60 back-to-school items (plus a $500+ giveaway!) that will get you and your kids through the year with an A+ in Student Preparedness. If only that counted on their school transcripts.
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#38) Tell the kids “No, sorry, you can’t use the iPad right now because WE’RE TRYING TO ENJOY NATURE AS A FAMILY.”
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08/21/15
Say Cheese! It’s Back-to-School!
I’m looking for your kids’ official school photos to create the mini version of Senior Yearbook Superlatives. Is your kid the most likely to succeed? The best dressed? The class clown? Enter to win lots of prizes from Mini Babybel!
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08/18/15
Crafts Preschoolers Can Do
Today, Harlow and I are testing out Koala Crate, a craft subscription service for preschoolers and giving away a 6 month subscription! You can tell from Harlow’s face, she takes her reviews VERY SERIOUSLY.
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08/17/15
Overcoming Parental Self-Doubt
Every time my kids have a meltdown in public, half my energy is spent trying to calm my children while the other half is spent wondering what the other people witnessing my parenting fail must think of me.
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This September, Harlow is starting preschool full-time. She will be going from 9am-2pm every day and I am beyond nervous about it.
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08/14/15
What Happens When It’s Too Quiet
The moral of the story is… don’t go to the bathroom, leave your spouse alone with your kids, nurse the baby, or turn your head for even a second. And for the LOVE OF GOD— check on your kids when it’s TOO QUIET!
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08/12/15
Wednesday Evening with Amy
Amy is a 25 year-old single mom who moved back in with her mother Sharon and her stepdad Mike shortly before her 2yo son Maverick was born, with the goal of paying off debt and saving money to buy a home.
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08/11/15
Toddler Fury at the French Picnic
The time I was invited to a very fancy party and everybody’s children were perfectly behaved except for for mine.
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Milestones don’t stop on your baby’s first birthday. In fact, I would argue that milestones at older ages are even more important. When your baby can blow her own nose? THAT’S a game changer.
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08/05/15
Wednesday Evening with Stephanie
Last week we got a glimpse into family life in San Francisco and today we are traveling north to the Napa Valley to visit Stephanie and her husband Simon, who both work in the wine industry.
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08/04/15
Playing Paris in NYC
Janie and Jack dressed Mazzy in their new Coral Carousel collection and asked me to take her and a friend out for a Parisian inspired play date in NYC. Sure….. pull my leg, why don’t you.
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Dear Mommy Shorts, Can you please write a blog post about annoying theme days at camp? So far, my son has had to dress up like a super hero, a pirate, and tomorrow is Hollywood Day. What does that even mean???
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07/29/15
Wednesday Evening with Marcy
Our first Wednesday Evening begins at 5:30pm in San Francisco when Marcy gets home from her job at Facebook. She talks openly about trying to establish more equal bedtime routine responsibilities with her husband.
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Let’s pretend a mom rewrote all your favorite books and put herself as the main character. What would they be about? Would you find time to read them? Maybe. But I don’t think they’d get optioned for any movies.
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