Author archives: Esther

 

 

Our Favorite Cyber Monday Deals

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The Black Friday door buster sales require getting up a bit too early, which is why it’s exciting to see so many companies jumping on the Cyber Monday bandwagon. Here are a few of our favorites: 1. Gap Stores Take 30% off any order at Gap, Athleta, Old Navy and Banana Republic with coupon code [...]

 

Holiday Gifts: Top 5 Lightweight Laptops

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Thinking about buying a tablet this holiday season because you’re tired of lugging around a heavy laptop? Never fear! We’ve got a short list of the very best lightweight laptops so you can keep your keyboard attached without feeling weighted down by your PC. 1. Sony Vaio Y I have this stylish laptop and love [...]

 

Caroling in the Cave - Cave of the Mounds

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If you love holiday music then you should head out to Cave of the Mounds for their 5th annual charity event. You’ll be serenaded underground in the candlelit beauty of the North Cave while surrounded by water drips and mineral deposits. Never heard of this national landmark? It’s in Blue Mound, Wi – just west [...]

 

Endorse Pays You 20% On Thanksgiving Groceries

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Save money on Thanksgiving groceries Endorse is a new company that’s using Facebook to connect consumers and brands by enabling users to “endorse” individual products, brands and stores. What’s unique is they are actually paying users for purchasing the products they love; and in case you’re skeptical, I’ve been beta testing it for a couple [...]

 

Top 7 Visual Bookmarking Tools

Sometimes it’s hard to keep up with all the lovely things found around the interwebs. It is a big place after all. Bookmarking tools and sites are an easy way to make sure you don’t forget where to find the things you stumble across. Plus, if you’re a designer or photographer (or are trying to [...]

 

Dip Dyed Hair Trend - Would You Try It?

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There are a lot of celebrity trends that are completely inaccessible to the average person but dip dyeing your hair is one that’s easy to try out, especially if you don’t mind cutting off a few inches if you don’t like it. The idea is simple – bleach out the ends of your hair and [...]

 

Trainfest Chugs In To the State Fairgrounds This Weekend

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If you have a Thomas & Friends fan in your household then we’ve got the perfect family outing for you – Trainfest. It’s a train lovers dream come true – four football fields worth of model train exhibits. It’s America’s largest operating model railroad show and it’s in Milwaukee on November 12 & 13 at [...]

 

Preschoolers Play With Clay At Milwaukee Art Museum

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Lately we’ve been doing a lot of painting in our house with the kids using fingers, brushes and even acorns. It’s never to early to learn to love art which is why it’s exciting to see the Milwaukee Art Museum’s new program, Play Date with Art, which is designed especially for preschoolers and their families. [...]

 

 

2houses Helps Separated Parents Communicate About The Kids

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Just yesterday 2houses launched in public beta – a new website aimed at cracking the co-parenting code. Given the high percentage of couples with children who will split it’s a large and growing market. 2houses is an online platform that helps separated parents communicate and stay organized, which make sense because co-parenting can be an emotional landmine [...]

 

13 Frighteningly Free Shipping Offers for Halloween Costumes

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Halloween is just a few weeks away and if you’re a last-minute shopper like me you know costume stores are already getting picked over, which is one reason why this year I ordered all of our family’s costumes online. It’s easy to lose your head during this hectic holiday, but never fear; FreeShipping.org has 13 frighteningly frugal [...]

 

Food Allergy Friendly Recipes from Lil Martha Stewart

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Now that my daughter Peach is in 1st grade I’m much more aware of just how many kids deal with food allergies. Inviting a friend over for a play date requires the obligatory, “Is there anything she can’t eat?” question because  4% of kids are allergic to some kind of food product – the most [...]

 

Miss Pole: Burn Calories By Pole Dancing

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A few Saturday nights ago I found myself pole dancing in Brookfield. (Now there’s a sentence I never thought I’d write!)   I’m all for trying new workout options, but even I felt a little shy about signing up for classes at Miss Pole – an exotic dance fitness company with locations in Kenosha, Brookfield [...]

 

Best Brunches in Milwaukee: Yummy Breakfast Goodness

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Whether it’s for a special occasion or part of your weekly ritual, we’ve taken the guesswork out of finding your new favorite Sunday brunch spot with the addition of our new Milwaukee Brunch Guide. (We’ll be updating it as we discover more – so feel free to suggest your best brunch locale, and know that you can [...]

 

Duluth Trading Company Looks For "Real Women" Models

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Duluth Trading Company, the solution-oriented workwear retailer based in Belleville, WI, is looking for hardworking women to showcase their gear on catalog and web pages. They’re looking for real women, not models, to participate in catalog and online photo shoots this Fall. “Duluth builds products with hands-on, self reliant women in mind – women who [...]

 

World's Largest Sandbox Open Til July 3rd

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Even though there are a ton of Milwaukee events to keep you busy – from local farmer markets to weekly festivals down at the lake – it seems most of us take a drive down to Chicago at some point over the summer to go see the sights and hang out on the pier. For [...]

 

FREE Dunkin' Donuts TODAY

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Friday, June 3 is National Donut Day! What does that mean? It means Dunkin’ Donuts is giving out a FREE donut with the purchase of a beverage.

 

Practical Yet Stylish Camera Bags

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Photographer mamas among us rejoice – it is possible to have a fully functioning camera bag that’s beautiful! There are several up-and-coming designers making drool-worthy shoulder bags with pockets to carry everything from camera lenses, flashes, and even laptops. 1) Epiphanie by Maile Wilson This bag is our absolute favorite – it’s a hybrid camera [...]

 

Leggings Legend David Lerner Expands To Maternity Wear

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I’m a big fan of David Lerner if for only one reason – he helped popularize the trend of leggings. Thanks to him I can wear comfy stretch pants and still be seen as a fashionista – who doesn’t love that? Now David is back with an entirely new line and this time it’s all [...]

 

Get A Full-Body Workout In Just 20 Minutes

As a mother, finding the time to work out can be difficult. We all wake up with the intention of working out, but between being supermom and super____ (fill in the blank), let’s face it, finding an hour to spend at the gym can be impossible. Which left us wondering, is it possible to get [...]

 

You Don't Need To Remember Everything Anymore

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Although it’s impressive how many key dates, appointments and birthdays moms remember – thanks to technology it’s no longer necessary to carry all that info around in your head anymore. With the wave of your finger you can organize and access everything from social security numbers to play dates in a password protected app called [...]