You’ve got busy hands. Writing notes to teachers; holding little hands as they cross the street; texting all sorts of important people. And by the way, they're on display 24/7 (until cold weather has them covered in gloves) so they need to be as stylin’ as that new bag you’re carrying.

Let us help. It’s almost fall—even if the thermometer is still topping 80—and gone are the summer’s fluorescent hues reminiscent of late last century as are the goth blacks and blues of last year. Not to say that dark colors are not here to stay, they are but just softer and sleeker if you will.

Look for grays (a beauty editor fave is Metro Chic from the new Sephora/OPI line) to replace the blacks and velvet purple (Essie has No Boundaries) to subdue the blue. Metallic gold (try Chanel Gold Fiction) was all over the runways and red is always classic.

Now the only nail-biting part of your pretty mani is which color to choose first.

Dish with us:
Do you speak up if a nail polish looks different on than in the bottle or do you just live with it until it’s time for a change?

A briefcase is so your father. A backpack is so your kid. Manila folders sticking out of your bag is so, let’s see, Pig Pen.

So what’s a mom to do when she needs to bring work home for after the kids are in bed or needs to cart stuff from PTA meeting to pick up? Stash them away in an Audrey File Tote. This brilliant (and we mean: amazing [Read More]

Snacking is a hard habit to break.

It’s an equally hard habit to hang on to when summer heat has protein bars melting inedibly in their wrappers, fruit turning into a compote you weren’t counting on, and sunflower seeds not hitting the spot (okay, not that they ever did).

Sheffa Snacks are a reason to hold on to this [Read More]

School is starting. Fill your tank, charge your blue tooth, clear your calendar. Get prepped for afterschool activities driving marathons.

Or, start a carpool. You’ll save time, cash, and the environment. Not to mention your sanity. Sign up at dividetheride.com and invite people you know to carpool with you. Dividetheride will [Read More]

Admittedly it is painful to pick up the fashion magazines and realize we are either too bottom heavy or just plain too old to sport the season’s look. So focusing on the little guys’ fall look helps a mom connect with her inner style guru.

Humor tees take the depressing edge off leaving summer vacation behind and starting school. Sarcasm, levity, and irreverence is adorable in the offspring’s [Read More]