DIY Instagram Beanbags and Sachets
Love my Instagram photos! We turned them into little cedar sachets for my husband’s Father’s Day present….but wouldn’t they make great little hostess gifts too? View more after the jump! Other ideas: fill them with beans or barley to make recognition toys for toddlers or fill with sand to make a heavy paperweight! So many [...]
Pretty Parties: Host a Margarita Party
This weekend marks the fifth annual margarita party that I host every year with my mom at her house on the lake. The tradition began as an itch to throw a little fiesta and has grown into an event that friends and family look forward to all year long. We do up a huge make-your-own [...]
Aishwarya Rai Shows Off Her Post Baby Bod at Cannes & Yes, She Looks Gorgeous (Photos)
You know what I think is crazy? That a gorgeous and stunning woman such as Aishwarya Rai can’t just go and have a baby, not lose the baby weight in record time like some the the Bollywood’s peers in Hollywood and get criticism for it. But that’s just what happened when – in her native [...]
Beyonce Ends Her Five-Month Maternity Leave
It looks like our Queen Bey is back! After a five-month maternity leave, chart topper Beyonce is headed back on stage Friday night in Atlantic City, the first time since her daughter Blue Ivy was born back in January. The celebrity mom says that while she feels like she’s going back “to her old job” [...]
15 Ideas for Summertime Jewelry
Lately I’ve been loving really simple, geometric jewelry. I think the designs and these pretty pastel colors make great accessories for summer. Take a peek at some of my favorites, after the jump! Top photo: A Merry Mishap. All other photos from respective sources. Chelsea Fuss is a blogger and prop stylist based in Portland [...]
ModCloth Dresses Designed by You!
ModCloth is our go-to shop online for sweet, Zooey Deschenel inspired dresses and vintage accessories. But, have you heard of their new crowd sourced collection? Designs were submitted, voted on and chosen all from fans of ModCloth on facebook. This 10 piece collection is now available! Beautiful, right? We love the idea of sourcing designs [...]
Publishing Your Blog To Kindle
So, I’m embarrassed to admit I only just found out about publishing your blog to Kindle. It’s been allowed since 2009, apparently. I know, I know. (Enjoy that moment of superiority if you already knew.) I want to be sure to offer up a hat tip to blogger Lindsay of Dishwater Dreams who was kind enough to blog [...]
Advice for the Non-Networked from a Blogger
Those of us that live and work online often also work from home, and sometimes what we do seems frivilous and, well, a lot like NOT working to those that are unfamiliar with how we work. Bonnie, the author of the great blogs Crib Chronicles and Theory, shared an incident on her blog recently that [...]
“Oh, she’s a really popular kid in fourth grade,” said the little girl walking with my boys on the sidewalk. They were right in front of me and I wanted to ask her why the “she” in question was so popular, but I decided to see how it played out. My boys just nodded and [...]
Marvel Inspires Little Boy, Little Boy Inspires Us — Video
I could spend a few paragraphs here making a series of abstract connections that validate the publishing of this video on Dadding, but I’ll save you the trouble and just say that I am a dad and this video made me feel fantastic. I want other dads to have that, too. I’m a giver. But [...]
The 5 Best Snacks For Plane Travel
Snacks on a Plane! There’s a large probability you’ll be boarding an airplane at some point this summer and even though it’s convenient living on 100 calorie snack packs, it isn’t the only way to fly. And you can’t take just anything on a plane. It has to be easy to carry and eat, yes. [...]
These soft and zesty lemon bars are infused with the richness of coconut oil and the creaminess of banana. This is a great way to add coconut oil to your diet and satisfy your summertime lemon bar craving.. Lemon Kiwi Coco Bars vegan, makes about 12 bars 1 1/2 bananas 1 cup virgin coconut oil [...]
It Took 7 Years, But it Finally Happened
One of my kids managed to get gum stuck in their hair. And it wasn’t even the four-year-old, which would have kind of make sense. They’re famous for being kinda spacey and not very smart in a worldly sense, so getting gum stuck in their hair isn’t that hard of a thing to imagine. It [...]
I am a mom and I blog about my life, including my children, who are front and center of my life. I’ve written about the parenting challenges that I’ve faced, some of the funny and adorable things they’ve done and the passage of time. It’s the stuff of parenthood and I’ve enjoyed doing it for [...]
I married a sentimental man. He’s stashed away little love notes and relics from our dating days- photographs, mementos, and keepsakes throughout the 12 years we’ve known each other. Now that we have children he’s become even more of a pack rat. He holds on to the crude preschool pictures and the backwards spelling of [...]
Having kids is such a sobering experience sometimes. Do you ever look at your child and think, “Oh no, they are EXACTLY like me!”? This has been happening to me more and more with my daughter recently. Whether it’s the way that she likes to put on singing and dancing shows for the rest of [...]
Idiots Torture Little Dog By Strapping Explosives To It
This is the sort of bulls**t that makes me tear my hair out and want to punch humanity in the face. The incredible senselessness of this act of cruelty – where two young men strapped an M80 to the neck of this little dog, then lit it – just boggles the mind of most reasonable [...]
Bringing A Little Love To The Dying: Pets in Hospice Care
We’ve all heard about the studies that say when you own pets it lowers your blood pressure, extends your life, and generally makes things better, but if you’re sick – or worse, dying – the comfort of your pets is usually something you no longer get to enjoy. Luckily, most places that treat the sick [...]
Adorable PIc of The Week: Babywearing Daddy
Father’s Day is but a couple of short weeks away and I’m already cultivating seeds of extra special love. You know, DIY gifties, a brunch to die for, letting him sleep in and perhaps some geekery that he’s coveting. I wasn’t shy about proclaiming what in my mind, makes a #winning Mother’s Day, so of [...]
It’s Time For Paul’s First Babysitter
Paul is four and a half months old, and other than leaving him with his dad while I quickly run errands on a Saturday morning (or that one time I went to the movies), he’s never left my side. Sure, my husband and I have gone on date nights, but we’ve just taken Paul with [...]
10 Quick No-Bake Treats to Satisfy a Craving
A summer pregnancy isn’t always easy — you’re hot, you’re exhausted, and the cravings for something cool and refreshing can be killer. Rather than eat ice cream from the carton with the freezer open, here are some simple and satisfying treats that you can make in a matter of minutes. In fact, most look fancy [...]
8 Signs You’re Entering (Or Already In) Your Fertile Period
I am now on to month #3 of trying to conceive babe #4 and we are entering that ‘fun’ part of the month. I have been charting for almost a year since removing my birth control and I know with the calendar date and other signs that I am about to enter the fertile period [...]
9-Year-Old Boy Writes to Milton Bradly Calling The Game Of Life Unfair
First things first, it should be noted that Nick Packard – who wrote the note below – is no longer nine-years-old. According to his Facebook page he is all grown up, has graduated from NYU with a degree in history and is now engaged. But at one point in his life he was a precocious [...]
A Life and Love Story, As Told in Stock Images
Stock images are usually kind of laughable. What, with how so many of them are so obviously staged. They’re kind of a like an exaggeration of real life. However, a new video ad campaign for Getty Images, one of the largest stock photo agencies, sums up real life pretty well over the course of 873 [...]
