13 perfect Graduation Gifts

I came up with my top 13 graduation gifts as I was listening to our graduation playlist and the best graduation songs because it's 2013 and it just seemed like having 13 ideas was the perfect number of choices. Plus, I also had 13 ideas for the perfect graduation gifts, so it just kinda worked out that way!  

1 - Every grad will need coffee. It's just a fact they'll need to, ahem, study a little harder.

2 - Why would anyone want to look like a freshman on day 1? Give a grad a school tee or sweatshirt over the summer so they look like they've been at school for years.

3. I'm going to give you our favorite photo of all our friends, in this gorgeous frame so we all won't be too far from each other!

4. Who wouldn't love these earrings? And that touch of pink looks adorable with a cap and gown.

5. Classics never go out of style. But this tote expands for a long weekend, at home... or not.

6. A touch of home keeps the new grad from feeling homesick. Pillows are perfect for adding to the decor, keeping comfy, or throwing at annoying roommates.

7. Any cute cup will do, but this Vera Bradley one is extra cute.

8. Sunglasses protect eyes and skin, and from a multitude of sins, like late nights and early mornings.

9. J. Crew. 'nuff said.

10. Who can get enough of monograms? Probably not any grad and Bauble Bar has a whole slew of cute personalization options.

11. No matter what, she'll want to be fresh as a daisy. There are so many amazing perfumes, give her your favorite!

12. Ok, this is my must-have. Clear skin is a must. Clean skin is a must. Clarisonic is the ultimate. If she doesn't have one, she'll adore you if you buy her this. Trust me.

13. It looks like just a case, but it charges too. There are plenty of other cases you can customize on Cafe Press!

But wait, I have one more!! If your grad hasn't taken photos yet, then definitely treat her to some photos by a professional. I had a blast posing with PinkOwl Photography the other day. Being captured by a professional photographer is a gift not only a graduate will treasure, but is a present she can, in turn, share with everyone else creating memories for all :)

Congrats to all the seniors who are graduating! Wishing you all the success you dream....

xo ~chloe

Happy Mother's Day!

via pinspire first seen on MaryFashionLove

Aaaah, Mother's Day, a day of pampering, breakfast in bed, lazing about, queen for a day. It's my annual request, dream, plea. No housework, or laundry, or cooking. I want the day "off." But this year is a bit different. I'm not thrilled about laundry or cooking, but I don't need the day off. Maybe I will at a later date, but today I'm celebrating my kids. It's just a different year and I'm going with the flow and this is what feels right to me. I hope they appreciate me. I hope they know how much I do for them, I hope they know how much I love them, but I'm not forcing the card, the gift, the breakfast in bed. Not this year.

All I want for Mother's Day is to be with my kids. Doing kid things. Not doing "Mother's Day" things, not being pampered, not having it being about me. Today is a different Mother's Day for me... I'm thankful we are together, thankful 3/4 of us are healthy.

Today is your day, kids, my day to you:

• my day to say thank you for making me who I am,
• for reminding me of what's important,
• for being so much more than I ever was at your age,
• for rising up to and conquering every challenge life throws at you,
• for making me so proud so often.

These are the gifts that mean so much to me. More than all the chocolate in the world... even, yes, even dark chocolate.

Thank you, kids, for being your unique, creative, beautiful selves. I wouldn't, and couldn't, have chosen any better yous to be you.

XOXO, Mama / Mommy / Mom / Mumsie

Thank you, thank you!!

Seriously? Are you kidding me? Is that us being featured in a story in the Huffington Post? THE HUFFINGTON POST? Holy Sh Cow! The article is about Pinterest, which is completely, totally and utterly Chloe's expertise, and there are some fantastic tips. To sum up the article: if we can create viral pins, so can you! Chloe is the master pinner and visual designer of Popcosmo... and, because she creates and curates beautiful Pinterest boards, you should be following us on Pinterest, like now! And if you want to know our most popular and viral pins, check out "What You're Loving" on the right and click on the stories to see what people are pinning. But back to the Huffington Post: thank you Jayson DeMers for your fantastic article! Go read it :)

And being in the Huffington Post was the cherry on top of what has already been an enormous chocolate ice cream sundae of a month (and it's only the 3rd day)! We were featured on the cover of Today's Woman Now for our story about Moms and daughters working together. The COVER, y'all! And pages 6 and 32. We didn't know about being cover gals until we saw it... and we were both speechless, which is really and truly rare. And considering it's the shoe issue, I'd say it's the perfect cover for us, haha! Again, thank you Today's Woman and what an honor.

Today was Oaks Day, tomorrow the Kentucky Derby, then my hubbie's birthday... whoa, I think my head needs to stop spinning. May is turning out to be quite a month! Hope your May is just as lovely, just as lively, and just as exciting!

XO ~Kim & Chloe