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Randi’s February Fashion Picks

So….we might have a little bit of an obsession with polka dots (It’s called Dot Complicated…get it?). And glitter. And crazy colors. Randi’s personal style motto is “Classy with a hint of Vegas” and these picks certainly reflect that.

1. Retro Polka Dot Loafers. These lovely loafers are a steal and transition perfectly from a [Read More]

February 26th, 2014|Stuff|

How To Take The Perfect Selfie (And Then Edit It To Make It Even Better)

This week, Randi appeared on the KATIE show to discuss photo-editing apps and tips for taking the perfect selfie. See the clips below:

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February 26th, 2014|Help|

If You Post And Nobody Likes It, Did It Really Happen?

The other day, I posted a picture on Facebook (…and Twitter…and Instagram). I had captured a magical moment. A miracle made up of pixels, really. My three kids and I took a quadruple selfie. And, honestly? It was kind of awesome. So obviously it was my duty to share it with the universe. (Because let’s be real, MY [Read More]

February 25th, 2014|Life|

Why The Bat Kid Mania Still Matters

Four months ago I was on a plane flying home to San Francisco from LA. I just spent $6 to access internet for what was a less than an hour flight. Normally I use my flight time as an exercise in unplugging so I can catch up on the books that I don’t usually have time to [Read More]

February 25th, 2014|Hot|

Quick And Easy Tech Solutions To Help Squash Marital Squabbles

Marriage produces its share of happiness, but it also supplies its share of arguments, as well – and very often the same ones. Whether you and your spouse don’t agree on how much to set aside in savings, where to cut back to save on bills, who does more housework, or sincere ways to boost [Read More]

February 24th, 2014|You|

NekNominate: The Deadly Social Media Drinking Game

While we try to keep things positive and upbeat here at Dot Complicated, we also strive to keep you in-the-know on trends that may be keeping parents across the nation up at night. Around the world, teens and young adults have found a new way to coerce each other into drinking large quantities of alcohol– [Read More]

February 23rd, 2014|Hot|

Are All Your ‘Friends’ Keeping You From Getting Anything Done?

Ever notice how we’ve become good at building connected technology and broadcasting status updates but we struggle staying connected to the people and goals that matter most to us in life?

Looking back it’s easy to see how this happened.

Three hundred years ago, if you decided to be adventurous and build a startup in the Wild West, you said [Read More]

February 22nd, 2014|Life|

You Have To Do The Hard Things

You have to make the call you’re afraid to make.

You have to get up earlier than you want to get up.

You have to give more than you get in return right away.

You have to care more about others than they care about you.

You have to fight when you are already injured, bloody, and sore.

You have [Read More]

February 20th, 2014|Job|

Sometimes, Being A Good Mom Means Giving Up A Little Control

Before I was a mom, I thought I could control most everything in my life, and for the most part I did. I was the lead in the school play, the president of student council, and the girlfriend to the dreamy boy who sat in front of me in math. But “luck is the residue of design,” as [Read More]

February 20th, 2014|Fam|

What I Saw When I Finally Looked Up From My Phone

I only have a handful of pictures from our family vacation last week. We escaped the “Snowmageddon” that dumped more than seventeen inches on the Northeast for what is now our annual trek to Florida in February. The weather was as close to perfect as we could have hoped for, the sunsets were spectacular, both of my children [Read More]

February 19th, 2014|Fam|