The Instagram fashion hashtag t-shirt. Is it ironic? Or a convenient cheat sheet.
We all know by now that a long list of hashtagged words and acronyms means only one thing: Please look at my Instagram photos. Hey, no judgments. We do it too. So how could we not #LOL #LMAO #smile at this Instagram fashion hashtag tee? Or as they call it, #tshirt....
Sending your mom a real card for Mother’s Day: What a novel idea!
With all the digital ways you can say “Happy Mother’s Day” to the special mom in your life this Sunday, sending an actual paper card is an extra special treat. And that’s why this card made me laugh. Yes, I love texting and Facetiming as much...
6 outstanding YouTube videos featuring children’s animation from around the world
Before I had kids, I mostly visited YouTube to watch random music videos and the occasional hair tutorial. Now, in addition to curling iron how-tos, I find myself searching for family-friendly shows and videos to hold my son’s attention when I can’t fully...
The photo series guaranteed to make you smile from Francois Dourlen
This seems like the kind of weekend after which we all need to smile a little. And I’ve found just the thing. The series of ironically placed iPhone photos over real environments by clever French photographer, professor, and cool dad Francois Dourlen are so...
The Geek Baby Book: A memory journal to fill out beside the warm glow of the TARDIS nightlight.
There are any number of baby books and memory journals out there for new parents, but none I couldn’t put down, before it was even filled in. Until I saw The Geek Baby Book by Tim Mucci. Right from the first chapter, in which the author offers a list of possible...
4 incredibly cool parents to follow on Instagram who are actually not posting photos of their kids
I’m mostly an Instagram purist. I really love following the kinds of accounts in which people share their own individual photography instead of loads of quotes, reshares, or images pulled from magazines. And while I can never resist a gorgeous baby photo, there...
You were big enough for me, Pluto. And I’ve seen a lot of … planets.
If you’re like me and are still peeved about Pluto being demoted from planet status due to its size, then you will appreciate this hilarious Dear NASA Pluto planet t-shirt from Look Human. Granted, I’m not generally a fan of “your mom” jokes,...
Funny emoji messages for your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day: An eggplant is never just an eggplant.
With an average of 300 emoji reportedly tweeted each second, it’s time to give into our graphical language overlords; our long-standing means of written communication has officially reverted back to the days of hieroglyphics and cave drawings. We succumb! So...
The most clever Valentine’s Day eCard websites and apps, for spreading some last-minute digital love.
We’re just a couple days away from Valentine’s Day, and I’ve seen enough ads for things like “romantic” hoodie-footie pajamas or 50 Shades of Grey teddy bears (seriously) to get me a feeling a little snarky about romance. As for me,...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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