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,…
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,…
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,…
Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently… A British Vogue editor, pictured, shares her maternity style tips. An NPR reporter asks, can one exercise really reduce “mummy tummy”? Lifehacker’s Offspring also weighs in on diastasis recti (DR), the medical term for the separation of the abdominal muscles, which occurs…
Kate and I were just discussing this — what are the best backpacks for kids? If you’re looking for a full-sized backpack, you can’t go wrong with L.L. Bean; they’ve been around forever, and they last forever. (I still have mine from 1,000 years ago.) They have tons of solid colors and patterns (paisley, colorblock,…
