40% off for Friends and Family, today only

by Mir | Sep 27, 2017 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

Do I ever pay full price at Lands’ End? Of course not, although it’s probably worth it. There’s always a sale or code to be had, and that’s when I swoop in. Gone are the days when I needed to pick up new Squall jackets every season (Welcome to...

75% off clearance for the kids

by Mir | Sep 26, 2017 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

Here they go again—right now Children’s Place is taking an extra 75% off everything in the clearance, and that means you can stock up on just about everything for pennies on the dollar. Shipping is free. The sale is today (Tuesday, September 26th) only and...

Soup it up

by Mir | Sep 25, 2017 | Groceries, Hot Hot Hot!

Okay, let’s pretend I’ve included my standard disclaimer here about homemade food and how much better it is than the premade stuff. I know! And you know. And sometimes it’s still more convenient to have soup in a microwaveable container for the...

Pressure cooking? Isn’t it all pressure cooking?

by Mir | Sep 21, 2017 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

I love the moniker “pressure cooking,” because as far as I’m concerned, trying to feed your family is always pressure cooking, or maybe that’s just my family. Ahem. Anyway, I know that Instant Pots are all the rage right now, though I have yet...

It’s a rare deal on top-shelf shoes for the kids

by Mir | Sep 18, 2017 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

Personally, I never loved my kids enough to buy them shoes from Stride Rite. They had perfectly average feet and the prices there always made me feel a little faint. But I’ve heard that for kids with wide feet, or various orthotic issues, or even just kids whose...