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STYLE SHEET: SPRING INTO EASTER!
Spring is here, and with it, all the beautiful pastels that are the hallmark of the season.
As I’m the mom of two daughters, spring dresses always catch my eye, whether we’re attending an Easter egg hunt, planning an Easter get-together, or just because they’re so darn cute.
From classic tulle-and-lace numbers to vintage styles, with all the choices available, your little princess will be sure to look adorable this season.
Have a good weekend and Happy Easter, lovelies!
GET YOUR CHILD TO SLEEP FAST
Putting a child down for a nap can be a frustrating process.
Recently, I’ve had to trust Pumpkin to self-soothe so that I could spend that time attending to Peanut’s feedings and naptimes. For the most part, she is able to fall asleep by herself, but there are those nights when she just wants to stay up and party.
Good thing I discovered white noise, quite by accident.
SHE AIN’T SLOW, SHE’S MY (TALL) DAUGHTER
Back in the day when yours truly was just getting comfortable in my own skin circa the mid-90s, I realized something which would soon exasperate me to no end, but which I found pretty cool at the time: I was taller than every other girl in my class and as tall or taller than some of the boys.
I thought it would keep boys from picking on me, but instead some of them (the runts) were intimidated by me. All the girls secretly envied me, telling me wistfully that I could be a runway model, given my height and (stick) figure.
WHAT THEY DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT WAS THE TEARFUL FRUSTRATION OF A TEENAGE GIRL WHO WANTED TO LOOK CUTE IN CLOTHES THAT WERE ALWAYS TOO SHORT EVERYWHERE—SLEEVES, LEGS—OR HUNG LIKE A TENT WHEN GOING UP A SIZE.
What they didn’t know about was the tearful frustration of a teenage girl who wanted to look cute in clothes that were always too short everywhere—sleeves, legs—or hung like a tent when going up a size. It was incorrectly assumed that I must be an expert at basketball and volleyball, but when the cat was out of the bag, I would hang my head in shame.
