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mother's day, not just for moms

#NotJustForMoms

This Mother’s Day will be my second as a mom and my first as an entrepreneur.  Life has changed in a hundred ways since last May, and I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on balance and family.  Being a good mom isn’t just about me… so I don’t want Mother’s...

Guest Blog: Expect the Unexpected

This morning, my 21-month-old drew on her wall with a crayon. A big blue crayon. Her scribble doesn’t match her adorable pink walls, or her pretty yellow bed. And it certainly doesn’t match my image of perfect motherhood, you know, the one I had the whole time I was pregnant,...

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Guest Blog: Shop in the Name of Love

I’ve been known to shop. A lot. When I was in college, I once walked into a department store, opened up a credit card, and bought two handbags in a matter of minutes. I walked out dizzy from the rush. It took me getting a part-time job and a whole year to pay off that...

Guest Blog: weeSpring and Kangu

When I was pregnant with my first child, I, like so many expectant moms, felt a mix of excitement, anxiety and anticipation. I was comforted though by the knowledge that whatever happened, I would have skilled professionals by my side. I knew that with all likelihood my baby and I...

Guest Blog: miniJetsetter

As a designer turned stay-at-home mom, Carla Palmer launched Cheekie Charlie: a collection of onesies with 100% organic interchangeable snap-on bibs inspired by her daughter. Cheekie Charlie was born from a mom’s mission to design a product that would lessen wardrobe changes, laundry, and—ultimately—the chaos of life with a baby. And...

Guest Blog: We’re all in this together.

The cool thing about being a mom is that it’s one of the few jobs in the world that women have been doing, well, since the dawn of mankind. Sure — there are some new gadgets here and there, “new-ish” parenting philosophies, and certainly new challenges (hello, internet). But at...