Kids Clothing

As the primary laundry-doer around here, I find myself constantly pondering the following: WHERE ARE ALL THE SOCKS? We are a family of six, and we own no less than a billion pairs of socks[1]. How many of those pairs are currently in their natural, paired-up state, happily living their …

My mother used to say, “there’s nothing small about the women in our family.”  And she’s right – not only are we tall, but we are sturdy and strong with a big bone structure. (Read into that as you may.) I grew up feeling too big. I was the tallest …

My husband and I lived overseas for eight years. Over that time, I developed a slight addiction to online shopping, and became very familiar with the United States Postal Service. You know how Facebook has that “On This Day” feature? Well, recently one of mine popped up from a few …

Christmas is sneaking up on us fast. With my son’s birthday only a few weeks away as well I have been in full on gift shopping mode.  Last year I did a lot of shopping online (hello Amazon, I love you) but this year I wanted to shop in town …

My Facebook feed slowly started to be inundated with photos of junk, stacks of books, heaps of garbage, and fancifully folded socks.  These odd pictures were most always accompanied by a #konmari, which made exactly zero sense to me (not like the pictures made any sense alone anyway).  Once a …

A few weeks ago, I was having green tea and fresh fruit wine and nachos with two of the Reno Moms. We were talking about legislative session and shopping, well more about shopping to be honest. During our discussion, I was told all about this great new, it-will-change-your life website. …

A few months ago, I wrote a blog about things I wish I would have done prior to the Just Between Friends fall/winter sale. Well, the spring/summer event is next month, and I’m bound and determined to get ahead of the game. If you have never participated in a JBF …

Twice a year, those of us who have shopping problems are able to try and make back some of the hundreds of dollars spent on clothes, toys, and shoes during the Just Between Friends consignment sale. The first show I participated in was this past spring, and I have to …

It was number 1 on my goals for 2014.   One night I locked myself in my room for 4 hours and watched youtube videos until I could figure out how to get the knot on my needle,  and the difference between a single and double crochet.  I’m not going to …

The semi-annual Just Between Friends Reno sale event is a Reno Moms Blog favorite: not only were they one of our first sponsors, but we LOVE a good deal! And we just learned about another unique aspect of the sale from local mama Holly K. Read on to learn more …