When I was a kid we always had a special pyjama bag to put our pjs in during the day. This meant that (a) they weren’t just lying around and (b) we always knew where they were when it came time for bed. I know it’s been a while since I was a kid, but when I hit up our friend Google to try and find one for Maisie I was at a loss – I came up empty time and time again. I turned to Etsy in hope that someone creative had similar childhood memories, and that’s where I discovered DesignLaboratoire’s PYJ-AMIS. [...]
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I try to do my part in this world to reduce the amount of waste my family creates. Over the last few years, this has included asking retail staff not to staple my receipts together (or print one at all). Staples are great at holding paper together, but what a hassle when it comes to pulling them off paper before recycling. In the big scheme of things, however, it wasn’t until I received a fabulous EcoStapler from my friend Lara last Christmas that I realized just how wasteful staples really are (and that doing my recycling properly was actually the least of my worries when it comes to these little steel fasteners). For example, did you know that if every office worker used one less staple per day, we’d conserve more than 120,000 tonnes of steel per year? [...] Courtesy of US company timi & leslie, I recently received a Mackenzie 2-in-1 Backpack diaper bag to put to the test. It arrived just in time for my two stopover solo trip to Florida with my 22 month old son, Koji, and so from thirty thousand feet, I can figuratively and literally state that this bag flies above the rest on function, comfort, design and security! Most full-sized diaper bags share the same basic features such as room for diapers, wipes, a spare change of clothes, two bottles, and extra compartments for a cell phone, wallet, keys, diaper creams, thermometer, little toys and other small must haves, as well as a changing pad. The Mackenzie 2-in-1 Backpack includes all of these features, but also offers additional features I really appreciate. [...]  Yes, that picture above is my new super cool and stylish diaper bag; I know you’re envious! But you don’t have to be for long because you can order your very own Maxwell Designs diaper bag too! Local Canadian mom/designer, Maggie Chilton, created her company Maxwell Designs just before her first son, Maxwell, was born. She was searching for a diaper bag that but didn’t see anything she liked, or that fit into her lifestyle. She wanted a bag that didn’t look like a diaper bag, and one that was not made of plastic or vinyl – something unique! It was then that Maxwell Designs was born. [...] Anyone who knows me knows that I like to be organized. But as organized as I am, my husband has no idea what any of our important information is or where I keep it. Of course it probably doesn’t help that I keep a lot of this information in my head! I guess like most families, we always figured that if at least one of us was keeping track of things, then the info would be there when we needed it. But where is “there” exactly? My computer, my cell phone, buried in a pile of papers in a file under the desk somewhere? For us the answer was yes to all of the above. Now, our answer is a big YES to the Life.Doc Kit from the good people at Get Buttoned Up. [...] The wooden puzzles from Melissa & Doug are wonderful, but they do pose a problem when it comes to storing them neatly. The pieces will fall out if the puzzle is tipped on its side, and the pieces don’t all stack nicely on a shelf due to the pegs, so I was happy to find that Melissa & Doug has a line of puzzle racks. [...] I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it or not, but last month we moved our family from an insanely spacious 3000 sq/ft house to a “make the best of it” 900 sq/ft apartment. It hasn’t been an easy transition and for a while it looked like we were living in a furniture warehouse. So in order to try and make the most of the space we have, I decided to become the Queen of storage solutions. I have absolutely fallen in love with the Kangaroom Wally Wall Organizer and I couldn’t wait to share it with you all. [...]  If there is one thing I love, it’s being organized! I’ve always been a lover of purse-sized calendars and Franklin Covey Canada’s Classic Simplicity for Moms Wire-bound Weekly Planner is a great tool for keeping myself organized. Sure, in these high-tech days I’ve got my email calendar and my iPhone calendar and all the other gadget-y things to keep organized, but at the end of the day writing things down and seeing them spread out in front of me is still my favourite way of keeping track of the million and one things that are going on in my life at any one time. [...] I recently lost ran out of Maisie’s name labels before I had a chance to finish labelling everything so when Emily Press labels offered to send me their limited edition First Class School Label Pack I was stoked! The First Class School Label Pack (you’ll find them under Kids Play in the School Labels section) contains labels for all those back-to-school essentials – 10 shoe labels, 35 slim labels (for anything and everything) and 48-Tag-a-Tag clothing labels. Maisie’s labels have the cupcake motif and are in the tea party colour scheme – they are super cute! You have your choice of blue jean, cherry, flamingo or colour combinations chocoblue (brown and blues), citrus (bright green, orange and pink) and Maisie’s tea party (bright pink, soft pink and lilac) plus over 16 different icons. [...] What better way to help your children plan ahead and help keep your family organized than Melissa & Doug’s fabulous Magnetic Calendar for children three and older? I purchased this calendar for my preschooler when I realized that I was talking with him about the days of the week, the weather, special festivities, and all the details involved in keeping track of dates and events. Talking about the calendar isn’t the same as seeing one visually, and even t [...] My husband and I write notes to each other all the time. These notes are often placed on the kitchen counter for the other person to see, hopefully before they’re spotted by one or both of our children and removed to be doodled on or stuffed into the trunk of a toy car. Our note system isn’t the best, and that’s why I was interested to find out about IdeaPaint’s dry erase paint. [...] Yes, it’s still July, and yes, the beginning of the school year is still five or so weeks away. But time flies when you’re having fun, and for some reason especially when it’s summer. For those of you Back-to-School planning ahead of time, boy do we have a giveaway for you! Mabel’s Labels was kind enough to sponsor another giveaway with the Spilt Milk Moms, and here’s what’s up for grabs: Colourful Ultimate Back-to-School Combo! [...] I should explain that my husband is a fantastic gift buyer – he always has been! I know I’m very lucky and appreciate it immensely; however, he really outdid himself when he bought me my ESPE (pronounced S P) purse this past Christmas. His gift was so perfect that I’m recommending it to those of you out there still in search of the perfect Mother’s Day present! [...] 
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