mom’s Group [...]

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What I got for Valentine’s Day

February 17, 2012

For many years I drove around with a gold chain license plate frame. It was an ironic hipster purchase made in my mid-twenties which later became a convenient way for my husband and me to recognize our car, a common make and color combo, in a crowded parking lot. Friends who met me as a [...]

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Publish your own I Spy book

January 16, 2012

We are big fans of the I Spy books, starting with the board book versions I bought when Julian was a baby. We play “I Spy” with regular books, too, and now we’ve graduated into Where’s Waldo? territory. When Julian was four, he and I did a little photo shoot with big plans — still [...]

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My very strong feelings about socks

August 4, 2011

Socks? Yes, socks. I’m talking baby socks, toddler socks, preschool socks, and all manner of little kid socks from infant on up. I realize in confessing this, I might sound a little crazy. But the truth is that I only buy certain makes, models, and colors of socks and I’ve come to have very strong [...]

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Dating my son on Lombard Street (sponsored)

June 27, 2011

When Julian has a day off from school that Scarlett doesn’t have, I usually take him on a special date. We have done karaoke, gone to a kid’s art museum, seen a movie in San Francisco, and hit The Exploratorium. Recently we went to Lombard Street, the crookedest street in the world.  Lombard Street is [...]

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Count your steps

June 27, 2011

Your 26th weekly challenge is to invest in a pedometer and aim for 10,000 steps each day. You’ll be surprised how many steps a mom can take just running around the house, but if you’re going to reach 10,000, you’ll need to take a walk outside for sure. This is good motivation to get some [...]

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Formula, you have met your maker, and it’s electronic.

June 16, 2011

Surely you’ve seen those coffee makers that use little pods for individual servings of coffee. Now, there’s a drink machine just for your baby. From the website MinuteBuzz.com: Swiss mums have a new labour-saving device to add to their armoury with the advent of Baby Nes — the equivalent of the cult Nespresso coffee machine, [...]

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Simplest family blog: Posterous (+ you can win)

February 15, 2011

My husband and I had a blog years ago, before there was Facebook. We posted pictures on it, shared favorite music, and documented stories about our life together. Then we had Julian and our parents were hungry for pictures, and more updates. We were dutiful and updated frequently for quite a while. Finally, Facebook came [...]

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