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“No more poop in the house!”

May 20, 2008

That’s what I think it every time I change a poopy diaper. My friend Laurie told me that while I was changing a diaper at her house and it’s revolutionized my thinking (if not my actual habits). I think we’ve tried nearly every kind of disposable diaper disposal system and I hate them all. My [...]

26 links we appreciate

May 15, 2008

So we had a “blog blast” last week. How fun is that? We wrangled some prize bags and asked a bunch of parent bloggers to blog about their rookie year as a mom. Here are the results: Secret Mom Thoughts: Adventures Rockin’ Mama: A Rookie at Heart Flibbs.com: Battling Yoda and Diaper Flaps at the [...]

Do you live in a PLAYborhood?

May 1, 2008

My friend Sara was just telling a few of us about Playborhood.com, started by a Bay Area dad she met while attending a cool workshop down south. He has a strong belief that kids need unstructured, spontaneous, and (for older kids) unsupervised play–and safe places for doing so. The website is a collection of stories [...]

What are “Curiosity Killed the Cat” and a yellow shirt?

April 19, 2008

They are the best and worst presents my husband ever got me. For my birthday, while we were still new at the dating thing, Alec remembered an off-handed comment I made about a cool art piece in a cafe and chased down the artist on his own time to surprise me with it. I was [...]

No need to shun Shine!

March 31, 2008

If you’re one of the two readers of this site who stops here before finding out that Yahoo has a new women’s website / experience / magazine — let me tell you what to think about it. Shine collects their favorite stories and posts from the internets PLUS some original writing in an attempt to [...]

Another personalized shirt option

November 16, 2007

As much as I love the Totland t-shirt I ordered from Neighborhoodies, the price was over the top. I would do it again as a gift for an adult. But $21, plus $7 shipping for a kid is a bit much. I did order a size 4 and hope that we’ll get a full year [...]

Gap is to Old Navy as Gymboree is to …

October 22, 2007

If you already know the answer to this analogy, then pardon my ignorance, but for the rest of you, the answer is: Crazy 8. I just learned this. Yes, Gymboree has launched a cheaper, hipper brand and my husband just told me about it as he unpacked some clothing for our kids he had bought [...]

Fast and yummy things to cook

October 21, 2007

To compensate for my pro-carryout post, I want to admit that I cook at home a fair bit. I have a few links, tips and tricks to share: I really like the The Best 30-minute Recipe (even though it’s more like best 90 minute recipe with a toddler and a baby around) so we try [...]

Who’s Karen?

October 16, 2007

We have a friend. She’s cool — you’d like her. She has a funny food blog >> offthemeathook.com:: lifestyles of the carnivorous & fabulous. Karen’s not a mom but a really cool auntie and when she stumbles upon quirky products or fun activities for little kids and babies, she shares them with us.

Attention lovers of screenprinted clothing

October 2, 2007

Fooey sale alert! Friends, this stuff is totally cute and at reasonable prices you don’t typically see at indie boutiques. In fact, the homepage promises that nothing’s over fifteen dollars. This awesome octopus-playing-instruments tshirt is ten bucks. As a mom of a boy, I am so over the truck-train-sports-themed-dog appliqued clothing. Bring on the creative [...]

Replate

July 13, 2007

You may already be an activist. What do you do when you can only finish half your sandwich? If you’re among the many that put it gently back in its paper bag and place it on top of a garbage can hoping that the someone hungry and needy will know to pick it up before [...]

For when you just gotta pee

June 12, 2007

How can I put this delicately? Sometimes when you’re pregnant and you have to pee all the time, you just can’t make it home. Or sometimes, after you’ve recently given birth… Enter MizPee, a funny little web service for when you gotta go on the go. Want to try MizPee? Send as a text message [...]

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