In The Crib Archives - Page 4 of 21

11/27/18

The Mommy Shorts Holiday Gift Guide is here! Just in time for Hanukkah. More than enough time for Christmas. This year, I’m creating a list based on the people I actually have to shop for.

10/02/18

An Update on Our Current Living Situation

Many of you have been asking about the status of our apartment renovation. This pic was taken at the beginning of September, so…yeah. Not quite ready yet

07/11/18

We Moved Out of Our Apartment! (Kind Of)

We packed up our entire apartment and moved it into storage. Don’t worry, we are not moving out of the city!

06/14/18

How to Talk to People about Your Baby When They Don’t Want to Anymore

This is an excerpt from Doug Moe’s hilarious new book “Man vs. Child: One Dad’s Guide to the Weirdness of Parenting.”

06/13/18

Saying Goodbye to Our Couch

Our couch is 13 years-old. It’s got a big hole on the chaise cushion in a place I can’t hide or flip. It’s been vomited on and peed on by both humans and dogs. But it also holds a lot of memories.

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06/04/18

Making Our Family Memories Tangible for Father’s Day

For Father’s Day, I created a family photo book using only photos that would be meaningful to Mike.

05/29/18

How to Declutter Your Kid’s Room at the End of the School Year

The best time to teach your kids purging and organization skills is at the end of the school year, so you are ready for a fresh start when school begins again. It’s May 29th. Time to get moving!

05/17/18

How to Declutter Before a Move or Renovation

The hardest part about renovating is not picking out a countertop or redesigning our space. It’s packing up our entire apartment and essentially moving out, so that the renovating can begin.

05/01/18

Saying Goodbye to My Shower Curtain

Glass shower doors are just one of the ways I am renovating both our bathrooms. Other bathroom goals are— more modern, more storage, less Tuscan, and less geriatric.

04/30/18

Remember When Mazzy Turned 8?

Eight is that magical year when you’re able to stealthily convince your kid to let go of large birthday parties and just invite a small group of close friends. Because that is the “cool big kid” thing to do.

04/24/18

8 Photos that are Inspiring My Kitchen Renovation

The first step in any home renovation project is making a mood board, figuring out what appeals to you and then noticing common themes.

04/19/18

23 Things Your Unicorn-Obsessed Kid Needs

Mazzy wants all things unicorn. Unicorn clothes, unicorn stuffies and pretty much any unicorn related item she can get her hands on. And there are QUITE a few, it turns out.

04/16/18

Redesigning and Redecorating our Apartment, Finally

At the beginning of this year, I announced a “Big Purge” in 2018. After that, I never spoke of it again.

04/10/18

7 Tips to Handle the Chaos of After School Activities

Once your kids reach a certain age, we become carpool drivers and snack suppliers, responsible only for driving our kids to one after school activity from the next, making sure they are fed along the way.

03/27/18

The Coveted Egg on our Easter Egg Hunt

My sister was totally on board for my Easter Egg Hunt idea, until she heard about the eggs I was bringing. “That, my dear sis, is going to be a PROBLEM…”