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Encouraging Children To Embrace Lifestyle Change

by Renee

Written by guest contributor Renee Tougas of FIMBY. Change is a part of life. We give our children an amazing tool when we teach them to adapt to change. Sometimes we undergo a personal or family transformation that calls for major upheaval in our lives. Mom or Dad takes a pay cut to have more [...]

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Getting a Grip on Email Chaos

by Tsh

It’s been almost one week since I stared my email inefficiency in the face, and I have to say, I’m already doing better. Here are some of my thoughts since I devised a new plan: Photo by Coco Sunday • Problem #1: My husband and I share one particular e-mail account (it’s work related), and [...]

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Slaying the E-mail Inbox Dragon

by Tsh

I admit it – I have let my e-mail inbox get the best of me. I like minimalism and simplicity, and yet I do not delete e-mails for some reason unbeknownst to me. Maybe I fear as soon as I delete it, I’ll need it. Maybe I think one day I’ll want to re-read certain [...]

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Welcome to Simple Mom

by Tsh

Alright, so this blog. It’s kinda new. My personal blog isn’t, however, and that’s where you can read our family updates, little cultural stories about life here, and generally whatever comes to my mind that doesn’t fit here. So what does fit on this blog? This blog is dedicated to encouraging moms to simplify their [...]

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Motherhood and Simplicity

by Tsh

Being a mom is anything but easy. Late, long nights feeding a newborn, potty training a toddler, quizzing for tomorrow’s spelling test, and comforting a broken heart are just a few of a mom’s difficult tasks in shepherding our children. If we’re not careful, we can miss the priorities – and with them, the joys [...]

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