When I was a rookie mom, my friend Julie advised me to put several layers of crib sheets on top of one another every time I changed the sheet, so that when one became wet, the sleepy parent who ... [Read More]
How to change crib sheets faster than the speed of light
Find a messy art place
Keep your Pottery Barn Kids table and chairs pristine by finding a place outside your home for your small one's artistic messes and creative exploration. In the East Bay, we are so lucky to have a ... [Read More]
6 sanity savers for cold days
I am driving from Yosemite back to my house in Berkeley, suffering a little case of family-gatherings-mostly-take-place-indoors-especially-when-you've-rented-a-cabin-in-the-winter, so I bring you a ... [Read More]
Pitch a tent
My friend Jeanine once told me there's lots of fun time to be had with a baby at an outdoor store like REI: you just set up a sweet pad in the display tent with several of the Thermarest ... [Read More]
Santa Claus, how do you do it?
I loved Santa Claus as a child. Loved. In fact, I made sure to stick little gifts in my mom's stocking to make sure that she still believed in Santa (just in case she was really SC, I didn't want her ... [Read More]
Stuff your own stocking: 10 gifts you can only buy yourself
The things you can only buy yourself One thing that my husband and I do this time of year is give the gift of permission. What? No, I'm not throwing back to the days of OBEY in the marriage vows. ... [Read More]
