November 2008

making your home a haven

Link Love :: Kick off the Christmas Season with Simple Home Decor

by Tsh

Photo by Gaëtan Bourque I love decorating for Christmas starting the first weekend after Thanksgiving.  Something about all the food and family puts me in the mood to dust off the Christmas carols and start adorning our home with the spirit of the season. We’ve got two basic guidelines for holiday decor: If at all [...]

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giveaways

A BIG Gift Basket Giveaway for the Littles In Your Life

by Tsh

This giveaway is now closed. Congrats to Amber, the winner of the gift basket! Photo by Jude Kyle Today I’ve got a gift basket giveaway that enhances life with little ones.  Since this blog is about simplicity, and since it’s geared towards parents, these products align perfectly with our entire philosophy here.  Plus, I love [...]

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inspiration

Simple Mom: Behind The Scenes

by Tsh

Photo by Caryn Werner I loved the posts recently at Small Notebook and at Almost Frugal, where Rachel and Kelly both answered some more personal questions about themselves.  Since I’ve got quite the backlog of questions from you guys, I thought I’d take some time and answer the personal ones.  So here goes… Everything You [...]

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green & frugal living

Reusable Bag Winners

by Tsh

Photo from Flip & Tumble There were almost 2,000 entries for the reusable bag giveaway, which really thrills me to think that this many households could switch to reusable bags.  Think of how much less wasted plastic that is?  Very cool. Here are the winners: Michelle from Mama in La La Land has won a [...]

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food & drink

Tis the Season to Cook, Bake, and Brine

by Tsh

Photo by Brian Chan One of the biggest cooking days of the year is just around the corner. What are you making? Last year, my husband and I were in charge of the turkey – daunting to say the least. Before this, I had always safely brought a pie, or a veggie, or heck, the [...]

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links

Link Love :: the Holiday-for-Falling-Asleep-on-the-Couch-Watching-Football edition

by Tsh

Photo by Ming Chai I love Thanksgiving.  It’s one of my favorite holidays – wonderful food, crafts, family time, crisp weather, no agenda, watching movies…  I’m really looking forward to this Thursday. I’m going to start sharing my Saturday links directly through my Tumblr.  There’s no point in reinventing the wheel here, when Tumblr bookmarks [...]

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Traveling During The Holidays? 10 Tips For Making It Easier With Kids

by Tsh

The following is a guest article from Debbie Dubrow of Delicious Baby. With Thanksgiving and the winter holidays just around the corner, it seems like everyone I know is heading out of town. When I talk to parents, the thing that causes the most stress isn’t holiday gifts or basting the turkey, it’s the prospect [...]

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