June 2008

kids

Instruction-Free Art Time: Watch Your Child Create

by Tsh

I love the innocent creativity of my preschooler. She draws, dances, sings, and invents without a care in the world, and I want to do what I can to give her the space and freedom to create. There are scads of great art and craft ideas on the internet, and they are some of my [...]

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links

Link Love :: the It’s Officially Summer edition

by Tsh

It’s been over 100 degrees Fahrenheit every day this week where I am – how about you? Photo by Camille Andrea If you need some weekend time indoors, here’s a sampling of what I enjoyed reading this past week – grab yourself some iced tea and prop up your feet… A Simple Life is a [...]

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kids

Making Nutritious, Simple Baby Food From Scratch

by Tsh

Photo by Martin Rittmeyer We make our own baby food. At one to three dollars a jar where we live, it’s a no brainer decision. But even if it weren’t so expensive, I’d most likely make my son’s baby food anyway – it’s healthier, cheaper, and it’s very easy. I thought it would be really [...]

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giveaways

Let’s see who gets Pear Budget free for life…

by Tsh

The random number generator selected number 90. Out of the 357 entries, that means the winner is: Rachel! She doesn’t have a blog listed, so I can’t link to her, but her cheap date idea was, “We wait until our son has gone to bed, make popcorn and battle it out on Guitar Hero!” Thanks [...]

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links

Simple Mom is also now at Blissfully Domestic

by Tsh

Photo by Mark Grapengrater I‘m a new contributer over at Blissfully Domestic. My department? Blogging. I’ll be writing my overflowing wealth tiny bit of knowledge on the subject, everything from writing effective posts, to networking in the blogosphere, to blog designs that pack punch. My first post about defining your blog’s niche is up, and [...]

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money management

The Readers Ask: “How Do You Budget With an Irregular Income?”

by Tsh

Remember – the deadline to enter the Pear Budget giveaway ends tonight! Photo by Sepi L Last week, a number of you mentioned a major difficulty in setting up monthly household budgets: irregular incomes. What do you do when you’re self-employed and have a fluctuating income? What if you’re paid on commission? Or what if [...]

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green & frugal living

Handmade at Home: Keeping the Skills Alive

by Tsh

There are times when getting something done involves doing it as quickly as possible. And there are times when it involves clearing off the table, and doing it from scratch. Photo by Kajsa Wikman The task might take more time, and even sometimes (but not often), it’s more expensive. But to do something yourself – [...]

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