Remember when gaming was with a board?

by Mir | Jul 8, 2015 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

If you want to lure your child away from screens this summer, may I suggest one of the greatest board games ever made? Right now Amazon has Carcassonne for just $24.42—its lowest price ever—and this is a great game for kids 8+ and adults alike. I...

Anime? Don’t mind if I do

by Mir | Jul 7, 2015 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

If you or your nerdalicious offspring enjoy anime, the industry standard is arguably Cowboy Bebop, and the entire series is the Bonus Deal of the Day in the Amazon Gold Box right now for 60% off. This would be a great surprise for the kids before a long car trip if...

Celebrate with free shipping

by Mir | Jul 3, 2015 | Hot Hot Hot!

If you, like me, love Williams-Sonoma when there are sales to be had and free shipping, well, happy Independence Day—go check ’em out. There’s hundreds of markdowns and every order ships for free with coupon code USA20. Alternatively, you can use...

Disinfecting is my favorite (sort of)

by Mir | Jul 1, 2015 | Hot Hot Hot!

Okay, maybe disinfecting itself isn’t my favorite, but these Lysol Disinfecting Wipes really are my favorite, because: 1) They’re handy. 2) When the kids try to tell me they “don’t know how” to clean something I can just hand them these....

Get those Lands’ End swim discounts!

by Mir | Jul 1, 2015 | Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

I currently own two swimsuits I will wear in public if I must. They’re both from Lands’ End. They’re flattering (particularly for someone—not naming any names here, ahem—who is in that tricky demographic between “young enough to...