A Printed Dolphin-Hem Top

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…

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Stowaway Make Up Set

News Roundup

Some of the articles of interest to working mothers that we’ve seen around the web recently… Breadwinning Mama reviews a new makeup line called Stowaway. The Washington Post interviewed Anne-Marie Slaughter about her new book and how she believes we “utterly devalue the importance of caregiving roles in our society.” The New York Times gives you “five…

Gibson 'Yummy Fleece' High-Low V-Neck Pullover | CorporetteMoms
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Finally Friday: ‘Yummy Fleece’ High/Low V-Neck Pullover

I don’t know about you guys, but the sweatshirt trend has coincided wonderfully with motherhood for me — including lovely, warm fleecey goodness like this one. After too many incidents where the boys got yogurt/snot/spit/lord knows what else on cashmere sweaters, I almost exclusively wear stuff like this on the weekends or on long mommy days. This one…

The Limited Long Open Front Cardigan | Corporette
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Everyone Thursday: Long Open Front Cardigan

I was on the Limited home page looking for something else when this picture flashed by, and I had to go off to hunt for the product. After wearing the heck out of the Halogen long cardigan I bought at the last big Nordstrom sale (similar to this one), I’m considering more. I like the burgundy…

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Grandma the Babysitter: Grandparents as Caregivers

We’ve talked about childcare pros and cons, but we’ve never directly talked about childcare with family as caregivers — and I keep seeing stories about how grandparents move to New York to help raise their grandkids — so I thought we’d discuss. There are obvious pros — love! money! — but the logistics strike me…