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    Finally Friday: Gradient Sunglasses

    One of the best tips I can think of for a mom who’s feeling frumpy — whether because your clothes don’t fit they used to, you don’t like where your weight is, you feel like you’re always covered in spitup, whatever — is to get the biggest, most glamorous sunglasses you can, and rock them…

    house ad reads THE BEST SUITS IN 2026 FOR EVERY BUDGET, click here for the roundup, and features a collage of polished women wearing stylish, classic suits
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    The Head Cold vs. Your Baby

    When my first son, J, was a baby and toddler, his colds were the worst. I remember hanging out on the floor of our little bathroom with the shower on full-blast. Steam filled the air as I tried to keep him entertained — and sweated like a fiend in my sweater. (Since I worried his little body might get overheated…

  • Everyone Thursday: Marching Wedges

    It’s rare to find a shoe under $50 that has good reviews — which may be why the Payless pump that many readers love, and the Merona wedges that readers loved before that stick in my mind so much. I may have found a new one while doing our roundup of beige heels the other day: these…

  • Washable Wednesday: Taylor Suit Pants

    As the weather gets warmer (huzzah!) you can start to put away your wool, dry-clean-only trousers and transition to lighterweight, washable pants for work. These well-reviewed Halogen pants (with a matching jacket) come in regular and petite, and are $79 new; there are even some colors and sizes on sale for $39 today. Halogen® ‘Taylor’ Stretch…