Wurt de Fort?!? The Elements of the Perfect Sofa Fort

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That title works better if you say it like the Swedish Chef.

Quick disclosure, Wayfair and Lush combined forces to hook us up with the sweet throw that C and I used for the sofa fort.

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My Wish for My Kindergartener

Today we took Charlie to her first day of Kindergarten. Since we live in a new town now, she doesn’t know a single soul in that school. Neither do we. Steve grew up in a small town and I grew up in … Read More

Task Management Fail

Sometimes even the best task management systems fail.

Today I used Trello to manage work projects, the new Inbox app by gmail to rock at email (whether I actually rock at email is up for much debate), and wrote “formula” … Read More

The Art of Grilling: Keep it Simple

Disclosure: We are excited to work with Kenmore over the next few months to bring you fun helpful tips to make life easier. GIVEAWAY BELOW

We grill year round, but there’s something about summer and the freedom of being able … Read More

This man is my everything

A few days ago we found out our 2 week old daughter has a very serious infection in her blood, which meant a hospital stay.

Ok. That’s hard.

But then everything got turned up a notch when we were transferred … Read More

Favorite Findies week 51: 1Password to the Veggie Tales on Netflix #StreamTeam

There’s so much fun packed into this one from the Kloons to the most popular podcast you may not know about to the tiniest Polaroid camera perfect for stuffing every stocking.

The Kloons on YouTube

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Lest you think I have ANYTHING together

My preschooler can dress herself, but I can’t.

As I scooted Charlie through the front door of her preschool while trying to avoid tripping over the tiny toddler who was escaping his distracted mama I gave a sigh and … Read More

How I REALLY feel about my #Intel2in1 tablet laptop combo

It had been 15 years since I had touched a PC when Intel asked if they could send me a 2-in-1 tablet.

“Sure.”

But I knew I wouldn’t use it. The same way I didn’t use the Samsung Galaxy Note … Read More

OneDay App Preserves Sweet Moments in a Video One Day at a Time

When our daughter was tiny I stayed home, and in timely intervals ordered photo books of our family adventures and milestones. My iPhoto was regularly sorted into “smart albums” by month and year with events appropriately titled for the occasion.

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Telling Nana

We decided that 16 weeks was long enough to wait. We needed to tell Charlie she was going to be a big sister.

But how?

An upcoming family portrait photo shoot seemed like the perfect opportunity.

Just … Read More