I cannot tell you how many times I’ve gone to our local Starbucks and seen one of my daughter’s teachers there, in line, getting a coffee to go. I have since decided that Starbucks gift cards are the perfect ‘teacher gift.’ And for any occasion.
Pea’s teacher just had her birthday, and we went straight to [...]

A new tradition in our home: Hello Kitty pancakes. The girls are so thrilled with the cute little kitty’s face staring back at them from their plates that they don’t even notice I’m now making pancakes with whole wheat flour. Genius!
They’re kind of hard to come by at a reasonable price. I actually saw one [...]

Ugh. I have the Elizabeth & James version of this shirt I’ve linked to below, and it cost a small fortune. Upwards of $225. Granted, it’s one of my all-time favorite shirts. A go-to in my closet. But really? The Olsen Twins, behind the Elizabeth & James line now have another line exclusive to JC [...]

I am now completely obsessed with Clare Vivier’s bags. As a self-confessed bag lady, I am on her shopping site daily, multiple times a day, trying to figure out which bag I need, and in what color.
I’m thinking the Messenger Tote in gray. Close to black, but a bit more interesting. Although the white one [...]

Just stumbled across a new on-line magazine all about – you guessed it – kids. It’s called La Petite and at first glance, it looks promising. Lots of beautiful photographs of kids in gorgeous clothing. I’ll take some more time to look at it later this afternoon, but always want to share a good (free!) [...]

Has anyone else heard about this? This amazing area of the Target website, working in cahoots with Daily Candy, to link to fabulous things out there that you may just not be able to live without?
Red Hot Shop.
I am on the Target site a couple of times a month, I’m guessing, and yet somehow? I [...]

I have seen this photograph recently all over the place. And still, I think I need to order one and frame it up for my little Coco’s room. The baby deer? Looks just liker her. It’s uncanny!

I want the blond woman’s wardrobe. In every single photograph. In fact, the photo of her in the wedding dress with the cardigan and the giant flower? Makes me want to get married all over again…

I am completely obsessed with my new Clarisonic face washing brush. It was a birthday gift from my in-laws, and I don’t care how tired I am, I will not let a morning or an evening go by without using this things. I swear to you, it is making a huge difference in the state [...]

It’s no secret I love to dress my girls. Here are some current favorites:
These cotton Seesaw dresses from Crew Cuts were supposed to be their Easter dresses. But I was out cold with pneumonia on Easter Sunday, so the egg hunt was done in our great room in our pajamas. But that’s not stopping my [...]

This shirt. And this one. I’m all about the button-down loose-fit shirts right now.
A classic denim jacket from Levi’s. A wardrobe staple. And now with a more feminine cut…
White straight leg jeans. Paper Denim & Cloth are one of my top three favorite denim lines. Thanks to Bluefly for carrying them at a discount!
These ballet [...]

I have been looking for a faux fur vest forever now. Something to layer over a jeans jacket in the fall, or to dress up a long-sleeve tee-shirt and jeans for a dinner out with my husband. But every one I tried on seemed too large and bulky.
And I knew what I had to do, [...]

Fifteen days ago, my husband took me to the emergency room here in town because I was sure I was dying. They pumped me full of fluids, told me I was dehydrated and to eat more bananas and broccoli and sent me on my way.
I still thought I was dying.
The following day I went to [...]