Fashion & Beauty

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 …

OK moms, so tell me if any of these scenarios sounds remotely familiar: You’re off to drop your beautiful child at daycare, but you have no desire to take off your cozy sweatshirt, put on a bra, then put your sweatshirt back on — and yet you do. Because decency. …

Greetings, Reno Moms Blog community! Happy holidays, Thanksgiving came and went.  Now it’s Christmas and then New Years.  Yes, the holidays continue whether you love or hate them. Wait, we forgot something.  Yes, Black Friday and Cyber Monday it was. Whether out at the stores or online you purchased much for many …

It seems like part of being a mom is the stretch marks that come with being pregnant. As much as those “warrior marks” are proof of the miracle that you created a new life, many of us would prefer not to live with those souvenirs for the rest of our …

I used to feel bothered at the lack of clothing in my closet.  For years, I always felt like I needed “more.”  So I’d shop, and I’d find some new things, but then a few weeks later I’d end up wearing only a few of the new pieces, with the …

I hate buying underwear. I hate it so much that I have made other people for the majority of my life buy them for me. From ages 0-18, it was a given that my parents provided me underwear whether it was back to school shopping or a Christmas stocking stuffer. …

Christmas is sneaking up on us, and it’s likely that the man in your life has procrastinated his shopping for you until the last minute. But if you’re anything like me, there’s probably a lot of things you would love for Christmas, but writing a list takes too much time …

I have been added to no less than 5 LuLaRoe “groups” on Facebook in the past months.  I have been added to no less than 10 LuLaRoe “parties” on Facebook within that same time frame.  That means, I have unwillingly been added to LLR events 15 times in recent months. …

I’m in a vicious shopping cycle, fueled by my never-ending yo-yo dieting. Here’s what happens: I get gung-ho about eating right and working out regularly, lose a bunch of weight, and then go shopping for a new wardrobe, fist-bumping myself every time a size I haven’t been able to wear …

If you would have asked me 5 years ago if I’d ever consider having a breast augmentation, I would have said no. It was never something I considered. I loved my perky full C cup breasts. But here I am two children later with a good 2 1/2 years of breastfeeding …