One of the best gifts mothers can receive (and gift themselves) is professional photos of their children, capturing for a lifetime the fleeting moments of childhood. We absolutely love South Carolina-based portrait photographer, Jessie Baughman, who specializes in black and white portrait photography. Her heirloom-style portraits hang in homes across the country and perhaps one day yours, too! She hosts sessions in various cities and will be in Dallas soon. Details below as well as our past Q&A with Jesssie!

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School is back in session soon and if your child wants to bring a little teacher gift on the first day of school or to a back to school night, we’ve found the cutest gift ideas! From quick ship on Amazon to personalized pretties, scroll down to find the perfect little something for your child’s teacher. Plus, we have a free gift tag printable for homemade gifts so keep scrolling!

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Today we’re sharing 10 tips that make beginning preschool, kindergarten, or even a new elementary school a little easier for your child nad you. These tips go beyond the cute new backpacks and fresh haircuts (although don’t forget those either!), and help to boost children’s confidence and make this season be smooth and special!

1. Have your child practice opening his or her backpack, water bottle, and lunch box.

If they are expected to wear uniforms, have them practice buttoning and unbuttoning pants, shorts, or skirts.

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Who doesn’t love a cozy gift? Fall is around the corner so it’s a great time to stock up on gifts for fall and holiday. Nordstrom has so many cozy gifts on sale right now as part of their Anniversary Sale. It’s a great time to tuck away Barefoot Dreams gifts or refresh your pajamas and sweaters, too! Scroll down for all the cozy gift ideas we found during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale which ends Sunday!

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Backpacks, lunch boxes, first day essentials, and more — today we’re sharing our tried and true favorites when it comes to school season. Backpack brands, lunchboxes, and other essentials! Scroll down to browse!

Best Backpacks: 

Lunchtime Favorites

Here’s a tip: The YumBox fits in the Pottery Barn Kids lunchboxes. I also like silicone cups for the divided lunchboxes. 

Labels
Pencil Bags
First Day Favorites

A little gift for the teacher is always thoughtful — and don’t forget the first day signs! 

What back to school products are you stocking up on, and what is your favorite place to find them?

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We’ve never done this before! If you have a high school senior daughter, Lee is hosting a LIVE event to teach them the things they need to know before senior year begins. We are covering the things college counselors don’t, but are so important to know for long term social, academic and professional success. Share with your friends and register now if you have a senior daughter!

Poised & Prepared: A DoSayGive Live Event for Senior Girls
Sunday, August 9, 2026
7 pm CT
On ZOOM!

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We always have gifts on our mind, and our search for the best and most unexpected gifts never ends. So we went through every single item (and we mean every single item) in this year’s Nordstrom Anniversary Sale looking for those perfect gifts – for birthdays, anniversaries, just-because occasions, and (yes!) even Christmas. Scroll down to see what we found up t0 40% off in the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale.

Gifts for Men

Many of these are perfect for buying now and stashing away for fall birthdays or Christmas!

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The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is open to the public today and we’ve rounded up our favorites in every category and shared them below for easy shopping. Categories include: women, men, teen boy, teen/tween girl, home & gifts, beauty, and baby & children. We also are sharing what our readers are loving so far in the sale – see all DoSayGive Reader Favorites here!

Click on the Collages Below to Shop Each Category!

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If you’ve followed DoSayGive over the past ten years, then you know we provide incredibly detailed guides by category to this Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. Our goal is to show you the absolute best finds in the sale to save you time so you don’t have to browse through the thousands of items. If you want to know what are the strategic things to buy  – things you are going to buy anyway but can get on sale during the sale – keep scrolling because we rounded up 10 great buys below!

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The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale opened today to ICON cardholders.  We’ve combed every page of the sale and have pinpointed the items that we think will sell out quickly. We’ve been doing Nordstrom Anniversary Sale research for our readers for 10+ years and know what things go fast – so we’re sharing those below! 

Plus we have a detailed breakdown of our favorites in every category on our new Shop My Page.

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