momstuff
I heart tea (and coffee) but right now I’m all Tea
June 10, 2013When I love something I fall hard. Like the mild obsession I had for earl grey tea ice cream that had us driving to Vancouver so I could get some at Bella Gellateria (arguably the best gelato ever!). Or my butter tart thing that has me salivate at the mere mention of JJ Bean. Or […]
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When you make the recipe on your bubble bath bottle
May 30, 2013I love stuff by Philosophy and I’ve probably bought a small fortune in their company over the years from face wash and shower gel to creams and eye makeup removers. One of my favorite things about their products, other than the fact that they seem to work pretty well and seem ‘good for you,’ is […]
Read MoreI wants for March
February 25, 2013I was looking through my want lists from last year and I found my “I wants of March” and thought I better carry on the tradition. Looking back, I only got the Raleigh bar from my list. When I saw it in real life, it was tinier than I thought it would be, but really […]
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Winter-themed one year old party and a really cool idea
February 4, 2013I’ve been meaning to post this one for so long. My friend Sandee is super-creative so when her little guy turned one she put together a fabulous party at her gorgeous home. I loved the red, white and turquoise color-theme which is perfect for December parties. I absolutely loved the cake table. The guys were […]
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Bug-Proof Clothing
January 22, 2013I’m not sure why, but bug-proof clothing is one search I get a lot on this site, and as someone who puffs up into one giant mosquito welt if I get bitten, I thought I better share some of my real faves: I love this shirt. That might even be an understatement. If I hear […]
Read MoreFive great stocking stuffers for 4-year olds who travel
December 6, 2012One week into December and I’ve pretty much finished the bulk of my Christmas shopping. (This is not a brag, I’m just constantly shopping and if I didn’t have a focus, it would be dangerous.) So now I get to think about fun stocking stuffers-and just what are some fun finds for the small traveling […]
Read MoreStarting my Christmas List
November 9, 2012It’s incredible how many things you can buy if you really want to and how easy it is to find them nowadays via the interwebs but I do like to keep it old fashioned where I can. We have been making Christmas Idea Vision Boards: the guys with their Toys R Us fliers and me […]
Read MoreOlloclip and fake olloclip
August 18, 2012My sis is very creative and she always finds the coolest things: she told me she bought this clip thing to put on her Iphone that takes macro-pics and I saw some amazing pictures she took of bees and flowers and of course, I wanted to do the same thing. I forgot to ask her […]
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Birchbox vs Glossybox: a makeup subscription showdown
August 13, 2012So this isn’t really a makeup showdown, it’s more like a what do I prefer, what can I afford, why do I really need a monthly beauty supply delivery anyway comparison. And the showdown merely happened because I saw Glossybox advertised and I thought my life wouldn’t be complete unless I tried it out. My […]
Read MoreIt’s open:) Hello Seattle CityTarget!
July 25, 2012Yes, you know what I’m talking about. It’s red and white and shiny all over! And we had a bunch of errands to run this morning so we headed to my new money swallowing hole Seattle CityTarget to see how shopping in our city is going to be. The parking at CityTarget is free if […]
Read MoreOn finding Melona
July 17, 2012On a trip to Hawaii a few years ago, we discovered a treat with a very odd name. Yes, it’s made of melons, but it just seems like an unfortunate sounding title for such a delicious ice pop (a friend recently told me it sounds like a skin disease.) But it must be popular in […]
Read MoreMake your own Ipad baby monitor
May 22, 2012When we first traveled with the guys we always carted along this cheap baby monitor so we could hear them in one room sleeping while we sat on the patio or vegged in another room. (We tend to get places with more than one room when we travel so we can actually zone out and […]
Read MoreThree things I want at Williams-Sonoma
May 11, 2012Maybe its gauche to say I want something three days before Mother’s Day, but it’s only because these silly catalogs keep coming all this week that I want so many things. And these things are really random and somewhat healthy so I thought I’d share. These are three things I’m likely going to buy myself […]
Read MoreEasy Homemade Chocolate Pudding
February 23, 2012The boys were craving pudding the other day and there was none in the fridge and now I don’t think I’m going to have to buy pudding again. This recipe was yummy and super easy and the guys actually enjoyed it better when it was warm than they did a couple hours later after it […]
Read MoreThings you don’t really need at Ikea but should buy anyway
January 6, 2012This morning we headed to Ikea because we wanted to get some drawer pulls to replace some that had broken. Unfortunately we couldn’t find them in the maze and it felt very cliche to be shopping for organizational stuff the first week of January anyways. So we didn’t buy anything functional. It was just a […]
Read MoreAlright Hubby, here’s my wishlist:
December 18, 2011“Where’s your wishlist? ” the hubby asked me smugly after I made him watch the Glee Christmas Episode. “Me? I don’t have one. I have everything I need, “said the Good Wife. Well, almost everything I need…. So Love, if you really want to know, this Christmas I’m just wishing for a little bit of […]
Read MoreLittle Toy Trains. Part One.
December 15, 2011I have to admit right now I’m a little jealous of my friends with little girls. I love the mom and daughter nails thing. I dream about doing Disney Princess tea. And when I heard in Daily Candy that my favorite local hairdo place Swink is doing Mom and Daughter hairdos I had a little […]
Read MoreNaughty or Nice?
December 2, 2011If only these came in the boys’ size…. I got all festive after I took Trophy Cupcakes cupcake decorating class last night. It was such a fun night-we learned from the owner Jennifer, herself, and she is such a sweet and creative lady-I was totally in awe. There was champagne and cupcakes to nibble on […]
Read MoreSanta and Wishlists
November 29, 2011The nice thing about going to visit Santa on a rainy day at a Christmas tree farm is that you don’t have a line and the kids get a chance to “really talk” to the big guy and tell him what they want. Santa and wishlists are such a big deal right now in our […]
Read MoreFive things I’m looking for on Black Friday
November 22, 2011In an ideal world, I’d sleep all day Thursday in preparation for my favorite holiday of the year-Black Friday-but two 3-year old boys and a husband who loathes shopping is a huge obstacle on game day and efficiency, planning and a lot more online than real-world shopping is my current game-plan. So five things […]
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