birthday gifts

By Erika • December 16th, 2008

I grew up with a father who loved cars — working on them, driving them, even watching them race around a track.  I suppose it was inevitable that I would develop a love of things that “go”, but as a girl, it was oftentimes hard to find toys that would do so and ones that [...]

I take lots of pictures.  I love photography, and almost everyone in my family seems to have an eye for taking good pictures.  We took over 10,000 pictures of Little AG in her first year alone, to give you an idea of what a photo-maniac I am.  On a typical vacation I will come home [...]

I recently had the opportunity to review a book called “Show Me How:  500 Things You Should Know - Instructions for Life from the Ordinary to the Exotic”.  Once you get past the long title (phew!) you will fall in love with this book.  It includes things like how to identify the different men’s styles [...]

If you’ve read this site a bit in the past, you know that Little AG has a thing, a love, an OBSESSION with Tigger.  However, most everything involving the Playhouse Disney show “My Friends Tigger and Pooh” easily qualifies as well.  Along with the 9 tiggers that we already have living in our house, I [...]

I could look through the products at Anne Taintor all day!  Hailed as “The Original Vintage Humor Company”, their snarky products do not disappoint!  These are the kinds of products I wish I had known about a couple of years ago, because I have friends who would have LOVED them!  I still do, and I [...]

When I was in France this summer I came across some children’s books for Little AG that I loved. They were girly and sparkly — perfect for my little girly girl. Called “Lilo, Trop Chou” (Lilo, too cool) it wasn’t until I arrived back in the states that I realized that this [...]

While I was in NYC this weekend for the Hot Blogger Calendar Shoot, I managed to get in a little shopping (I’m sure you’re totally not surprised). I did go to some stores for me, but I of course had to stop off at this little place you may have heard of — FAO [...]

Quick find of the day! Check out these cool Lap Desks from Room It Up. They sorta make me wish I had some type of homework to do again so that I would have a use for one of them. They come in the trendiest patterns, and are obviously SO much cooler [...]

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My friend LJ (soon to be LL, as it were!) has the best stationery. We’ve been friends since we were [...]

Chic Shopper Chick is fortunate enough to have a great sponsor in Pure and Honest Kids a site that carries some truly unique and beautiful gifts. I really like this Brag Book as a gift for anyone — a mom, dad, or grandparent — to carry around photos of the new little arrival in. [...]

When I was in Paris I had a chance to stop in a store called “La Chaise Longue” when I was walking from the Abesses metro stop to the Butte de Montmartre. As soon as I stepped inside I was greeted by a singsong “Bonjour mademoiselle” (rather flirty, using the mademoiselle, actually) from an upbeat [...]

Technology has really progressed since I was a kid.  My parents used to have a video camera that was as big as a suitcase that my dad would have to hoist up onto his shoulder to use.  Most birthday parties and holiday events were captured by setting up that ginormous camera on a tripod to [...]

Back in May, I was delighted to learn that I had won one of these way cool vases from Jillable in a contest on My Mom Shops (and I’m sooo not lucky people, I never win things). They are made from a durable plastic and come in all sorts of cool patterns and colors. [...]