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Dana

Dana Holmes is a proud Brooklyn mom and founder of Metro Mom Club, a source for urban moms who want to stay stylish while raising thoughtful, brilliant, bad ass city kids. She has been writing about etiquette, occasions, gift ideas, trends and family fun for more than a decade and has been interviewed by the New York Times, Associated Press, TODAY in NY and many, many more.

Advice

My neighbor came up today to ask me if I knew how to open a lock whose combination had been lost. I’m not sure what that says about what he thinks about me, but it was a fun project to try to help him. I learned something that everyone with acombination

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AdviceKiddosShopping

I’m not one for collecting junk. Ok, maybe I am a pack rat on the verge of becoming a hoarder. But it’s all necessary! Still, when I find something great, I have to spread the word. These two gems are worth their drawer space in gold. Green Sprouts Bottle Cap Adapter

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MomsShopping

First off, Dover Saddlery is not just for horseback riders. I know of the catalog because waaaay back when I didn’t know anything about anything I had a pony (lucky, lucky girl) and had to buy things from it. Having not seriously ridden a horse in 20 years, I was

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AdviceGourmetMomsShopping

Today, I’m going to try to bang out a few posts about amazing food catalogs that you might not know. Whether a foodie yourself, or a gift shopper for one, these are impressive resources that go far beyond the standard big box foodie emporiums that we all know and love (or hate).

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AdviceGourmetShopping

I love seafood. And, with a growing boy on my hands, I know that I want him to eat fish that will help his brain and body grow up to be healthy, smart and strong. But, that usually leaves me scratching my head over what’s best? Once I research mercury

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