It's about this time every year that we need to ramp up our efforts to get our homes organized and looking awesome for holiday guests. It's like, what the heck happened to all that spring cleaning I did six months ago? Yeah, well, welcom…
Today on the TODAY Show , our own Kristen, co-publisher, editor, and single mom of four extraordinaire shared some of her best tips for making mornings easier with kids, staying organized , and getting her kids to help out more around th…
Buying a new cosmetics case isn't a bad annual tradition, at least if yours gets as beat up as mine do, with spills and smudges and that glittery who-knows-what embedded in there. It's more affordable than buying a whole new handbag, and…
Have your kids been slacking on their daily chores lately? Or really, have you been slacking on enforcing them? First, give yourself a break; summer just unofficially ended. Second, I've got help for you: Download one of these cool print…
The nursery in our apartment was used by the previous tenant as a walk-in closet so as you can imagine, it's small. Every item our baby's room has to earn its place by either looking great or serving us with high functionality. Ideally b…
While there are certain must-haves for school, like backpacks and lunch boxes , we always love finding the coolest school supplies that just make things a little more fun this time of year. Whether you're helping your kid express his or …
We are not the parents who are going to put together a list of back to school crafts that require 6 kinds of sandpaper and a drawer full of spare x-rays to turn into DIY stencils. (Seriously. We've seen this.) Like most of you, we're loo…
I've been feeling like my house has gotten a little out of control here at the end of the summer, so I'm taking advantage of our new back-to-school routine this week to get started. (And yes, I'm one of those moms with the crazy early sc…
I have long loved finding unique, eco-friendly, and easy-to-assemble cardboard furniture and toys for kids . But while most of the cardboard items I've found to date are unfinished, I'm so intrigued by a new company on Kickstarter that m…
One of the first rules of summer camp, other than Sunscreen Sunscreen Sunscreen , is to label every single thing your kids take with them. Including the sunscreen. While a Sharpie can do the trick on some products, we love colorful label…
June is going to be a busy month in the studio of one of our favorite modern kids' furniture makers, Kiersten Hathcock of Mod Mom Furniture . The Shark Tank winner, cool mom, and handmade toy box builder extraordinaire -- along with her …
One of my most prized possessions is a photo of me holding my daughter, flanked by both my mother and grandmother, Momsie. Four generations of strong, first-born women together for a brief time on this earth. As we come up on what would …
With daylight savings coming up, I know I'm not the only one itching to open up windows and start spring cleaning the house from top to bottom. So I decided to try out the popular Konmari method of organization from the book by Japanese …
Keeping the playroom clean is a regular battle at our house, and I'm ready for a truce. But when I start to get sick of the mess, I usually turn to storage bins as my go-to method for keeping clutter to a minimum. It's a system that's ea…
I've purchased six Expedit storage units from IKEA for our three-child house, so you can imagine my shock when I discovered that they were no longer selling what I consider their most versatile, affordable, and useful storage solution fo…
Confession: I'm still using the not-so-clean plastic Caboodle I got as a high school graduation gift. ( Editor's Note: Noooooo! ) So it's clearly way past time for me to look for some fresh new ways to keep my makeup organized. There are…
I have come across a few little design hack ideas to help keep my kids' overflowing drawers a little less so--and hopefully, in the process, keep the seven year-old from grabbing the tye-died tank top and gym shorts when it's 10-degrees …
This is a sponsored message from Schoola If you're in organization and clean-up mode (hello, new year!) you may be interested to know that you can actually turn those old clothes of yours into cash for your kids' school thanks to Schoola…
Like shopping for new school supplies in the fall, I absolutely love getting a beautiful new calendar each January. It's a blank slate spread out before me for the coming year, with so much opportunity. While I'll definitely buy a printe…
Wishing you an amazing new year full of joy, love, and lots of sleep. Hey, two out of three isn't bad. Here's hoping 2015 is the best year ever. Thanks for being the best readers on the Internet. Love, your favorite type nerds, Liz, Kris…
Is it overkill to hang a different calendar in every room of your house? Because there are so many gorgeous 2015 calendars that I'm struggling to choose just one. Here are 11 of the coolest calendars for next year, ranging from wall cale…
We're always looking for ways to save time and money grocery shopping, especially during the holiday season when we're all feeling stretched thinner than usual in every way. We're spending more on holiday gifts and family travel, and eve…
Are you as obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us ! Then check out these 5 Thanksgiving Pinterest pins, plus lots more from our site and around the web. 1. If you're heading out of town for Thanksgiving, you need this hilarious tot…
In case you missed them, here are 5 of our most popular cool tech picks from Cool Mom Tech this past week. Enjoy! 1. Huge Apple iPad news yesterday and we've got you covered with everything you need to know. 2. We're all drooling over th…