A woman wearing a pair of Loose Fit Pants.
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Budget Thursday: Loose Fit Pants

We’ve featured H&M’s sustainable collection, Conscious, in the past, and they’ve got a number of pants for work, including wide-leg Lyocell pants in a number of colors. These cropped, loose-fitting pants have sort of a French cool-girl vibe, and the fact that they’re machine washable, from the Conscious line, and priced at only $35, is great….

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A birthday cupcake with lit candles

The Best Default Birthday Presents for Kids You Don’t Know Well

2018 Update: We still stand by this post on default birthday presents for kids, but you may also want to check out our more recent discussion on kid birthday party guest etiquette.  For the first time ever, my eldest son J is having a birthday party for just his friends. (Summer birthdays are always awkward,…

Cole Haan Women's TALI BOW BALLET Shoe, Black Leather
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Accessory Tuesday: Tali Bow Ballet Flat

I don’t think we’ve featured Cole Haan’s Tali shoes here before, although we’ve featured them at Corporette. They’ve been around forever and they’re still bestsellers for the brand. They come in little wedge heels as well as these ballet flats; sometimes they have a bow, sometimes they’re open-toed, etc. If you’re looking for a great,…

A woman wearing a Double Lapel Trench Coat

Maternity Monday: Double Lapel Trench Coat

JCPenney has a number of cute maternity trench coats right now in colors like navy, beige, and a nice deep red. They’re all around $50, which is nice — especially since I never bought a special coat for either of my pregnancies. (But then I was never heavily pregnant in winter!) Still, at this price,…