July 2009

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The Great Myth

by Tsh

I get asked frequently how I do it all. Which makes me and my husband laugh. It would probably also make my children laugh, if they could understand what that meant. I’m sure the inquirers don’t mean to imply that I literally do it all, but it’s a subtle message to me that in some [...]

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kids

How To Build A Great Blanket Fort

by Corey

Photo by Hamed Saber The following is written by relationship columnist Corey Allan of Simple Marriage. This week I’m going to deviate slightly from the marriage relationship angle and focus on the parent-child side of things. As the lone male columnist here at Simple Mom, I thought it may be helpful as the dog days [...]

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productivity

Back to the Basics: Create A Weekly Routine

by Tsh

Art by Ali Edwards One of the great things about working from home — whether it’s soley focusing on home management and your kids, or if it’s to bring in additional income alongside your work at home — is that you can set your own schedule.  No clocking in, no hectic board meetings, no fighting [...]

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relationships

Maximize Your Staycation With Preschoolers

by Tsh

Photo by Lindsey T This post was first published on June 21, 2008. 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, [...]

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green & frugal living

10 Ways You Can Prevent Over-Spending

by Maya

Photo by Ludovic Bertron Written by green & frugal living columnist Maya Bisineer. Bargain shopping is great for finding great deals on items. Yard sales are a wonderful place to save tons of money and still find what we want. But how often do you walk into a sale “just to browse” and walk out [...]

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food & drink

Back to the Basics: Batch Cooking

by Tsh

Photo by Martin Kingsley Quite a few of you mentioned that you’d like the topic of freezer meals and batch cooking covered in our Back to the Basics series. I’m definitely not an expert in this field, but it’s something I want to incorporate more in my own home management, so this is a refresher [...]

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links

Weekend Links

by Tsh

Photo by Mary Thompson 10 Questions to Help You Declutter :: Simple Nest 40 Things to Teach My Kids Before They Leave Home :: My Super Charged Life (from Sherri of Serene Journey) 20 Tips to Waste Less Food :: Small Notebook 15 Ideas to Improve Love and Marriage During Tough Economic Times :: Simple [...]

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