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Plan Your Peaceful Christmas: Task 2

by Tsh

A neighborhood cookie exchange. Christmas light looking. Your church’s annual Christmas production, nativity scene, or ministry event. Sitting on Santa’s lap. The Nutcracker. Watching your five favorite holiday movies. Making all those crafts you’ve pinned. Making jam as gifts for your kids’ teachers. Maybe even Christmas caroling. Giftshoppingcardaddressingcraftmakingsnowsledding. There’s a lot of fun stuff to [...]

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Do you need white space?

by Anne

Note from Tsh: Tomorrow morning I fly out to Pennsylvania for Relevant, so I’m having Anne of

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One Bite at a Time: Together

by Jeannett

Note from Tsh: I was honored when Jeannett of Life Rearranged first told me she’d be working through my book on her blog. I also loved her ingenuity and creativity. One of the only other things better than simplifying just one bite as a time is to join a group of people and do it [...]

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Making a Household Notebook Work for You

by Jessica

While I travel, I’ve asked a few friends to share their voices here. This is from my friend Jessica Fisher of Life as MOM (she’s also a Simple Homeschool contributor). I really do use tons of her printables for my home management notebook. Ever wake up and ask yourself, “How did I get here?” Whether [...]

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One Bite at a Time: now on Kindle!

by Tsh

Fun news—my new e-book, One Bite at a Time: 52 Projects for Making Life Simpler, is now available in Kindle format on Amazon! For the same price as the PDF, you can buy the e-book and instantly start reading it on your Kindle. If you’re so inclined, and if you like the book, it’d mean [...]

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Think you’ve got problems? Solve them.

by Tsh

This contest has ended. Check below for the results! Note from Tsh: I smiled when I first read today’s guest writer Laura Laing’s book title: Math for Grownups. If anyone needs Basic Math 101, it’s me (just ask my parents). So when Laura asked if I’d like to check out her book, I jumped at [...]

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The Second New Year

by Tsh

This time of year is akin to a second new year for parents. A new school year, new fall commitments, extracurricular activities, and an eventual change in season all make it feel like a new horizon around the bend. It gets me in the mood to reevaluate how we’re doing as a family. To start [...]

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