Monday Moms – Independent West Coast Fashion

Oh how I love clothes. Really, if there is one thing in life that I know will make a grim day bright it’s a soft, pretty sweater, or that great jacket that makes me feel super confident and collected.
I generally think of myself as a fairly practical woman – rarely extravagant. But, splurging on something [...]

Monday Mom’s Poll – The Perfect Jeans

 
So, ummm, well, anyone who knows me knows for sure that the above photo is not representative of my current physique.
Marshall’s Clothing Company isn’t exactly selling these jeans to the average 38-year-old. I don’t suspect that my butt ever looked that hot in pair of anything.
There was a time when I felt great about my [...]

Green-e-ology: Hanging Laundry = Big Savings

Showing up at my house unannounced on a laundry day during Winter months has people wondering if they’ve entered some type of laundry house.
Clothes are hanging to dry ALL over.
Shirts, jeans, socks and underwear are in plain view.
[that’s right, even underwear]
I make good use of my wooden drying rack and the four dining table chairs.
When [...]

Monday Morning Mom Poll – Wet Gear

We are back at the kitchen table talking shop today about what outdoor kids gear has proven out as most necessary, and most fantastic, as we take this sunny, balmy February week and pretend like it will last until October.:)
Moms, take it away:

I’ll chime in first with our deep and abiding love of Kidorable rain [...]

Top Local Back-to-School Must-Haves

Some days, I prefer living in my pretend world where life has nothing to do with what is cool, hip or just plain old gotta-have-because-everyone-else-does.
But, really, who am I kidding?
I dig the feeling I get putting on that great pair of jeans I saw in a magazine or getting that excellent, trendy hair cut that [...]

Green Your School Gear with Consignment

Let’s face it, the bill for back-to-school shopping is beginning to equal a rent check.
Clothes, gear, all of those special touches that makes hitting the classroom again totally cool don’t leave much room for things like, say, dinner after a long day of shopping.
Even the preschool crowd can rack up one heck of a bill [...]