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I started Simple Mom in early 2008, in the throes of my second-born’s early months. I would spend hours per day sitting in an armchair, nursing with a baby in my arms and a laptop balanced on the chair. I had been reading blogs for years, but I really started reading hard-core then… and I noticed there wasn’t really one blog that covered the two topics I enjoyed reading most at the time — parenting and productivity.
So I decided to start my own.
Simple Mom is a productivity blog for home managers. It’s like Zen Habits wearing an apron. If we want to get things done and be fully present for all the things that are most important to us, we have to keep things simple.
When Mom is doing well, the whole family thrives.
This blog is a catalog of the resources, tips, and lessons to make that happen. It’s also stories and ideas from fellow parents who are right there in the trenches with you, wiping noses and running to the grocery store.
The goal of this blog is to help you live more simply. When we find solutions for cutting everyday life clutter, we’re taking care of our family, our home, and ourselves. And I firmly believe that when Mom (Dad, too) is doing well, the whole family thrives.
Topics
Here, you’ll find thoughts about the practical side of simplicity, such as:
- managing daily life at home
- budgeting and managing the family’s finances
- cooking and eating well
- taking time only for quality books, music, and movies
- cultivating the dying homemaking arts — sewing, gardening, and the like
- keeping paperwork to a minimum, and organizing the paperwork that is necessary
- going greener without needing a PhD in eco-consciousness
- decluttering, so we don’t waste time with the unnecessary
To start exploring, begin with the “Popular Posts” listed to the right. You can also browse articles by topic (look to the sidebar on the right for that), or you can read your favorite Simple Mom contributor.
Parents are busy, and unfortunately, we don’t have time for heavy-duty blog reading. I hope you find a nugget of encouragement, apply it to your life, and then roll up your sleeves and get to work.
After all, your most precious commodities need you.
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