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When used in a sentence as an action, work means doing something that requires labor. When used in a sentence as an object, work means something that remains to be done. A worker is any person...

Students Searching for a Job

Searching for a job has become easier than ever for those who are graduating from school and looking to enter the workforce. Many schools offer guidance services as well as networking opportunities...

Eco gift baskets for new moms - Useful, cool, and did I mention useful?

Either some people believed I actually needed twenty pink sleepers, or I got a whole lot of baby gifts that reflected the taste of the giver more than my actual needs. My favorite gifts by far were...

The Mini Social - An invite-only party of the very best kind

If you want to know a little secret, we covet the amazing designer kid's clothes that we often feature here at Cool Mom Picks just as much as you do. Our pockets aren't as deep as we wish they were...

Baby Sleep Consultants? Yes. Oh God, Yes Yes Yes.

Dream Team Baby has been rescuing sleep-deprived NYC-area parents of kids up to 2 with their excellent consultation services. They'll come into your home and make sure you've got an environment...

Big Brands Doing Cool Things: Peapod Makes Shopping Easy for Parents with Allergic Kids

I find that reading labels is hard enough when I'm trying to figure out which cereal has less fat, or whether sugar is hidden in yogurt using some sixteen-syllable code name. But when you've got a...

How Fast They Grow: Because if it isn't digital scrapbooking, we're not scrapbooking

Once upon a time I bought a whole bunch of scrapbooking stuff. Because I was going to scrapbook, darn it. I was. I would find my hidden crafty gene and make memories in book form to cherish for a...

A Traveling Parent's New Very Best Friend in the World: JetSetBabies

Packing for vacation used to be a labor of love, laying out the outfits and the shoes as I anticipated all the fun ahead.  But now that I'm a parent and the airlines limit me to 50 pounds of...

Haute Looks for Kids That Moms East of Hollywood Can Afford Too

It seems like everywhere we look, there's a super cool new site popping up that hosts limited-time online sample sales of designer kids clothing. Now it's Haute Look.

Your Very Own Family Travel Muse. No Resemblance to Sharon Stone.

You know those people who have a second home and visit it every vacation? Well, that isn't me. If we are going to pack up our family of five and go somewhere, I need to figure out where we're going,...

I Have a Picture Pinned to My Wall

I'm all for handing my girls a box of crayons and a ream of paper and letting them while away an afternoon creating works of art.  The only problem?  Their cumulative efforts result in a...

Publish or Perish

For years, "organize photos" has been at the top of my to-do list.Between piles of printed snapshots and folders chock full of digital pictures, I can never seem to make the time - meaning my piles...