doodads and random bits of coolness

Aaah toilet paper foam: Because you-know-what happens.

I will admit, there are times I am envious of my girls' use of diaper wipes instead of regular old TP. What? It's refreshingly indulgent!

Martha Stewart's Halloween favor bags. Because sometimes you just can't out-Martha Martha.

We make plenty of jokes around here about the "Martha Moms," mainly because in our heart of hearts, we wish we could count ourselves among those crafty mamas who hand appliqué their children's sippy...

Tattoos that even your conservative MIL can get behind

My kids are old enough now that I no longer have to drill them on our phone number and what to do if they get lost. But oh what I wouldn't have given back then for the brilliant SafetyTats,...

To all those parents for whom Crocs are sacred

The very same week I got a note from our preschool teachers begging the parents to keep the dreaded Crocs off of children's feet I've discovered that it's still okay to send them to synagogue with...

Adorn your keys, you classy thing you

I haven't had a keychain since college, when we attached our keys to ID holders and waved them around at football games. Since I've (hopefully) evolved since then, I've decided to add a little...

Not your average birthday party decor

Today is my birthday and it's a big one. Oh how I wish I had the guts to make use of one of the bad party buntings, aka "festoons of gloom" from UK shop Twisted Twee

Cleatskins - Clean car, unmarked floors, happy Soccer Mom

While I'd rather you not call me a Soccer Mom, the fact remains that... well... I am, by definition, a Soccer Mom who spends a lot of Saturday mornings on the field. I also spend a lot of time...

Don't Let Hannah Montana's Singing Hurt Your Kids. More.

I used to worry that my daughter was damaging her fragile ear drums with a volume set to "too loud." Thankfully, we now have LoudEnough Volume-Limiting Earphones so when I yell DO YOU HEAR ME? I...

Getting Your Pre-Baby Figure Back with the Belly Bandit and HipSlimmer. Or So We Hope. (And Pray.)

Exercise, eat right, and that baby weight will come off...eventually. That's the common wisdom anyway. But I'm impatient, so in addition to bike rides and bowls of broccoli, I went looking for...

Learning the Write Way (*Rim Shot*)

As my big girl heads off to first grade (sob), I'm at home with a little girl who wants to do everything her big sister does, including learning the very same things. The mom-run company, Write Way...