Category Archives: fashion

Pirates Don’t Read

Tweet Today was Pirate Day at Magoo’s elementary school. Because why? Because why not!? Incidentally, it was also Bring a Stuffed Animal That’s Small Enough to Sit on Your Desk Without Being A Distraction Day at Laylee’s elementary school. Because … Continue reading

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Dressing the Part

TweetFor our anniversary this December, I got Dan a bowtie, a real bowtie that you have to tie yourself and that you can pull lose at the end of the day and it hangs down on either side of your … Continue reading

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The Shock of Pajamas

TweetI’m thinking notes in their lunches, pajama-themed bedtime stories, and labels sewn to the front of all their favorite clothes that read, “Temporary Clothing Unit – Pajamas will be worn during periods of sleep.” [More pajama silliness@ Parenting.com .]

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Summer Swimsuit Challenge

TweetI want to ask you to take a bold swimsuit challenge with me. It’s summer and it’s swimsuit season and I am sick of hearing myself talk smack about my own beautiful body every time I slip on that little … Continue reading

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Socks and Simplicity

Tweet“I found that I spent the first several months of her life carefully matching the socks after each washing, holding them up to the light, analyzing color, weave, texture, cuff, stretchiness, length and width. I was playing laundry Cupid, finding … Continue reading

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Shopping With Boys

TweetI buy most of Dan’s clothes due to the fact that he hates shopping and I’m the only one whose opinion of how he looks he cares about. I buy Magoo’s clothes too because he’s flat broke, 4 years old … Continue reading

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