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The next Chicago Food Swap will take place on May 12 at The Scrumptious Pantry in Logan Square. Registration is now open. As always, to find out more about the Chicago Food Swap, check out our website or join the conversation on our Facebook page.

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Shine On with GapKids for Back-to-School

This post is sponsored by GapKids. Check out all the fun Shine On activities at your nearest Gap store. For event dates and locations, visit Gap’s Facebook page and join the conversation on Twitter with hashtag #ShineOn.

 

I know that back-to-school shopping is supposed to be a big deal. Parents receive a daunting list [...]

Vacation Find: My Vintage Lilly Pulitzer

My vintage Lilly Pulitzer dress. See the hedgehogs?

Current Vintage was the name of the store. Intrigued by the dress in the window, I crossed the street intending to poke my head in. My mother was confused by the crates of wine outside. “I think it’s a liquor store,” she said. “No, it’s clothes,” [...]

Eyelash Tinting: a Great Tip for Busy Moms

No make-up; just tinted eyelashes

This is not a beauty blog. But this is a blog about keeping one’s head above water as a busy mom. So while I would not normally write about a beauty treatment, when I come across a beauty treatment that is affordable for regular people, can help streamline your [...]

Girls Night Out Benefitting Go Red for Women

Last Thursday, I had had a rough day with the kids. My carefully-calibrated schedule was thrown out of whack by a tardy piano teacher. I was feeling worn down and exhausted by a long week. Fortunately, my friend Rowena from the fashion and lifestyle blog She She Shoppers was feeling the exact same way. So [...]

Fashion for Tiger Mothers

Everyone I know is talking about Yale Law professor Amy Chua’s piece in the Wall Street Journal about why Chinese mothers are superior to Western mothers. The piece is an teaser from Chua’s upcoming book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, on how to raise successful children, successful being defined in this context as “high-achieving to the extreme.”  Chua contrasts Western [...]