by Christina Refford | Nov 12, 2022 | Party!, Thanksgiving, Tips + Tricks
This Thanksgiving, I’m ditching the “aspirational” Instagram feeds with their super-creative (and mind-boggling) table decor ideas that require either a big investment of money or time to achieve. Instead, I’ve decided to simplify beautifully...
by Christina Refford | Oct 13, 2022 | Halloween, Party!, Recipes
Snack trays and food boards are still such a popular way to put out a bunch of munch-able treats, and this time of year is perfect for creating not-so-haunted Halloween-themed snack trays for any gatherings you’re hosting. . .or just for your own...
by Christina Refford | Jul 21, 2022 | Recipes
Whether your teens are up at dawn to get to their summer job, or stumble into the kitchen around noon because, well, they’re teenagers, we still want them to eat a good breakfast to get their day started off right. But, we are lonnnnng past needing to wait on...
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 | 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...