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Boston mom blogger | motherhood, baby + kids, family travel, + home

teenage gift ideas

family · December 11, 2024

Gifts for Teenagers (That They’ll Love)

I had zero idea what to buy for a teenage boy for Christmas, so I reached out to a few teens I know and got the info you need to get a gift that’ll slap. (Yes, they taught me that…

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shopping · November 28, 2024

The Best Black Friday Sales for 2024

It was just a few years ago that the Black Friday sales weren’t released until Thanksgiving Day, and we’d grab the newspaper and dig through the deals to see what we’d head out to find. HA! That has all changed…

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shopping · November 16, 2024

20 White Elephant Gifts Everyone Will Love (Under $25!) for 2024

I have a really hard time buying gifts for a white elephant (which you may know as a Yankee swap if you’re also from New England). I just never know what to get that everyone will love! Also, I scoured…

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gifts for men

shopping · May 31, 2024

27 Gifts for Men: The Best Gifts for Guys

One of the most asked-for gift guides every year is one for the guys! Men can be really hard to shop for. With Father’s Day coming up, I wanted to make sure I shared some of my top gifts for…

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motherhood, shopping · April 24, 2024

Great Mother’s Day Gifts for All Moms

With Mother’s Day (and Father’s Day!) on the horizon, I wanted to share a list of great Mother’s Day gifts for moms. Let me start by saying you know your mom best (or your wife or partner or whoever you’re…

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family · November 8, 2023

Pikler Triangle Review: What is it, and is it worth buying?

I stumbled on Pikler triangles a couple of years ago, but I wasn’t sure it was right for us. Then I realized how much my kids like to climb – and we got one for them for Christmas last year….

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life, shopping · December 19, 2022

Best Stocking Stuffers You Can Still Get for Christmas

If you’re anything like me, you leave the stocking stuffers to the end of your shopping. (To be honest, I’m shopping for much more than just stocking stuffers today! I thought I was on top of everything but clearly was…

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life, shopping · December 8, 2022

What to Get the Person Who Has Everything

Everyone has that one person in their life who seemingly has everything, or goes out and buys what they want as soon as they decide they want it. It can make buying them the perfect gift a huge challenge during…

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family, shopping · November 24, 2022

Gifts for the Disney Lover

I have a Mickey Mouse-loving toddler and preschooler, and I keep seeing the CUTEST Mickey toys for kids. I grew up in Disney-watching house, and when we took our daughter to Disney World a couple of years ago, it was…

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baby + kids, shopping · November 3, 2022

32 Best Gifts for 2 Year Olds

I looked for an online guide when shopping for birthday presents and toys for 2 year olds, but a lot of them weren’t complete or missed some key toys. There are so many 2-year-old gift guides online, but a lot…

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stocking stuffers for 3-4 year olds

life · December 23, 2021

Stocking Stuffers for the Whole Family

This time of the Christmas season I head over to everyone’s favorite 2-day delivery website to get stocking stuffers. This year I’m also really thankful for Target’s drive up order system. At least one good thing came out of this…

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expensive gifts for kids

life, shopping · October 28, 2021

Expensive Gifts for Kids (that no one on my list is getting)

Ordinarily I publish gift guides/gift thoughts that are affordable, maybe a little expensive – but today I’m sharing the most expensive, awesome gifts I would totally buy if I was a multi-millionaire or billionaire. Everyone’s all about going into space…

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About Alyssa


Hi, I’m Alyssa. Mom of three, wife, dog mom, blogger. Here I share tips and tricks on motherhood, focusing on baby gear reviews and the best stuff for kids, family travel, and home organization.

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