by Kristen Chase | Life and Home
There are no shortage of fun geeky products for your home these days, case in point this fun Nintendo floor mat from our friends at Think Geek. While you won’t be winning at Super Mario games with it, you will win at cleaner floors (maybe!), which might be even...
by Kate Etue | Life and Home
Spring is nearly here, despite snowy forecasts even down South. But our allergens haven’t gotten the note that we’re not ready for them yet, and my entire family is sneezy, itchy, and cranky. And after my son’s allergies got so bad we ended up in an...
by Kristen Chase | Life and Home
I’ve been a huge fan of the quip electric toothbrush since I first bought it two years ago, and not just because it’s sleek and pretty (hello, rose gold). I love the 30-second brushing reminders, and the fact that I get a new brush head in the mail every 3...
by Liz Gumbinner | Life and Home, Babies
If you’re shopping for a baby gift and want to go in on The Big Gift with a group — or maybe all on your own, generous soul, maybe consider high-tech baby gifts. Talking to you, best friends from college, generous boss, first-time aunt-to-be, and amazing...
by Kristen Chase | Life and Home
Every year, we look forward to the NY Now show, where we discover some of the coolest new gifts and home decor on the market (or soon to be), like this gorgeous Bitmap Textiles line from Susan Kare. We’re thinking these would make a fabulous addition to any...
by Liz Gumbinner | Gear + Hardware, Life and Home
One look at the Italian Cromatica Bluetooth speakers and…whoa. Think of this lamp-speaker hybrid like a mood ring for your home. You choose the color illumination that suits you, choose your music, then lie back and chill. Or, clean your bathroom. Or, get some...
by Kristen Chase | Life and Home
We’ve shared all sorts of ways the Amazon Echo can help make your life as a busy parent a whole lot easier, but one we didn’t include was how you can use it to make your grocery list. Turns out, with a simple app download, you can use Alexa to create a...
by Kristen Chase | Life and Home
One of the big stand-outs for us at CES 2018 had to be the Quartz self-cleaning water bottle. Yes, you read that correctly. No scrubbing required. Related: How this smart water bottle helped me drink more water Using a UVC light, the BPA and pthalate-free Quartz...
by Kate Etue | Life and Home, Tips and Tricks
At my house, we use our Amazon Echo every single day. I ask Alexa to place orders, find the proper cooking temperature of pork, or play my favorite playlist, just to name a few. So with the holidays here, I thought it would be fun to share 15 ways Alexa can make your...
by Kate Etue | Life and Home
This year, I’ve become a full-on coffee addict. Welcome to life with four kids. Or, any kids…right? But between cooking breakfasts and getting lunch boxes into backpacks and driving the kids to school (no bus for us, bummer), it’s rare to actually...
by Liz Gumbinner | Life and Home
Like so many of you, I’m like, whoops — 9 days til Christmas and my list is not done at all! So I just clicked over to Amazon and whoa. Deals galore. Here are 10 I think are awesome that you might want to check out too. Just know some of the “last...
by Kristen Chase | Life and Home
The season for humidifiers is upon us. Well, really, it started about two weeks ago for us with our first back-to-school cold. Ugh. So, to make sure I’m prepared for the next lovely virus my kids are sure to bring home, I found myself shopping online for...
