I have a really serious bag addiction. It drives my husband insane, because at least once a week I find a bag that I just can’t live without. And I swear that’s it’s going to be my “forever” bag, and then a week later I’m ready to move on. My latest purchase is from a website [...]

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Every time we leave the house, my kids want to take something with them. I was so happy to find Penelope Peapod, a little on-the-go baby doll who comes in her own very cool basket, which converts to a little purse. Really, the idea is genius. Little girls love their babies, and Penelope is made for the girl on [...]

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I’m one of those people who completely overloads my bag - I have stuff in there that I’ll never need. In fact, I don’t even know half of what’s in there. But one thing I keep in my bag at all times that I frequently pull out is my first aid kit. A lot of [...]

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My youngest child is officially potty trained and beyond the need of a change of clothes at all times-which means that I can finally retire my diaper bags. I have mixed feelings about this as I have several diaper bags that I’m rather attached to, but I decided that I needed a new bag that [...]

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My kids and I have a new obsession-the very fun and functional imagination mats from Emily Green. They have bright, fun designs on the front (mostly animals, everything from owls to giraffes to puppies) and on the back, an empty canvas awaiting your child’s most creative artwork. Washable markers easily wipe off so they can create [...]

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When I wrote an article on the importance of using safe cleaning products around kids a few months ago, I was pretty appalled at some of the toxic ingredients found in common household cleaners. So I made the switch to safe cleaners and right now I’m scrubbing my house down with Get Clean products from [...]

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About this time every year my daughter’s lunchbox starts falling apart and we have to get a new one. She usually sees one at Target that she loves while we’re shopping for school supplies, talks me into it, and of course it’s in shambles three months down the road. This year our replacement box was [...]

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I make a lot of peanut butter sandwiches at my house - peanut butter and jelly, peanut butter and banana, sometimes even just plain peanut butter. My kids love peanut butter. And like most moms, I end up eating it, too, because a lot of days my lunch consists of nothing more than the scraps [...]

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Soccer is a big deal in my house. My 8-year old daughter has played since she was 4, and my 3-year old son is currently in his first season (which is honestly just insane - twenty 3-year olds playing soccer can only be described as complete chaos.) Riley, however, truly appreciates soccer and she and [...]

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My kids received the book Can You See the Red Balloon? as a gift, and they both absolutely loved it. So when I saw that it was from a company called Barefoot Books, I decided to check out some more books from them - and I was not at all disappointed. This company is definitely a [...]

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My son is obsessed with two things - Spiderman and the color green. He is a very strong-minded three year old, and I really believe in encouraging independance. In theory, I’m all for letting him pick out his own clothes. In real life, however, I just can’t do the Spiderman-shirt-every-day deal. Not only am I [...]

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