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Tsh — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:34:07 +0000

I don’t want to raise a good child :: Lysa TerKeurst
McDonald’s drops use of gooey ammonia-based “pink slime” in hamburger meat :: MSNBC
When you need friends (but have a hard time finding them) :: (in)courage
Motherhood, Ambition, Passion, and Purpose :: The M.A.P.P. Gathering (I was interviewed—along with 8 other women—and you can register to listen for free)
An endless series of difficult but achievable hills :: Seth Godin

“The essence of sports is that while you’re doing it, nothing else matters, but after you stop, there is a place, generally not very important, where you would put it.” -Roger Bannister

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Weekend Links

Tsh — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 06:57:03 +0000

For today’s weekend links, I thought I’d showcase some of my favorite finds on Pinterest from the week:

TONS and tons of free classic children’s audiobooks :: Books Should Be Free (from the public domain)
How to make $50 worth of liquid (Mrs. Meyers) hand soap for less than $5 :: The Farmer’s Nest
20 great posters that encourage reading :: Apartment Therapy
Salsa in 5 minutes :: Mountain Mama Cooks
Cute vegetable garden ideas :: Ewa in the Garden

And the winners of the one year subscription to Plan to Eat are Jocelyn, Melissa Jones, Amanda, Erin, and Alaina. Congrats! Look for an email soon.

“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” -Benjamin Franklin

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Weekend Links

Tsh — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 16:18:19 +0000

To the mother with only one child :: NC Register
7 secrets for making real-life friends online :: The Tiny Twig
Writing grief :: Hope with Feathers
Jake: Math prodigy proud of his autism :: CBS News
Lovely Limitations: 12 days a month :: (in)courage

The winners of a copy of Money Saving Mom are l bryant, Terri Hellin, Tracy Yearout-Snedeker, Margie Brown, Julie, Kathy, Melissa, Leah Perkins, Sherry Atanasoff, and Kathy Davis. Congrats! Look for an email with details soon.

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” -The Hobbit

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Weekend Links & Poetry

Tsh — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:00:01 +0000

The eternal struggle in the artist’s mind :: Chatting at the Sky
You never marry the right person :: Relevant
How to commit to a spending fast :: Narrow Paths to Higher Places
Whatever happened to play? :: Steady Mom
Correlation or causation :: Businessweek

The winner of the ESP giveaway is “brynnash“—congrats! Look for an email soon.

I’m psyched to have a new feature here at Simple Mom: poetry. The third Sunday of each month, Sarah Park is gracing us with her words. She’s my friend, a mom, editor extraordinaire, and a poet. We could all use more beauty in the humdrum craziness of life. Read and enjoy.

Rx

It hit me,
helping my listless kid into the backseat
and then reaching, tissue in hand,
to swipe at her sister’s runny nose:
It’s impossible to stop.

Her incessant stuffiness, yes,
and that junky cough that won’t quit—
but even more, it’s impossible to stop
this cycle of constant motion.

I thought all this
while shifting into reverse
and tapping at the map on my phone
and passing a sippy cup to the back
and unwrapping a piece of red candy
masquerading as medicinal balm
for my sore throat.

The sloughed-off wrapper landed softly
among the library books beside me,
but the lozenge’s marketing slogan
kept looping through my head:

The show must go on,
it urged, or perhaps warned,
since I felt a sense of deep foreboding
that our show was teetering
on the brink of collapse.

Still, the car raced forward
toward the bland medical office building
where we would join the universal
meet and greet for our germs
and theirs—

to connect briefly
with the kind doctor who,
in a different era, would have entered
into the intimate domain of our home
to take it all in,
and then thoughtfully scrawl
our needed prescription:
Slow down.

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Weekend Links

Tsh — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:01:59 +0000

Don’t carpe diem :: The Momastery
Why a teen who talks back may have a bright future :: NPR
Life without a TV :: Family Sponge
Trying to eat better? Ask yourself this important question. :: The Happiness Project
Growing your blog: photography and styling :: Miss Mustard Seed

“The quickest way for a parent to get a child’s attention is to sit down and look comfortable.” -Lane Olinghouse

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Weekend Links

Tsh — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:01:11 +0000

5 steps to making New Year’s resolutions :: A Holy Experience
A letter to my teenage daughters :: The Diaper Diaries
What the nanny saw :: Daily Mail
A 12 word post on selecting goals for the new year :: Inspired to Action
Today is a new day :: Simple Homeschool

“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.” -Benjamin Franklin

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Weekend Links

Tsh — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 05:01:55 +0000

The best toys $5 can buy :: Here in the Lovely Woods
The average lifespan of a resolution, and how to make yours stick :: Huffington Post
When your child doesn’t want you to declutter :: Steady Mom
Booking it in 2012 :: Life as MOM
2011 Christmas Tour of Homes :: Nesting Place (I’ll post my own home’s tour next Friday, December 23—in case you were waiting with baited breath)

“I do come home at Christmas. We all do, or we all should. We all come home, or ought to come home, for a short holiday—the longer, the better—from the great boarding school where we are forever working at our arithmetical slates, to take, and give a rest.” -Charles Dickens

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Weekend Links

Tsh — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:41:07 +0000

20 teen-friendly gifts under $20 :: Boo Mama
Fighting the mom guilt battle :: 4tunate
When an adult took standardized tests forced on kids :: The Washington Post
Congrats, Internet, for making me never want to take my baby on a plane :: Jezebel
Of Santa and Jesus :: A Deeper Story (Love, love, love this)

Congrats to the 10 winners of a copy of Train Trip—Elana, Amelia M., Jackie, Kandi, Miranda, Melissa M., Julie Holland, Coleen, Kristy Tucker, and Amanda C. Look for an email from me in your inbox!

