Category: Shopping

All of these items featured in this blog post were generously gifted from Everlane, but this blog post is not required to share / sponsored. I’ve been a paying Everlane customer for many, many years!  Links below are affiliate links, which allows me to make a small commission on purchases you make from my recommendation (at no cost to you!) SPRING // White sneakers are certainly very ‘in’ right now! I have and love my white Converse (regular + high tops) and a few other neutral-ish sneakers, but love that these ‘ReLeather Court Sneaker’ have a more vintage vibe and no color at all (logos, etc.). […]

This blog post contains affiliate links, which is a way for me to make a (very small) commission on products you may purchase, at no cost to you. Most of the products below were purchased, but a few were generously gifted to us, as noted below. Hi! Today I  wanted to share a list of items – 30 in fact – I *don’t* regret buying! Basically, a bunch things I purchased (and a few that were gifted) that I  still really like a lot and use regularly. In my monthly-ish newsletter I typically include a list of ‘Things I Bought Recently” and/or “Things I Like Lately” […]

One easy way to support Ukraine-based artists and small shops right now is to order their digital art. It allows the artists and small shops to make money, while not having to deal with the logistics of shipping actual inventory/orders during the (obviously overwhelming and scary) conflict. I saw this great round-up of digital art from Caitlin of The Mama Notes and wanted share a Frame TV-specific version. We’ve had a Frame TV for years now, and I  love the ability to swap out the art. Here’s 10 Frame TV art digital downloads from Ukraine-based Etsy shops! Almost all of them are $5 or less, […]

Toys We Own & Love: this is HUGE roundup of toys we own and shares tons of links to items we own, all organized by category (dress up, play kitchen, outdoor toys, puzzles/games, wooden toys, etc. etc.). 100 Black-Owned Kids Shops: this blog post highlights 100+ Black-owned businesses that sell items for kids (and many for adults, too!). This post is also organized by type (apparel, shoes/accessories, retailers, games/puzzles, dolls, etc.) and links to each company’s IG and website for easy shopping. There are so many incredible small businesses to support this holiday season and all the time! Greenhouse and Gardening Inspired Toys:  this is […]

Whoops! I  realized I  meant to post this in the summer and hadn’t clicked published. Leading into the holiday season seems like a good time to share this! 🥰 I’m often asked about what toys our girls use and what our favorites are, so decided to do a big round-up of alllll the toys we own and use on a regular basis. This doesn’t include books, but I will try to do a big book blog post soon! A few of our favorite larger toy brands that we own multiple products from and are super impressed with the quality of are Melissa and Doug, Lovevery, […]