Your Kids’ Activities, Overscheduling, and Working Parents
A reader wondered, “Kat, could we do a discussion on overparenting/overscheduling when a working mom?”
Washable Wednesday: Ponte Flounce Skirt Dress
This dress reminds me of this Eliza J one a reader wrote in to recommend a week or two ago, but it’s explicitly washable. (To be clear, I will often take my chances in the delicate cycle with clothing marked “dry clean” — not “dry clean only” — but try to avoid posting those items to Washable Wednesday!) I like…
Feeding Tuesday: Personalized Labels
We got these stickers a while ago through a Groupon, and loved them as a great way to “mark” Jack’s cups, spoons, and Bento trays at daycare. We got the small rectangle labels, and they have held up amazingly well to dishwashing, handwashing, regular wear-and-tear, and more. (A lot of the stickers still look like new!) Word to the wise: if…
Maternity Monday: Essential Blazer
I go back and forth on whether a maternity blazer is actually necessary, since in my most recent pregnancy I wore my regular blazers just fine up until week 38 or so. (Admittedly, I only gained 20 lbs, and then had a 10 lb baby, so there is that.) But I definitely have gotten a lot…
Finally Friday: Kids’ U.S. Shoe Sizer
When Jack started walking, we took him to a local shoe store, and I found myself completely disappointed in the experience. The women there had no special knowledge or tools beyond sizing him; they didn’t really help him try on shoes; and because Jack was so little there was no feedback on his end, either,…
