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angry chicken: quick gifts for the smalls.

I like the quick-n-easy aspect. I just need to have some onsies on hand in different sizes (I like one commentor’s idea of giving a set in different sizes).

Milestone charts: What you can expect from birth to age 3 | BabyCenter

I found this helpful… I’m a total baby newb and had no idea when they normally do *anything*.

50 Illustrator Tutorials Every Designer Should See | Blog.SpoonGraphics

I really want to learn to use Illustrator more effectively. This looks like a great resource for DIY education.

Better Image Caching with CSS • Perishable Press
10 Blog Directories You Should Be Listed in

Quick overview of ten of the more important blog directories. I’d like to experiment with submissions and see what the impact is.

WordPress Plugin: FV Community News

This plugin will come in handy as a way of letting users contribute content.

formy-css-framework –

Styling form is, at best, tedious and repetitive, and at worst, head-bangingly frustrating. This framework looks like a good solution.

The Toren Brothers’ List of the Top 10 Best FREE EBOOKS for Online Entrepreneurs & Small Business Owners

Not sure when I’ll have time to read them all but good resources.

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/01/07/10-killer-wordpress-hacks/

Some genuinely useful hacks. I’m going to add several of them to my base theme.

http://24ways.org/examples/contract-killer/contract-sample.txt

An excellent starting point for a conversational-but-effective contract.