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Goodies for Mom

My Favorite Baby Shower Gift – Sweet & Simple Breast-feeding Journal

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New moms and moms to be can use all the encouragement they can get.  I always hope to inspire my pregnant friends to be successful nursing mothers, especially in those first few months. For baby showers I usually make a “Breast-Feeding Survival Kit” which is usually a basket filled with nursing supplies.  But, my favorite [...]

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Tools for WAHMs: Mom’s Plan of the Month

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With a million things in the air at any one time, a month can fly by in a flash.  Sometimes what you need is a good step back to see the weeks ahead all at once.  That is why the third section of my “Mom Notebook” is my Mom’s Plan of the Month.  And, it’s [...]

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New Year’s Resolutions for a Creative Mom

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I like to think of New Year’s Resolutions as more like a plan than a list of solid goals.  The goal is, as always, to be the best mom, wife and artist I can be.  I figure if i get around to most of these, I’ll be okay this year. TEN:  Quality reading for you [...]

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The Best iPhone Apps for Busy Moms & Dads

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I know you’re busy, so I’ll cut right to the chase.  I love my iPhone, and here are some of the reasons why.  This is by NO MEANS a complete list.  These are just a few apps I happen to have collected and use on a regular basis.  Have some better ones? Please add them [...]

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Tools for WAHMs: Mom’s Plan of the Week Worksheet

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 Some people don’t need help staying on task and organized.  I am not one of them.  I managed to get through High School, College and Grad school using the scrap of paper/ink on hand method.  But, when I collected a husband in the Navy, a freelance business and a toddler, it was very clear that [...]

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Tools for WAHMs: Mom’s Plan of the Day Worksheet

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The biggest tool in my WAHM tool belt is my “Mom’s Plan of the Day” Sheet. For a long time I struggled with finding the perfect way for me to organize and separate both my mom/house manager duties and my work tasks.  Now, I not only keep myself on task, but I have successfully reduced [...]

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Mama Needs a New Pair of Jeans: Finding the BEST Mom Jeans Ever

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Ah, the never ending search for that perfect pair of jeans.  They have to be stylish, comfy and durable, and if they make your husband whistle when you walk by, then that’s good too.  Let’s face it girls, we are not shaped the same way we used to be.   After months of maternity wear [...]

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101 Ways To Use a Note Card

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101 ways you can use a simple note card to enrich your life and the lives of those you care about… Send a thank you note for a gift received.  Your mother always said to send thank you cards.  Your mother was right.  Everyone appreciates being appreciated. A friend is recovering after surgery, send her [...]

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The Best Boxed Mac and Cheese

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One of the great childhood substances, mac and cheese is an indispensable tool in the modern mother’s arsenal.  It’s soft for toothless little mouths, easy to pick up for learning little fingers, gooey and fun shaped for distractible little minds, and it’s also edible for demanding little tummies.   But, even though we both love it, i always had a small amount of [...]

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Stay Sane… Take Your Baby Shopping

Goodies for Mom 07.01.2008

I love Target.  It opens at 8am, usually has a Starbucks with highchairs and sells cheap baby clothes. Wal-mart is fine too, although I do have to drive past two target stores to get to the nearest one, and it has no Starbucks.  It also lacks that certain bright and shiny Targetness that makes Target [...]

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