Ha! Title made you look, didn’t it? That’s what you call a sneaky tease to get you to read. More on the gas pump fail thing later. First? We’ve got serious safety issues to talk about. Starting with… Ali Landry. Seeing her name, I used to think: 1) Doritos, 2) Unbelievably gorgeous hair, 3) The first…
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C-Section births: Tips for new moms. (Get over it!)
Who knew I’d give birth to another baby right after a C-section? I’ve realized this month marks the unofficial 5th birthday of this blog. ?!!?!?!!?!? Let me say that again for extra effect: ?!!?!?!!?!? My older daughter turns 5 very soon… and she was the original inspiration and motivation to begin this living lifestyle experiment of mine to stay…
New Mom Body: Top 3 Finds to Bounce it Back!
Pregnant or have an expecting friend? Forget about giving new moms swaddle blankets, baby swings or stuffed animals for her soon-to-precious bundle. Give her something she’s going to WANT. Give her something for her new mom body… to get her body back. Here’s the thing: Whether or not she full-on admits it, there’s a part…
DIY Baby Shower Gift Idea, $50 Target GIVEAWAY!
Tired of gifting the same baby registry items for your pregnant friends expecting buns in the oven? On the hunt for a fabulous and frugal DIY baby shower gift idea? Shake things up and whip up some cupcakes… using baby onesies. It’s a DIY baby shower gift that’s easy (no mess!), inexpensive and absolutely darling. You can credit…
FIND! Giveaway: Aden+Anais swaddling blankets.
If you caught my recent segment on Hallmark Channel’s “Home & Family” show… you saw me upcycling some of my basic leftover baby products into things that I can actually use today. I will admit to even impressing my (non-DIY) self with succeeding at Baby Gizmo‘s brilliant idea for turning old baby bottles into no-spill…
FIND! weeSpring: Social shopping for new & expecting parents.
A real fab mom figures out what resource she wishes she had when she was pregnant, invents it, and then makes it available for up-and-coming new moms. I met one of these Real Fab Moms this week (thanks to the equally fabulous friends Sarah & Yvonne of MomsLA). Allyson Downey is a cool and charismatic East Coast…
FAMOUS. What Kate Middleton is already doing right.
I knew I liked the Duchess of Cambridge (even though I was once forced to put her in a pregnancy-off on TV with Kim Kardashian). But based on the past 24 hours, this princess-to-be is proving to do things “The Fab Mom” way. If I wasn’t already a mom, she’d be included in the group…
