After our article on quality vs. quantity in a mom-drobe....many of you asked us to do an article on the proper care of our clothes. If we're going to invest in quality basics, how do we best take care of them, given the general grime/dirt/food/paint/snot/spit-up that moms face every day?
Uhhh...good question. Here's my far-from-perfect method that's been working OK...
Mamas, I have always had a soft spot for geeks. I, myself, am a geek. I married a geek. And, if I do my job correctly, my sons will also grow up to be geeks.
Go geeks, go.
(wearing: J. Crew sweater, J Brand cropped denim - similar here, Gap leopard-print socks, Sperry woven loafers)
The advantage to all of this...
Reader Question:
Hi mamas,I have to thank you again for your amazing blog and how much more confident I feel about how I look. It was a pretty big ego boost to be on your blog for my "punk librarian" date outfit! But I really need help now. My sister is getting married in March and I am her matron...
Mamas, I've been meaning to post about Stylemint for quite some time now. However, I owed it to you dear readers, to figure out how to successfully decline the monthly tee from what is basically a modern version of a CD-of-the-month. But with t-shirts. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
T-shirts, you may have noticed, are a pretty big deal...
My least favorite thing about Denver? These guys:
Super-sized Miller Moths. They are almost as big as these guys:
I swear! Really! And I'm terrified of them. Terrified.
Where I come from moths are tiny little things, much smaller than a butterfly. So imagine my surprise upon moving to Denver to find that my house, almost every Spring, would be invaded...
What do you think, Mamas? Is the animal print denim trend too young, a way to freshen up the same ‘ole mom uniform, another ploy to keep skinny denim alive and kicking? Tell us whether you’re hopping on the the printed denim bandwagon and how or why not!
Mamas, one of my very favorite things about blogging is you. Our readers. I love that there is a virtual army of awesome moms at all of our fingertips, always ready to share advice, tips and support. You guys rock. And our latest example of your awesomeness is this guest post from reader Crunchy Con Mom.
After our article about...
Smart mamas know how to improvise. In the McGyver-like hands of moms, a stack of tupperware becomes a vacation toy, a popsicle-stained shirt turned inside out is now photo-opp worthy, and (ta-da!) a yoga skirt transforms into a date night-worthy LBD. . .
Mamas, are you getting as sick of the boots-over-skinny-jean uniform as I am? Not that there's anything wrong with it (it is the most practical mom-i-form for messy winter months), but GAH. I needed a sartorial break. And now that we're in Philly, I couldn't count on Denver's surprisingly mild climate to bail me out anytime soon (although I...
Yup. I'm still messing around with these things. You first saw them here, where I used a little flash of thigh to distract from my post-partum tum and dark-circled eyes. Pretty effective, actually. And a thicker, less dressy pair here, when I channeled my husband's fourth-grade self (Wow - I just made Mike sound like a cross-dresser. Just to clarify:...