“When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things—not the great occasions—give off the greatest glow of happiness.” ―Bob Hope

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Weekend Links: Home for the Holidays Winners!

Tsh — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 12:00:02 +0000

What a fun week! I know I’ve said this before with other giveaways, but never before have I wanted to be Oprah more than the past few days: “YOU get a mixer. And YOU get a mixer. And YOU get a mixer. Everybody gets a mixer!”

Sigh… Oh well. But it was a blast showing you some of my favorite gift ideas for the year, and to put in front of you companies I gladly endorse. They all make quality products, so a huge thanks and shout-out to Epiphanie Bags, Hearthsong, and KitchenAid!

I also loved getting to share my heart about one of my favorite organizations, Compassion. What great work they do—I’m honored to direct some of our holiday giving to them. And I loved hearing about your favorite holiday movies! Who knew so many of you love Muppet’s Christmas Carol? (I do, too, by the way.)

Now on to the winners. There are three of you who’ve won a sweet early Christmas gift this year—are you one of them?

The winners

The winner of the Epiphanie Bag is LaDonna, who likes the Paris bag in black!
The winner of the Vortex Marble Run and Connectagons from Hearthsong is Danielle, who loved to play with the marble run at her aunt and uncle’s house when she was a child!
And the winner of the 7-Quart Bowl-Lift Residential Stand KitchenAid Mixer is Amy, who likes to bake sourdough English muffins and banana bread!

Congratulations, all! I hope this makes your holiday season a bit brighter—please check your inbox for an email from me, and respond as soon as possible.

The rest of you amazing readers—I know, I know, I wish you won, too. But some of our vendors have given you some coupon codes to use for the holidays, so I hope this helps with your gift giving.

Giveaway Sponsors (and coupon codes)

A huge thank you to all 15 giveaway sponsors this year! We love these companies, so keep them in mind for your holiday shopping:

• Barley and Birch: 20% off your entire purchase with the code SLM20.

• Breville

• Edgeware: 10% off all items with the code HOLIDAY11.

• Epiphanie Bags

• Hearthsong: $1.99 shipping on orders $50+ with the code HSPR199, valid through December 15, 2011.

• I Heart Maps: 15% off with the code SIMPLE15, valid through December 11, 2011.

• Imagine Childhood: 10% off with the code SHS10, valid through December 5, 2011.

• KitchenAid

• Le Creuset

• Magimix

• Mineral Fusion: Click here for a $3.00 off coupon, valid through December 31, 2011.

• My Initials, Inc: Free U.S. shipping on orders of $50 or more—email Angela at personlizeme [at] live [dot] com and mention Simple Living Media. Valid through December 10, 2011.

• Sarah’s Silks: Use the code FAMILY to receive a free mini-star playsilk with your order.

• Shenzhen Knives: Get a free peeler with the purchase of a chef’s knife with code FREEPEEL3, valid through December 31, 2011.

• Strider Monkeys: $10 off a Nutcase helmet with the purchase of a bike—mention Simple Kids in the checkout comments. You’ll need to request an electronic catalog in the comments to see all the helmets.

Recent weekend giveaway winners

I get to feel like Santa for just a few more minutes—a few of you have recently won weekend giveaways:

The winners of a copy of Make and Takes: 50 Crafts Throughout the Year are Julia and Theresa!
The winners of a selection of eco art kits from Artterro are Melissa and Julie!

And don’t forget, Artterro has a coupon code for you, too: for 20% off any purchase, use the code 20OFF at checkout.

“Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” -Calvin Coolidge, 1927

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Weekend Links

Tsh — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:52:16 +0000

Keeping a healthy balance during the holidays :: The Reluctant Entertainer
10 real-talk blog tips :: Joy the Baker
The glorious in the mundane :: Gracefull Mama
The family tablecloth :: She Wears Many Hats
2011 Holiday gift guide: My top 10 cookbook picks :: Simple Bites

If you’re in the States, I hope you’ve had a restful Thanksgiving week. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed not spending much time online and reading a really big book almost cover to cover. There’s something so peace-giving about shutting down the pixels and getting back to good old paper for a few days, isn’t there?

But guess what I’m getting psyched about? Tomorrow kicks off our annual Home for the Holidays week here at SLM! Monday through Friday, all five channels are hosting three giveaways, a charity spotlight, and a fun Christmas Q&A party. It’ll be a lot of fun—and I’ll see you there!

“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.” -Laura Ingalls Wilder

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The Justice Conference - Justice hangs by a thread.
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