How was your holiday? Was it a frugal one? In case you missed any of last week's articles, here are the posts that were featured.
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If you cooked a Thanksgiving feast fit for an army of guests, then you probably aren't looking forward to going back into the kitchen any time soon. Unfortunately, your break probably won't be very long given that Christmas is right around the corner.
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Now that your Thanksgiving guests are gone and the holiday leftovers are slowly disappearing you can finally kick up your feet and relax for a bit.
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Contrary to Australian news reports, hunky actor Orlando Bloom didn't make it to the altar with his gorgeous girlfriend Miranda Kerr this weekend. Relax ladies; Bloom isn't off the market just yet. Though, that's not what the Australian media is reporting.
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You survived yet another Thanksgiving and now Christmas is just 25 days away... are you prepared to have some holiday fun? This blog is designed to provide tips on how to make the season as entertaining as possible for families of all shapes and sizes (dysfunctional or not).
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How do you put up a tree? Do you take it out of the box and out it together? Do you go down to your local Home Depot or corner tree lot and put up a real cut tree? Do you go out to a tree farm or the middle of the woods and cut your own?
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I was paging through an issue of Dog Fancy magazine and saw an ad for Royal Canin's new line of breed-specific foods. Interesting idea, huh? Instead of just tailoring foods to dogs of a certain size or age group, they've developed foods for specific breeds.
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A lot of our focus on ethics in education has to do with the environment for our students, what they are being taught, how they are being taught and who is teaching it to them.
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Being a single parent has so many challenges. There is only one of you so you must shoulder the responsibility of being both a mother and a father the majority of the time. Let's face it...mothers and fathers have their special places in the lives of their children.
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My Challenges I have tried many, many diets over my 40-plus years. I have done the yo-yo thing, up two pounds, down three pounds, back up one and so on. A vicious cycle, indeed. I am like a human calculator and count off calories in my head now without writing anything on paper.
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Dollar stores are wonderful for saving money, but they can also be money pits, depending on how you shop. Maximize your savings on dollar store shopping when you employ some dollar store shopping strategies.
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You may be sick of looking at cranberries right now, but don't let your Thanksgiving hangover influence your taste for the tart fruit. I just got back from the grocery store where fresh cranberries are on sale $3 for 2 pounds. What a steal.
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To succeed in homeschooling, it is in your best interest to get involved with other homeschoolers. You should join a homeschool network or group near you. For this reason, I have decided to give a full listing of homeschooling groups throughout each state.
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Ah, the annual holiday family newsletter. It reminds me of that Goodwill commercial that airs this time of year. You know the one about the purple paisley shirt.
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In Friday's blog, promised that I would do a positive blog on dolls. Last year, I wrote about dolls for kids of different ethnicities in my blog Toys and Dolls for Multicultural Families.
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If someone is getting paid to write an article about television and children you can bet that the tone of the piece likely won't be very positive. TV generally gets a bad rap, especially when it comes to children being overexposed to it.
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If so, then you know it's not as easy as banging out a letter to Santa and waking up to a PaceMaster Platinum Pro VR under the Christmas tree. Unless you are getting the exact replica of the treadmill you run on at the gym everyday, then you really need to do your homework.
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In a previous blog I vented... rather, shared my feelings regarding the influx of websites encouraging kids to go high-tech and email their letters to Santa instead of writing them by hand and shipping them off via snail mail. Frankly, I find the whole Santa email idea a bit insulting.
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Losing hair in the postpartum period is very common. In fact, many women will experience hair loss about three months after baby's arrival. Hair loss varies from woman to woman, but can seem excessive. This frequently causes worry among new mothers, who fear they are losing their hair.
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With everyone feeling the pinch of the economy, a new trend has been arising in holiday gift giving. They are called experimental gifts, and they don't have to cost much at all.
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There are so many holidays, but this year, the federal government decided to honor Native Americans - well, at least for one day.
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The Associated Press is reporting that earlier this week, one student in Florida was arrested for a very interesting crime.
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Earlier this month, the March of Dimes issued a report card on the preterm birth rates throughout the United States. The country as a whole scored a "D".
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We have a new stray hanging around the cats only boarding facility. I haven't seen him yet, but my coworkers have. He's a grey tabby with a white belly, and he doesn't seem healthy at all. If we can catch him, the vets can take a look at him and help him if possible.
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If you are looking for a great way to put you in the mood for Christmas at home, check out the following videos on YouTube! Isn't technology in the home wonderful?
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"Here for four pints of milk it is £1.65, but that is if you are willing to drink 1% milk, 99% chemicals."
"I live in Texas and was tempted to whine about our milk prices, but this reminds me to thank my milky stars!"
"While we don't get up at 4am, we do leave the house around 6am and it's a family tradition."
In What Kind of Parents Take Their Kids Shopping on Black Friday?
"If you're worried about pesticides and such, just get one that hasn't been sprayed, though disease and general insect population rarely leaves the deciduous to the evergreen, but normally if an evergreen has a problem it either has completely brown, or no needles."
"Oh gosh--gotta disagree!"
In 7 Frugal Reasons I Won't Be Going Shopping on Black Friday (3)
"I love books and non fiction cook books, game books, craft books, ect.."
"And don't forget, today is Cyber Monday!"
In 7 Frugal Reasons I Won't Be Going Shopping on Black Friday (3)
"I have a two year old who I have been practicing wearing in our Lucky Baby Sling for a few weeks now."