• | | |

    Diaper Bags: What’s In Yours?

    What’s in your diaper bag? Who stocks it, and who usually carries it? I know a lot of people keep their cars and/or big strollers well-stocked — and some have the nanny in charge of the diaper bag — but I’ve always kept the bag stocked and ready for us to go out to eat, to a museum, or to the airport….

    house ad reads THE BEST SUITS IN 2025 FOR EVERY BUDGET, click here for the roundup, and features a collage of 5 women wearing stylish suits
  • |

    Everyone Thursday: Plaid Tailored Blazer

    Oooh: I love the navy windowpane pattern shown here, but there are a zillion variations of this blazer — blue buffalo plaid, black and white windowpane, a gray plaid — they’re all lovely. I like the tiny bit of stretch (2% spandex, huzzah) and the general fitted shape. The pictured blazer is $35. Merona™ Plaid…

  • |

    Feeding Tuesday: Fragrance-Free Baby Bottle & Dish Liquid

    You know, it’s funny — I thought I used everything sensitive and safe for babies. Laundry detergent! Bubble bath! Sensitive bath wipes! Yet we never used this dishwashing liquid, which I’ve heard so many mothers rave about that I must be the rarity. It’s “all natural and baby safe,” and claims to remove the residue and odor associated with…

  • Maternity Monday: Printed Dolphin-Hem Top

    Looking around online it seems like there are a million things that I would not have wanted to wear while pregnant. Midi skirts that require heels to look good (and the big buzzer goes UNNNNHHHHH)! Skin-tight dresses requiring super Spanx (UNNHHH)! Jogger track pants (UNNNNHHH) — at least when I was pregnant I didn’t need any…