When I commented on how much I loved my friend Stephanie’s skirt one day she told me where to find them.
I bought two for myself and have worn them almost every day this summer. 
I know they will be cute with boots and tights in fall and winter too, but I have to tell you this is the perfect summer skirt! Made from recycled t-shirts they are each unique, soft, and easily washable. I love these skirts made by Jupiter Girl so much I just had to share!
Cute Bathing Suit Bag from GoodtoBeYou.com
When I do get a night out, by the time I feed the kids, I am usually left with little time to get myself ready to go. Thus it seems like I’m always that girl who’s bra strap keeps peeking out in need of a safety pin, has dog hair on my pants from that nuzzle on my way out the door, or deodorant spots on my shirt from slapping it on in a rush.
My favorite dress, but my cleavage is being held in by a safety pin!!
In my search for travel gear this summer I discovered a fantastic website for girl like me, GoodtoBeYou.com. I love that they have an entire Problem Solver tab with things like hem tape and lint remover mitts, all compact, easy to pack and seriously covering any fashion or beauty mishap possibilities along the way. It’s like a website for grown up girl scouts, a prepared girls dream.
Of course the kids have to have one last swim with their cousins right before we pack to go home!
I’m most recently grateful for the bathing suit bag from GoodtoBeYou.com that saved the rest of our luggage from the wet bathing suits we had to pack at the end of our vacation. It has previously spared entire pool/beach bag contents (especially my reading materials!) on several occasions from getting soggy with the kids wet bathing suits being tossed in! The site has a ton of other really great items for travel, found under the Travel Goodies tab, including roll up travel ballet flats that seem all the rage this year, travel bags for shoes (also one for wet bathing suits among other things), and the “Plane friendly travel kit”. 
The Shemergency survival kit is perfect to keep in your car or to bring on a trip, it contains things like shoe shine wipes, safety pins, hair spray and a whole lot of other tiny problem solvers you may need on the go. Now when I find myself needing that tiny fashion solution, it is usually right there in my kit! Perfect for a busy mom like me who still likes to try to look pulled together every now and then!
* I received a free bathing suit bag & Lint Remover Pads for reviewing purposes. (The very bag that has saved my luggage and book this summer!) All my opinions are my own and not swayed by outside sources.
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Less than a month away, June 17th is right around the corner, so to help you start thinking about what to give this Father’s Day I’ve picked out a five favorite Father’s Day gift ideas that have caught my eye:
1. 
If the dad in your life likes cutting edge technology like my husband and father-in-law do, then he might love the new Lytro camera that uses light field technology to focus your picture after you have taken it!
2. Tom’s Sunglasses 
A cool pair of sunglasses make a great Father’s Day gift. The Tom’s motto is: “One for One”, and you may have heard about the shoes before, but now Tom’s is making glasses too. For every pair of these cool looking frames bought, one pair of eye glasses will go to someone who needs them.
3. Anything Apple, iPad, iPhone, iPod, idon’t care what it is, if he doesn’t have one he probably wants one. The cool thing is that for no additional charge Apple will laser engrave a personal message onto the back of whichever one you choose.
4. The world traveler and photographer will love the photography book Steve McCurry: The Unguarded Moment
5. Something fun like:
or The bottle Opener (for that engraved iPhone you got him)
Of course all dads love the homemade gifts and cards from the kids, so these suggestions are in addition to those! Any other great gift ideas for Father’s Day? I’d love to hear more.
