We’re feeling a little “over” the owl trend (adorable though it’s been). So we asked a bunch of tastemakers in the design world—from giggle’s marketing guru, Grace Lee, to the Oh Joy! and Abbey Goes Design Scouting bloggers—for the next “it” animal. The response was nearly unanimous: the giraffe.

It’s a slippery slope toward sweatpants and sticky-notes when you’re working at home—regardless of whether you’re managing a household, staying virtually connected to a corporate office, or building your own mompreneur empire.

So we asked two influential WAHMs—Amy Swift-Crosby (former editor-in-chief of Ladies Who Launch and founder of Smarty LA, and Carley Knobloch, career and life coach to moms)—for some inspiration and advice on how to keep it together, with style.

No one has a better sense of back-to-school trends than the children’s wear designers themselves. So we asked some of our favorites what they’re buying for their own tots this fall.

The last time we checked, there were 214,339 items listed under the “Children” category on Etsy.com. We have our favorites (see below), but seriously: who has the time to sift through? Not us. So we asked Etsy shop owner and design blogger Abbey Nova for some tips on weeding through the rubbish.