September 2008

inspiration

Q&A Tuesday: What’s Your Favorite Section in a Bookstore?

by Tsh

One of my favorite indulgences is a few solitary hours in a bookstore, coffee in hand.  I haven’t done that since we moved overseas, because 1. the English sections of bookstores here are pretty miniscule (as to be expected, of course), and 2. people here don’t walk around with coffee drinks – you sit down [...]

Read the rest →
money management

Keep Your Spending Tidy With an Envelope System

by Tsh

Photo by Fransesca Pageo We use cash for most of our day-to-day purchases.  A lot of this has to do with where we’re currently living – not as much is online, and not many mom-n-pop stores here take plastic – but even stateside, we rely a lot more on cash than on plastic.  I’m not [...]

Read the rest →
links

Link Love :: the I Love Color edition

by Tsh

If you’ve never explored ColourLovers, you’re missing out on a treat.  I get so much of my design inspiration there – oodles of great color combos! There was a lot of good stuff in my reader this week. Which, coincidentally, brings me to question asked by reader Laura: “I’ve told you before that I love [...]

Read the rest →
relationships Thumbnail image for Sharing a Room: Is It Okay for Brothers and Sisters?

Sharing a Room: Is It Okay for Brothers and Sisters?

by Tsh

Reader Laine asks, “My daughter is five and my son is three. If we were to find a three bedroom home for rent (like we live in now), what are your thoughts on putting the children together in one room and having the other room as a playroom/schoolroom. Have you ever tried anything like this? [...]

Read the rest →
links

Blissdom, the Hottest Mom, and the Domestic Goddess Herself

by Tsh

Photo by Christel Weixelman Three quick items of business today… 1. Blissfully Domestic’s First Conference If you haven’t yet heard, Blissfully Domestic is hosting its first conference, BlissDom ’08. It’s all day October 18 in Nashville, followed by a fabulous cocktail party, where it is rumored there will be served a lovely new pink drink [...]

Read the rest →
productivity

Get Things Done at Home By Getting Stuff Out of Your Brain

by Tsh

Photo by Andrea Reader Alyssa asks, “I’m wondering – are you still going to do, or have you done the GTD for Home Managers? I’m sooo interested in that!” Thanks for asking, Alyssa.  My short answer – No, I haven’t “done” the GTD for Home Managers yet.  Between getting my e-book out, keeping up with [...]

Read the rest →
taking care of yourself

Q&A Tuesday: Where Do You Shop For Clothes?

by Tsh

If you remember, my typical posting schedule here is a Monday-Wednesday-Friday routine of new articles, with a link round-up post on Saturdays.  Tuesdays and Thursdays I reserve for smaller tid-bits of info, or else I take a break altogether. But I thought it would be fun to start an easy little series here on Simple [...]

Read the rest →

← Older Posts