• Finally Friday: Cotton Canvas Tote Bag with 13 Pockets

    Happy FriYay! If you’re looking for an affordable diaper bag/beach bag/bag with tons of organization, check out this stripey one — it’s highly rated over at Amazon, only $39, and comes with a number of strap options so you can wear it crossbody, on your shoulder, or hang it on the back of your stroller….

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  • Thursday’s Workwear Report: Work-It Skort

    Betabrand is an interesting brand that makes/crowdfunds a lot of machine washable workwear — and this interesting skort caught my eye. Beneath the classic, full skirt is a secret: black shorts with a slim cargo pocket for keys or whatnot. At the very back of the skirt, there’s another slender, zippered pocket built into the…

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    3 Ways to Teach Kids a New Language

    I still remember the big day in 6th grade that we got to choose the foreign language that we’d start learning: Spanish, French, or German. (I picked Spanish.) Many schools in the U.S. still don’t begin to teach kids a new language until middle school, while most European countries, for example, start instruction of a second language when kids are six to nine years…

  • Washable Wednesday: Annie Dress

    Sometimes, you just want a simple, tried and true shape — but in a superior fabric that fits with your lifestyle (i.e., is washable) — and comes in several colors. Is that so much to ask? Well, no — the ladies at MM.LaFleur have done the hard work and created the Annie dress, a killer…

  • Happy Tuesday: Unbreakable Highball Glasses

    I may be a little crazy with fears of broken glass around the kitchen whilst little beings on the loose. In the past, when we’ve broken a wine glass, my husband and I have tried to divide and conquer: one of us keeps the kiddos away from the glass (if said kiddos are up, that is,…