A recent lunch date at Summer House with Kelly and Lucy. How funny is her mini MZ Wallace tote?
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Here are the first 10 things that come to mind this morning. Enjoy!
Mitch, Please: 10 Things, 4/13
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Riding in Style (and Safety)
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Nothing in life gives me more anxiety than carseats. They’re typically so wildly confusing to install and frustrating to use that I dream of the day that I’ll be done with them once and for all. Recently, though, Chicco sent us two new OneFit ClearTex All-in-One Car Seats which I’m happy to report has changed everything. They’re awesome. And today I’d like to share exactly why we love them so much.
Mitch, Please: 10 Things, 2/16
Lucy and Lottie during a recent playdate at our house.
Mitch here!
I really love writing down the first 10 things that come to mind in the morning. It’s a nice way to start the day! (Almost like journaling?) Hopefully you enjoy reading them :) Here we go!
Mitch, Please: 10 Things, 2/6
Guys’ night with Neal
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Greetings from sunny Chicago! Or at least it’s sunny in my office where I’m playing tropical beach screensavers on TV while I work. Anyways, here are 10 quick things that come to mind this week:
10 Things with Mitch
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It’s been a while since I wrote anything and, to be honest, I sort of forgot how to use my keyboard. So here are a quick 10 Things that I’m dying to get off my chest this week.
The Skylight Calendar
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We live crazy lives, and I could use some help managing our two kids’ school schedules, activities, sport, playdates and birthday parties; our two small businesses and their tight deadlines and seasonal chaos; and countless holiday events and gatherings—all while trying to carve out a little bit of time for myself. (Ha.) Luckily I’ve found the new Skylight Calendar, which has simplified our scheduling to a degree that I didn’t know was possible. And I want to sing its praises from the the mountaintops. (Use code KELLYINTHECITY for $10 off orders of $100 or more!)
Mitch, Please: 10 Things, 11/10
Look who got her first shot! Followed the advice of my brother-in-law, our pediatrician and science on this one, and couldn’t be prouder of Emma! We simply booked an appointment at Walgreens online.
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Just 10 quick things that come to mind this week.
“Dear Mitch” Advice Column, Vol. II
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Trying my hand at Dear Mitch again. (Here’s the first column.) In this week’s installment, we encounter a long-distance couple who is about to “long distance” no more, a wife who’d like her husband to improve his table manners, and an engaged woman looking for some advice about groom/groomsmen attire.
Please drop your Dear Mitch questions here. They can be serious or lighthearted; whatever is good with me! Remember that questions are always anonymous and confidential.
Enjoy!
“Dear Mitch” Advice Column, Vol. I
Welcome to the first edition of Dear Mitch, an advice column. I tried to start it in the spring but then time got away from me. But I think it’ll be nice to chat with you… and who knows? Maybe it’ll be helpful?! (Though probably not. 😉) Click here to submit questions… you know, if you’re in need of advice from the husband of a stranger you kind of know on the internet. 😜
If you have a problem that needs solving or a question that needs answering, I’d love to try my hand at it. Dear Mitch is always anonymous—though we encourage including a nickname like Sleepless in Seattle, for example. You can submit your questions and topics here.
I should mention that I forgot to leave a space for names on the first Dear Mitch question form, so I had to make up names for today’s questions. Sorry; first-time advice columnist here.
Declutter Your Desk with Mitch
Pottery Barn Keyhole Desk / Surya Area Rug
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I’m a little ashamed to admit it, but I’m a Messy Desk Guy. I’ve had a messy desk my whole life, and as I sit here today, my desk is—well, frightening. It’s so full that I can’t can’t open the drawers, which explains why the desk is covered with enough junk that I can’t even use it, and why most days I end up working in the dining room.
It’s time to fix this problem.
Mitch, Please: 10 Things, 10/21
Taken by my brother at his farm, Above Normal Eggs. Isn’t it beautiful?!
Mitch here!
Here are 10 quick things that come to mind today.
Survival Guide for Restaurants with Toddlers + Kids: 5 Tips
Mitch here!
The best parenting advice I ever received was this:
Don’t forget to do you while parenting.
And if you clicked on this post, I think we’re in the same boat.
The Best Affordable Amazon Halloween Decorations
One / Two / Three / Four / Five / Six / Seven / Eight / Nine / Ten / Eleven / Twelve / Thirteen / Fourteen / Fifteen / Sixteen / Seventeen / Eighteen / Nineteen / Twenty / Twenty-One / Twenty-Two / Twenty-Three / Twenty-Four / Twenty-Five / Twenty-Six / Twenty-Seven / Twenty-Eight / Twenty-Nine / Thirty
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This might be the single-most blogger-like thing I’ve ever done. (Keep in mind that I’m a dude.) I used Pottery Barn, West Elm and Crate and Barrel—some of Kelly’s favorite brands for holidays—as inspiration to find inexpensive decor on Amazon. Turns out that you don’t have to drop and arm/leg (or wait the long shipping times) to have your home looking cute for Halloween. Unless you’re Frankenstein. Because he drops arms and legs all the time.
Dad Joke. Ba-boom.
Mitch, Please: 10 Things, 10/1
Kelly’s Tuckernuck Dress (Comes in lots of colors/patterns. She’s wearing the black.) / C.Wonder Bag / Black Pumps (Newer version)
New wheels! Just kidding. It’s our rental car.
Mitch here!
Not to brag, but I’m sitting here writing this post with the Pacific Ocean spread out before me. Just thought I’d mention that. Here are a few—I don’t know; maybe 10—things that come to mind this week:
San Diego Trip Agenda
Photo by our friend and bride-to-be, Gabby Emig. Congrats, Gabby and Brian! We love you!
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Would you look at us?! We planned a weeklong, no-kids, extended family trip to San Diego for a friend’s wedding, and I couldn’t be more excited. So today I’m using this post as an excuse to jot down all the stuff I want to do in Southern California while we’re here. If you have any recommendations or if you see anything totally off in this guide, please let me know!
Mitch, Please: 10 Things 9/22
Ravinia to see Ben Folds! Kelly is wearing this “blanket jacket,” as she calls it.
Mitch here!
Here are the 10 things that come to mind this week.
How to Make an Outdoor Movie Theater
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Grab your popcorn, pour a soda, silence your cell phones and put your feet up… because we did it! The outdoor movie theater is finally a reality and I didn’t even break anything while putting it all together.
Mitch, Please: 10 Things, 9/9
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This is a picture I took at Above Normal Eggs while I was literally farming. Well, I was standing there while my dad was farming.
Full disclosure: I wasn’t doing anything helpful and spent most of my time taking pictures of the sunset and getting in the way. But I was on a farm and that counts for something!
Here are 10 other things that come to mind this week:
Fresh From the Field: Sweet Corn with Mitch
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It’s still corn season in Illinois. And I know what you’re thinking: Isn’t every season corn season in Illinois? Okay, yes. There’s a kernel of truth to your question, but gather in a row and lend me an ear because shucks, I’m about to cob together a corny blog post that will simply a-maize.
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