Some like Epicurious , some prefer FoodNetwork.com . But me, I tend to head straight to Chef Google when I need help finding a specific recipe, even though it takes a decent amount of time to nail down something that's quick, simple, and…
The thought of sending a note card via the internet would generally make my inner Emily Post faint, but after seeing the gorgeous new paperless thank you cards, from CMP fave Paperless Post, I think I can hear her applauding. Just as lov…
Mother's Day is creeping ever so close, and dads, you may have remembered to order flowers for your mom, but did you remember to do something awesome for the mother of your kids? (Sorry, dudes. That's your responsibility, too.) Don't pan…
Saying you love me with flowers is great, but on Mother's Day , please don't get me a smiling kitten n' rainbow mug full of carnations and daisies. I'd much rather have a bed of bamboo accented by one gorgeous orchid, or maybe some spark…
If you're anything like I am, you've probably got a lot of your kids' precious artwork boxed up and you're saving it for, well, who knows what. (Actually, if you're really like me, then your kids' glitter-encrusted volcano drawings and p…
I'm a somewhat nervous traveler, but unlike most of our kind, it's not the flying I hate. More like I need to know exactly what we're doing when. My husband, on the other hand, is happy to just plan "camping" and "figure it out when we g…
Remember when there were 13 channels on the television and the youngest kid in the family was the designated remote control? Kids today will never know that pain. With 600 channels, Tivo, Hulu, and Google, there's always something on. Bu…
Faster than a speeding toddler. More powerful than loaded diaper. Able to leap from playdate to playdate in a single bound. It's Perfect Mom! Yep, that was going to be me. I was going to achieve the perfect work/life balance as a working…
Put down that take-out menu--I'm here to tell you that yes, you can cook a complete meal without pulling out your hair. Sure, there are a million recipe sites out there, and some of them are fantastic, but what if you want instructions o…
If you live in Los Angeles, you've got some mad cash, and you want someone else to deliver organic, healthy, super-fresh baby food to your doorstep... well, I'm a little jealous, actually. And Baby's Belly is here to serve you. The brain…
Look, we've discussed my SIS (Scrapbook Impairment Syndrome) in the past. I'm okay with it. There are tools available for me to do pretty things with my pictures in other ways. But if I want a genuine photos-affixed-to-beautiful-backgrou…
Big congrats to Linda H, whose photo book of her first family vacation--to Hawaii no less--is the winner of our sponsor Shutterfly's photobook contest. Of course we feel like she already got the grand prize with a Hawaii vacation in the …
Our recent learning photo book contest for our awesome sponsor Shutterfly , was one of the most fun contests we've ever done here. Our readers submitted so many inspiring ideas for turning the photo books into learning books, that we wan…
Some of my favorite memories: Seeing Paris when I was 8. My senior year dance performance. Bungee jumping off a crane over the Hudson River. And they're all saved on video tape. As in, not DVDs. And since we've ditched the VCR, there's n…
Sure, you can spend hundreds of dollars to get maternity jeans from hip labels, but the cost is exorbitant and you end up wearing them for just a few months. (Or, hopefully just a few months.) I know there are more options around now tha…
Yeah, sometimes we want to hit our favorite restaurant and the kids can nibble off our plates or make do with -- gasp! -- adult food, but other times we're faced with the realities of a tight budget and wanting to keep the peace. With Ki…
Jade's Toy Box no longer exists I'm starting to think that group gifts are the way to go. Chip in with a bunch of other folks, and get someone one seriously awesome something-or-other that they'll really appreciate. And I think that's wh…
My kids have been back to school for a few weeks already, and my inbox runneth over. I need more volunteers for the coupon drive , says the coordinator. This is quickly followed by a bevy of reply-alls which are making me crazy, so I can…
I used to do the consignment thing with my kids' outgrown clothes, but I've just not found a store in our new locale that has enough stuff I want to buy to make it worth my while to sell there. And I admit that dropping bags anonymously …
I have a dream: I want someone to go into my closet, take a look at what I have, and then tell me what else I need. And of course, I want suggestions that work with what I'm already wearing, and that are cool and fun, and maybe, just may…
1) Make a donation in her name to a an organization like Global Giving which will send an e-mail confirmation right away. 2) Send this aweeeesome custom Mother's Day video courtesy of Moms Rising . Seriously, you totally have to do this …
If you plan on leaving the house for any point of your 40 week pregnancy, you can't just get away with nine months of stretch-waist yoga pants and Target maternity tees. Not that I didn't try, mind you. I needed some clothes I could actu…
When we finally joined this century and got a Wii, the kids received a pile of games over the holidays from family. And do you suppose that the most expensive games--the ones the kids begged for for months --are the ones that they play t…
I'm always looking for ways to get more organized, but I cannot abide the sort of "helpful" service that makes me feel like I'm a slacker just for being there. The newly relaunched Buttoned Up never skewers me with guilt; this website (f…