Cool Stuff

10 Weekend Links – Things I Saw That Are Worth Sharing

July 16, 2011

La Jolla Mom is in the process of a redesign, so I’ve been using StumbleUpon for inspiration.  Here are some links to articles I thought were particularly cool.  And, in case it’s not obvious, I search home, garden, food and parenting topics. 1. Brilliant Idea for a Wall | LEGO IT – Seriously.  Store LEGOs by making the green flat parts (what are they called?) an entire wall in your kids’ playroom. Genuis and it [...]

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Moms Stay Organized With m Bretts Handbags

February 8, 2010
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I had the pleasure of first meeting Melanie Bretts through this website. She, her husband, and 3 kids have recently relocated to sunny La Jolla from Chicago. We chatted about things to do around town La Jolla with kids, schools and mom stuff. Then I found out about her cool m Bretts handbags. Melanie gave me a small size handbag with sections to try. Melanie had a custom bag with sections made for herself, in [...]

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Holiday Shopping Series, Part 1: AllModern.com

November 23, 2009
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If you haven’t considered holiday shopping at www.AllModern.com, you should!  I spent a lot time on the site and found some unique, reasonably priced contemporary holiday gifts that I’ll share below.  They also have a few promotions going right now.  Over the next few weeks, La Jolla Mom will be featuring gift ideas that support charitable causes, gifts for travelers, gifts for toddlers and more! I should confess that AllModern.com is modern and contemporary furniture retailer that is very [...]

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La Jollan Spotlight: Rachel Zinny, Founder of dearjohnnies – The (Get) Better Hospital Gown

October 15, 2009
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I will rave on and on about giving birth to La Jolla Girl in Hong Kong to basically anyone that will listen.  The hospital was more like a hotel than a hospital with amazing food and a kind staff. I’ll write a post about it some day.  The one thing I didn’t have was a nice hospital gown.  In fact, I had the stereotypical ugly, “bare it all” kind. Former La Jollan, Rachel Zinny, saw [...]

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Denim Therapy – Your Favorite Jeans Turned Maternity And Then Back Again

October 8, 2009
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We all have favorite jeans.  Some are just irreplaceable in the event of disaster.  I just suffered a major rip in mine that was not able to be repaired by a local seamstress.  I tossed them.  I would have sent them to Denim Therapy if I would have known about them.  Check out the before and after photos of jeans they’ve repaired.  Awesome. Anyway, they have a service where they take your favorite jeans and [...]

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Beauty Alert – Know When Your Cosmetics Expire

September 29, 2009
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I think Beauty Alert is a very clever idea.  I am guilty of using my cosmetics past the recommended date, which is only a rule of thumb, since cosmetics aren’t required to have expiration dates on them.  Bacteria is the main reason for tossing cosmetics sooner than you’re probably ready to.  There’s a lot of data about bacteria in cosmetics.  As soon as you open the product, bacteria rushes in. Furthermore, every time you stick [...]

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