July 2008

productivity

Asking the Readers: What’s Your Dream Productivity Tool?

by Tsh

I’ve got a slightly odd question for you, dear readers. I’m specifically talking to you work at home moms, either with a separate business or solely with your household. Photo by Chelsea Otakan What would your ultimate “productivity system” for managing your home look like? There’s stuff like Getting Things Done, there’s Zen to Done, [...]

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inspiration

Enliven Everyday Life with an Inspiration Board

by Tsh

One of the things I really appreciate about The Creative Family, aside from the great practical ideas on how to create as a family, is the general mantra to keep beauty and creativity in your home. I believe Amanda advocates simple living in her own unique way, because the things she recommends are not things [...]

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giveaways

The Creative Family by Amanda Soule : an Interview & a Giveaway

by Tsh

This giveaway is now closed. Check here for the winners! A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of interviewing Amanda Soule, author of the wonderful book The Creative Family, and writer of the hugely popular blog Soule Mama. Photo by Meg McElwee I adore her book. It has given me a renewed spirit of [...]

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links

Link Love :: the cough, cough, sneeze, sneeze edition

by Tsh

Photo by Jen We’ve all been under the weather around here the past few days. You moms know how debilitating it is to have all your children sneezing, snotting, and drooling on you, while at the same time dealing with your own ickyness. So I’m hoping that today, we’ll be taking it easy and getting [...]

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productivity

The Best-Kept Secret to a Clean Home

by Tsh

While I was scraping dried food bits off my seven-month-old son’s Bumbo the other day, I was reminded of the best universal cleaning hack there is. Photo by Messy Nessy Clean it right away. Seriously. If I had wiped off my son’s Bumbo as soon as he finished spreading his meal hither and yon, it [...]

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organizing

Subscribing to Blogs 101 : the Why, the How, & the Where

by Tsh

Photo by Tony Triolo Simple Mom reader Mindy wrote me recently and asked this question: “I don’t have a lot of extra time but I find that blogs can eat up the little bit of time I do have. I find that some people don’t update their blog daily or even weekly but I can’t [...]

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kids

Maximize Your Staycation With Preschoolers

by Tsh

Photo by Lindsey T It’s good to be back to a regular routine starting today, though we really did have a great family vacation and staycation. We went to the beach for a few days, and hit up the nearby water park, but other than that, we stayed home. Staycation is the latest buzzword – [...]

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