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Email: Fail (A Confession and Manifesto)

by Tsh

I‘ll just say it: my email inbox is out of control. As someone who feels rather “with it” in several arenas of life, I’ll publicly admit that my inbox is not one of those places. Above is a screenshot of just a portion of my inbox — obviously I’m behind. A few months ago, I [...]

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Perfection: the thief of “good enough”

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We move into our new home tomorrow, so I’ve been reminded yet again about that nasty little idol called ‘perfectionism,’ and how it just loves to rob our peace. I wrote this post at this time last year, when I was cuddling newborn Finn. Different home, same message still rings true. If you suffer from [...]

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Fighting the Tyranny of the Urgent at Home

by Tsh

This post was first published on February 15, 2010. I’ve got a radio interview this morning on NPR, I’m headed to Nashville for Blissdom tomorrow, and we’ve got three sick kids in the household. This equates to a “best of” reposting from the past. Enjoy! In the 1960s, Charles Hummel published a little booklet called [...]

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Do More With Less with 9 Essential Tools (& then win one!)

by Tsh

This giveaway is now closed. Check back soon for the winner! Since I’m all about simple living, I’m also all about getting the most out of the things I use in my daily life. To me, living simply isn’t about needlessly suffering without life’s necessities, or as I mentioned earlier, winning some backwards contest over [...]

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Marry Your Blog to Your Life … and Watch it Take Off

by Tsh

Today I’m over at ProBlogger, and I’m talking about my favorite co-worker here with Simple Living Media. Just who is he? From the post: “Believe it or not, only 72% of the Simple Mom readership is female. Yes, that’s the majority, but it means over a quarter of our readers are male. I’d be amiss [...]

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My Top 11 Blogging Tips

by Tsh

Alright, so I’m taking a slightly different direction today. I was going through some emails this weekend, poring through questions from the best readers on the Internet (this would be you). I have quite the back log of fantastic reader questions and post suggestions, and I hope to tackle a number of them this fall. [...]

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Productivity & Quality Down Time: They Go Hand in Hand

by Tsh

In honor of Labor Day, I’m posting a rerun and am taking a quick break from writing. This post was first written on December 3, 2008, and I thought it was a good topic for today. Enjoy the holiday! While I was waiting for a prescription to be filled at my local pharmacy today, I [...]

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