by Christina Refford | Jun 9, 2022 | Gift Guides, Shopping Finds
The team at Cool Mom Picks has always dedicated ourselves to amplifying small businesses of all kinds, and to showcase diversity in the brands, books, advice, and even recipes we feature. And with Father’s Day right around the corner, we think it’s the...
by Christina Refford | Apr 21, 2022 | Tips + Tricks
With Earth Day’s 52nd anniversary this week, it’s a great time to reflect on ways we might do even more to lessen our negative impact on this place we call home. But where to start? If your family spends as much time as my family of five does thinking...
by Christina Refford | Mar 8, 2022 | Tips + Tricks
A few years ago, I read Marie Kondo’s book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing and could not wait to apply it to my house. Using her mantra of only keeping things that “bring me joy,” I first tackled...
by Christina Refford | Feb 22, 2022 | Tips + Tricks
Feeding a family of five during the worst of the COVID pandemic lockdown definitely made a dent in our budget, but now that things have gotten a little more normal, our spending on food is still so much higher than in pre-COVID days. Whether it’s supply-chain...
by Christina Refford | Feb 7, 2022 | Recipes
Treat your family this Valentine’s Day by surprising them with a stack of gorgeously festive, super indulgent pancakes when they roll out of bed. And with Valentine’s Day falling on a Monday this year, we may kick things off over the weekend so that we can take...
