October 2009

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8 Weeks Till Christmas: Brainstorm Decor Ideas

by Tsh

With Halloween tomorrow, Christmas decor might not be at the front of your mind. But this time of year is the second-best spot on the calendar to score some great deals for decorating your home for the season (the best time is just after the holiday season, in January). So if you enjoy decorating for [...]

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5 Essential Dieting Tips from Nature

by Lisa

Jamie recently wrote in to Simple Mom asking, “I’m trying to lose a little baby weight, and wondered if you have ideas for losing weight without going overboard.” I hear these kinds of questions from so many mothers — “How can we keep ourselves healthy and in top shape while managing the demands and busy [...]

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What’s Healthy for Kids is Healthy for Adults

by Tsh

We all have those phrases we heard our parents say when we were kids, the ones we swore we’d never use when we become parents. How often have you stopped in astonishment when you hear a phrase exit your mouth you never thought you’d say? The very ones your parents said? The funny thing about [...]

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9 Weeks Till Christmas: Plan for your Family to Give to the Community

by Tsh

With nine weeks left until Christmas, it’s easy to start filing our mind with travel itineraries, gift ideas, and the weekend holiday plans.  But when we expose our family to the world beyond our visible sphere, we infuse our seasonal experience with what the season is really about. It’s not too early to prepare for [...]

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Mountains and Valleys

by Tsh

In addition to the 12 Weeks to a Peaceful Christmas series, today I’m also over at (in)courage, where I’m sharing about a personal mountain climbing experience from a few years ago: “When we first moved overseas a few years ago, it didn’t take long for our little family of three to hit rock bottom.  Early [...]

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10 Clutter-Free Gift Ideas for Kids

by Megan

This morning, our four year old daughter told me, “I don’t want a bunch of things for Christmas. I just want one thing: a pogo stick.” I paused to reflect on how delightfully easy it is to choose Christmas presents for little ones. We are constantly cutting back on the number of toys and parts [...]

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Transform Email from Stressful to Useful

by Tsh

This post was first published on October 29, 2008. Ah, email – a portal to the outside world for any stay-at-home parent. It’s such a helpful tool for communicating with friends and family near and far, for taking care of some household tasks with less transportation, and even providing endless opportunities for working from home. [...]

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