Normally, I shy away from partnerships that give us extravagant toys just for the hell of it, but this was Harlow’s birthday! The perfect opportunity to give her EXACTLY WHAT SHE WANTS.
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11/27/18
87 Gift Ideas for the People I Love
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.
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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
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We packed up our entire apartment and moved it into storage. Don’t worry, we are not moving out of the city!
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This is an excerpt from Doug Moe’s hilarious new book “Man vs. Child: One Dad’s Guide to the Weirdness of Parenting.”
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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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For Father’s Day, I created a family photo book using only photos that would be meaningful to Mike.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The first step in any home renovation project is making a mood board, figuring out what appeals to you and then noticing common themes.
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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.
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At the beginning of this year, I announced a “Big Purge” in 2018. After that, I never spoke of it again.
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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.
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