helpful services

work

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...

Shutterfly photo books - more than just baby books

Our recent learning photo book contest for our awesome sponsor Shutterfly, was one of the most fun contests we've ever done here. Our readers submitted so many inspiring ideas for turning the photo...

Sharing baby photos without driving everyone crazy - Who knew that was even possible.

If only lil'grams had existed back when my oldest was born, we would've been able to channel our new-parent enthusiasm in a far more stylish, manageable and less-annoying manner than the hundreds of...

Group gifts get smarter

With a child heading to second grade next year (how did that happen already?), I'm well-versed in the usual procedure of collecting money for a group teacher gift.

Covet turns your laptop into your personal stylist

I have a dream: I want someone to go into my closet, take a look at what I have, and then tell me what else I need. And of course, I want suggestions that work with what I'm already wearing, and that...

Organizational help that doesn't make you feel like a loser for needing it in the first place

I'm always looking for ways to get more organized, but I cannot abide the sort of "helpful" service that makes me feel like I'm a slacker just for being there.

Complete home makeover: Yours

Once you start a family, your home is in a continual state of flux - I need a nursery. I need to turn the nursery into a kid's room. Oh shoot, I need to make it a nursery again. And ack, why didn't...

Yes, they're know-it-alls, but in a good way.

When I was pregnant everyone was full of free advice, and you know the old saying: You get what you paid for. (I'm not saying it was all bad, but I'm still not speaking to my cousin who told me...

Sleep training. Oh, blessed sleep training.

What I remember most about the early days was that the money I spent on batteries for the swing could have easily funded a semester in private college. Because he didn't sleep unless he was in...

Central organization even shirkers can't escape

You know that woman who's always at school functions, the one who walks up while you're manning the ticket table or dishing the chili, and says, "Oh, I should've signed up to help! I must have missed...

Things to do with kids when you're too busy to think argh, what can I do with the kids?

I think of Yojo Mama as that clued-in friend who knows all the hot spots in town. Except instead of tipping you off to a new shoe store, she knows fun places to take an active toddler, which...