Recently I posted a review on Mom’s Favorite Stuff of The Organic Dish. A very convenient and yummy option for healthy and wholesome meals, The Organic Dish provides meals that are ready for you to cook. We are very grateful that Beckie from The Organic Dish has provided us with a "how to" on searing [...]

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I’m going to share with you my own stumbling blocks in minding our home….It’s me. I’m my own worst enemy. It isn’t the lack of time that gets me….It’s my trouble with managing time. I tend to overthink everything, which is probably not a big surprise to anyone that knows me. I just like [...]

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It’s getting closer and closer until we’ll be leaving on a jet plane to visit our families. It’ll involve two flights, at least one ferry ride, and some moderate car travel. It’s all definitely worth it. We love seeing our families, enjoying some of our favorite foods, catching up with friends, and just enjoying [...]

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I love pencil and paper and I love the feeling of writing things down, but I also love the streamline feeling of using the computer to help mind our home. In the past few years, I’ve come upon some neat and helpful websites to guide me through some of the different aspects of keeping our [...]

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Learning how to be green can be intuitive in some ways, but in others it can be difficult. I just don’t think we always realize how our everyday actions have an impact on our future or our children’s future. I also find that others think of things I just haven’t even imagined. Looking online and [...]

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One of my favorite magazines and sources of home minding inspiration is "Better Homes and Gardens." I was very inspired by the recent issue and their lovely ideas on how to decorate for the upcoming Fall and Halloween season. Living in a very warm climate has left my family (originally from the northeast) missing the [...]

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I have to admit to one big mistake or misstep when it comes to being environmentally aware and conscious in this world. Just like I’ve been with organization, I feel either organized or disorganized, I’ve fallen into the trap of trying to be perfectly eco-conscious or giving up and becoming eco-forgetful. Until I realized one [...]

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Since having children, we’ve moved 3 times, not including a short stint in an extended stay place. I’ve always wanted to have the perfect rooms for my boys. Something both cute, practical, and live-able. Unfortunately, in our current home, I don’t have a blank canvas to deal with and I have to make do. I [...]

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Due to my husband’s work, we’ve moved often. At this time we live almost 1900 miles away from my parents and just 200 miles less than that from my in-laws, which is much closer than the 5000 miles when we lived in Turkey but still requires some major travel arrangements for visits. When our [...]

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I truly want to be a great mom, a great spouse, and a great home manager, but I get caught up in all of my tasks, I get tired. I lose my steam and start to waver in my confidence and in my motivation. Then there are the times, when I feel new, refreshed, ready [...]

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