Ridiculous dorm decor no one needs, but you’ll want anyway
I need these poop emoji coasters like emojis needed their own movie. But now that I’ve seen them, I really really want them. I feel like if I was still living with a bunch of dudes in college, they’d be perfect. In fact, the rest of these ridiculous home decor items would look great for your going back to school shopping…
My new obsession: Gigantic beach blankets shaped like food!
Remember just about every summer when I freak out about amazingly ridiculous rafts? Well, once this one got made, I realized that nothing will ever be better than that. So now I have a new obsession: Gigantic beach blankets shaped like food!
Now let’s feast on delicious beach blankets…
Cads about Maternity: The baby shower game that won’t suck!
Cads About Maternity is the baby shower game for parents with dark, dirty minds — so you know it’s good.
The results are as joyful and disgusting as parenthood itself. And I promise it just may be the one baby shower game that everyone ACTUALLY wants to play.
How to make a dragon egg with nail polish and thumb tacks
We’re DIYing our wedding decor and favors — my favorite of which are our DIY dragon eggs!
These geeky items are gorgeous, easy to make, and relaxing. Here’s how to make a dragon egg…
Happy Donut Day: Fill your eyes with these delicious donut themed gifts
Happy Donut Day! Is it just me that geeks out over food-themed days? I thought I’d take this as an excuse to do another dorky themed gift roundup (AKA. one of my favorite things to do) and also talk about donuts. My favorite kind is boring, but amazing: The plain with chocolate glaze. What’s your favorite kind? And while we’re thinking about favorite donuts, here’s how to fill your eyes with them, even if you can’t fill your stomach with them…
The most helpful things you can do for a friend with a sick child
I just found out that a friend of mine recently received the devastating news that her weeks old baby has contracted a serious illness and now the family is looking at months of hospitalization. I want to give my support and help out in any way I can.
For anyone who has lived through the experience of having a child with an extended illness, what are some of the things that you found the most helpful or appreciated the most?
Egg-cessive gift giving: Is Easter the new Christmas?
In my humble childhood experience the Easter Bunny brought chocolate, candy, and perhaps a few small toys — all of which are the appropriate size to fit in a basket. An actual basket! Not a toy bin, not a kiddie pool — a basket. What’s next? Children sitting on the lap of a man in a bunny suit asking for the trendiest toy of the season?
Once we start down this slippery slope of excessive Easter gifts where do we draw the line?
The best “life-changing” books to give as gifts
My friend Tiffany asked this question to the interwebs:
“What is the best book you ever received as a gift or bought for yourself? Not a beach read, but one of those page turners that changed and/or improved your life.”
And the interwebs responded, and I thought I’d slurp them all up and deliver this comprehensive list of life-changing books to give as gifts. I’ll go first…