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What’s More Beneficial – Single-tasking or Multi-tasking?

by Tsh

Photo by liikenevalo I‘m a big believer in multi-tasking. I like folding laundry while I’m talking with my husband, letting dinner simmer on the stove while I empty the dishwasher, and straightening up the bathroom while my preschooler takes her bath. I’ve also witnessed the power of single-tasking, and in this era when we worship [...]

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Lackluster Walls At Home? Low on extra funds? Think Outside The Box

by Tsh

Photo by Kerri Three things about me – I’m not a fan of bare walls, I don’t really care for standard pre-packaged art, and I’m not made of money. Combined, those facts mean I need to flex my creative muscles when it comes to home decor. Here’s a short photographic tour of some of our [...]

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11 Cheap (and free!) Toys for Young Children

by Tsh

Photo by Sarah Hojabi The price of toys these days is disheartening. They can also be loud, obnoxious, and cheaply-made. I stand firmly in the camp of having fewer high-quality toys than having a thousand pieces of plastic to trip over, pick up, and lose. Plus, the less toys “do,” the more creative your child [...]

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The 6 Keys to a Disorganized, Unproductive Day at Home :: an Introduction

by Tsh

Photo by emiwiki This is the introduction to a six part series here on Simple Mom. Lately, I’ve been getting email after email from readers that sound rather – how shall I put it? – hopeless. A number of you are discouraged in your crucial job of home manager, feeling as though there’s an unreachable [...]

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The Best-Kept Secret to a Clean Home

by Tsh

While I was scraping dried food bits off my seven-month-old son’s Bumbo the other day, I was reminded of the best universal cleaning hack there is. Photo by Messy Nessy Clean it right away. Seriously. If I had wiped off my son’s Bumbo as soon as he finished spreading his meal hither and yon, it [...]

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Subscribing to Blogs 101 : the Why, the How, & the Where

by Tsh

Photo by Tony Triolo Simple Mom reader Mindy wrote me recently and asked this question: “I don’t have a lot of extra time but I find that blogs can eat up the little bit of time I do have. I find that some people don’t update their blog daily or even weekly but I can’t [...]

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7 Benefits of Imperfection

by a guest writer

Rachel is a wife and mom living in Texas. She made July a “No Spend Month” and writes about it and other ideas for a simple home at Small Notebook. She frequently burns the toast, sometimes even setting it on fire. Photo by Lee Cullivan I have a lot of ideal goals at the beginning [...]

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