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So Here’s What I’m Afraid Of

I mean, I’m afraid of lots of things surrounding the family expansion that’s on the way. I’m afraid that I won’t be able to find the time to do my work (which does not involve maternity leave). I’m afraid that I’ll be so overtired and stressed out that I’lltake it out on Kendrick, and that our baby’s first months in the world will be full of yelling rather than joy. I’m afraid that I’ll be so busy and worried about everything that I’ll forget to notice what’s reallyhappening, which is that my...

Stripes To Match

I’ve had this shirt for about five years now, and I’ve never worn it. Ever.

Want to know why?

Because it’s actually a dress. And if you wear it as a dress it is both band-aid tight and covers approximately one-sixtieth of your body…and not even the sixtieth of your body that you sort of need to have covered if you’re going to go out in public. I don’t know why it’s never occurred to me to wear it as a shirt before right this very moment, but there you go: pregnancy breeds innovation breeds wear...

Daily InstaGlam

Heading to the Intrepid to check out some airplanes. #citytripping #sunnysunday

BooHoo dress (a non-maternity swing dress purchased last fall in anticipation of becoming a maternity dress in the spring); Hat Attack fedora; Stuart Weitzman 5050 boots.

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How To Take Your Child To The Movies (And More)

In this segment (which you can find after the jump, below, because it’s auto-playing for some reason and I don’t want to get anyone watching this at work in trouble), three of my favorite new-mom tips:

1) How To Stretch Out Your Too-Tight Shoes (this really works, really fixes the whole pregnancy-made-my-feet-expand-half-a-size issue, and willblow your mind);

2) How To Take A Toddler To The Movies;

3) How To Take A Toddler To A Restaurant.

Enjoy! And Happy Monday.

P.S. Don’t judge the hair. It was...

Easy Matzoh Ball Soup

My Family Cookbook

I know: Passover isn’t until this week. But we had Passover dinner on Saturday, because that’s when Mom was free to come up, and Saturday afternoon is a much easier time to cook multi-course meals (apparently shifting the start date of Passover to accommodate busy family schedules is becoming a thing).

Usually we go to my aunt Debbie’s house for Passover: she’s a cookbook editor and food writer, and so her dinners are kind of next-level in terms of prettiness/preparedness/gen...

Links & Love & Stuff

Earlier this week I got to hang out with Rebecca Budig and J.D. Roberto over at BetterTV and talk getting out with a baby and theRamshackle Glambook. I wore the same thing I wore last time I appeared on the show (a draped, melon-colored Michael Kors), but that’s okay; it looks slightly different on me nowadays. Segment coming up next week!

I want to be best friends with thisawesome flight agent.

Lololol at thisBrief Moment Of Lucidity Called Panic Attack(via TheOnion.com).

This stunning maillot...

This Old Thing

I write a lot about the stuff I wore in high school. I wore everything from chartreuse prom dresses from the ‘50s, not-quite-right overalls, Salvation Army pajamas, and for-real witch’s robes, and it was all very confusing-looking…but the fact that it was confusing-looking makes sense; I was confused. About who I was and what I wanted, and a lot of that came out through what I wore.

I probably wouldn’t throw on a neon ball gown “just because” these days (although you never know), but I always...

Bare Legs And Boots

I don’t work with Stuart Weitzman (I went to an event of theirs once and went home with a gorgeous pair of shoes and a discount card that enabled me to purchase additional pairs of shoes without passing out, but that’s the extent of it).

I start with this caveat because this is now the second time I have needed to comment on their advertising campaign, because it is justso good. The first time I rhapsodized about just how very much I had fallen prey to whatever the people in their marketing de...

What To Wear: Theme Park

Q. Hi Jordan!

I am going to DisneyWorld in May and I wanted your opinion on cute but comfortable things to wear. I am specifically wondering about shoes – I don’t think my regular sandals will cut it for walking around all day. Are Crocs sandals comfortable for longer wear? Should I just go for sneakers?

Thanks,

Amanda

Pictured (clockwise from far left): Deux Lux Karma Backpack / LIJA Scoop-Neck Tee / Pull & Bear Denim Shorts /Sheriff & Cherry Aviators / Eugenia Kim Hat / Marc Jacobs Lightning Bo...

Olive Oil & Ricotta Cake (with Chocolate & Orange)

Loaf cakes are basically the best things in the world. They’re easy to make, they freeze well (making them an excellent solution when you’ve got a lot of parties to go to and not a lot of time)…and you can pretend that they are “bread” and eat them for breakfast. Which is what I just finished doing.

I’ve never actually made an olive oil cake before, but I’ve always wanted to try it, partially because it sounds delicious and partially because it sounds weird (and those two things are not, to my...