I’m nervous to recommend these t-shirts, even though I own nine of them and wear one just about every day. For one thing, the fabric is THIN. As my friend Beth aptly puts it, they’re “one-ply.” For another thing, the shirt will suddenly GIVE OUT on you: you’ll wash it and […]

I’m finally getting around to putting away the maternity clothes from my last pregnancy (this is a total lie: they are still in my closet, along with the empty box marked “Maternity Clothes” thrown on the floor), and I’m remembering how very, very often I wore a certain shirt I had in four colors […]

My sister-in-law always finds the coolest stuff, and she’s the one who sent me the link to this neat site. Some of my favorite stuff: the fruit oil cloth tote, the orange oil cloth backpack, the oil cloth trifold wallet, the pink melrose cosmetic case, the La Sullen Teen day bag, and the […]

I recently bought a piece of Etsy jewelry that I don’t think I’ve taken off since it arrived: a charm necklace from moppetsclosets, custom-stamped with my sons’ names. I bought the 3-charm necklace but asked for just two charms, one with Riley’s name and one with Dylan’s. The charms—small sterling silver discs—are wonderfully simple but […]

I realize it’s kind of a tease to recommend Lululemon clothing because they don’t have an online store, but if you’ve got a retail outlet in your area or you don’t mind looking on eBay, these are maybe the best athletic shorts EVER. They’re not too short, they have some sort of magical fairydust happening […]