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green & frugal living

Natural Life

Thanks for visiting Simple Mom. If you subscribe to the blog via RSS feed or via email, you’ll get helpful tips and encouragement for simplifying life at home sent straight to you, for free!The following is written by green and frugal living columnist Maya Bissineer of Memetales. Making green and eco-friendly choices in our everyday [...]

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money

I’m on maternity leave from June 11 to July 16: The following is written by green and frugal living columnist Maya Bissineer of Memetales. I saw a lot of people grow up with very little money. Yet they were some of the happiest people I have ever seen. They were fiercely passionate about their careers [...]

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I’m on maternity leave from June 11 to July 16: The following is a guest post from Simple Kids contributor Emily Carter of The Pilot’s Wife. This spring our family decided to try something we have never done, or even heard of before. We joined a local CSA. What is a CSA? CSA stands for [...]

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Written by green and frugal living columnist Maya Bisineer of Memetales. A while ago I wrote about how to use storytelling to inspire frugality in our kids.  I apply the same storytelling techniques to teach my kids about the importance of being green and friendly to the earth. Some things work and some don’t, but [...]

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french menu

In one of the appendices of my book that will be released this fall, I discuss simple, everyday life choices we commonly face when we simplify our lives.  When you approach simple living, sometimes the decision is clear-cut.  Sometimes it’s not. Since simple living looks differently for each family, there’s really not one right, absolute [...]

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love the earth

This post was first published on April 20, 2009. I’ve made a few minor updates. It’s Earth Day today!  I’m not into politics, but I am into good stewardship.  To me, being intentionally eco-friendly has more to do with celebrating God’s creativity, being wise with what He’s given us, and passing on those values to [...]

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Next up for Spring Cleaning Week:  non-toxic cleaning.  In my e-book, I recommend a basic three-step process of decluttering, cleaning, and organizing in each area of your home in order to refresh your living spaces. On Monday, we discussed some tips on decluttering, overcoming obstacles to our most common roadblocks to getting rid of stuff.  [...]

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