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Each and every day I come across some great parenting tips across the internet. And I always think that I should share these great ideas with all of you. Then something else captures my interest and onward I click.

But not today. Today I was bound and determined to share some excellent parenting tips and here they are!

  • Organize your coupons – I always clip coupons, after all saving money is a good thing. But filing them away is a problem. I find coupons in the bottom of my handbag, crumpled in my pocket, int the kitchen drawer – you get the idea. Well, the folks at TipNut have put together a comprehensive list of ways to organize my coupon mess. No more of these regrets at the store – I just know I have a coupon for that …. somewhere!
  • It is not often that you find two great things in one place. Asha Dornfest, of Parent Hacks fame, has written an informative guest post at Zen Habits. Asha’s post offers up a list of 20 Top Parent Hacks with links to the full posts. There is a parenting tip here for everyone.
  • Boogiemum brings to light a potential lead danger lurking in all of our homes: the dishes in our kitchens. Yes the very ones that we eat dinner off of daily. Apparently many ceramics and their glazes can contain lead. What next?
  • Jennifer at De-Clutter It! gives us some tips for more efficient freezing. No, I don’t mean us freezing, I mean the stuff we put in our freezers – how to make more efficient use of the limited freezer space that we have.

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Do You Take Your Home Business Seriously?

Many stay at home moms try to juggle an at home business in addition to their parenting responsibilities. Like all other entrepreneurs some have more success than others. But moms, in general, may be more vulnerable because they don’t take their business seriously enough. Often when a family makes the decision for mom to stay [...]

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Parenting Meme: 7 Weird Things About this Mom

I have been tagged by Tamara Wilson in a 7 Weird Things About Me Meme. Given that I write about parenting tips, I have modified it into a 7 Weird Things About this Mom meme. If Tamara had asked my children, I am sure that they could have come up with more than 7 weird [...]

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Festive Rice Krispie Treat Holiday Wreaths

This is how to make festive Kellogg’s Rice Krispie Treat Holiday Wreaths. First you will need the ingredients to make homemade Kellogg’s Rice Krispie Treats. Begin by melting the margarine. Add the marshmallows and melt them down. When the marshmallows are melted, add some green food coloring. The paste food coloring (found in cake decorating [...]

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Cheerios Snack Mix

I was recently contacted by a representative General Mills to review their new Cheerios Snack Mix. Since I am always looking for healthy ways to fill my kid’s seemingly bottomless tummies, was happy to give it a try. I promptly received in the mail one bag of the cheddar flavor of Cheerios Snack Mix. Upon [...]

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Poll of the Week

This week’s poll is up in the right sidebar- be sure and cast your vote. Last week’s poll results can be found by clicking the polls tab above. Surprisingly, a good portion of voters are not sending out holiday cards this year. Every year I am tempted to just skip the holiday card process as [...]

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A Mom’s Letter to Santa

Photo by Sophiea No, I didn’t write this letter to Santa. Rather, this letter to Santa is one of those emails that gets passed around. I usually read, chuckle, and delete. But this one could actually be a letter from any one of us. Despite all the stress, remember to enjoy the holidays! Dear Santa, [...]

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One More Friday Giveaway Roundup Item

Terri at Life Plus Kids just sent me a link to a giveaway that she is running. Pop over to her blog and leave a comment to win a lovely three piece maternity outfit designed by Mira Von der Osten. The collection is called Neunmaldrei. And I forgot to mention on my Friday Giveaway Roundup [...]

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Friday Giveaway Roundup for Moms

Moms like me love giveaways. And each week I find some great giveaways. Here is a roundup of some of the cool ones that I found this week. The only ones that I list are the ones that are easy to enter (after all, what mom has extra time on her hands?). Most of the [...]

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Is Poor Customer Service the New Norm?

Photo by The Consumerist This article is copyrighted by neenmachine.com This week, my experiences with customer service have been less than stellar. And it appears that I am not alone. I needed a new thermostat. The old one was broken. The electrician was due to arrive in an hour, so I stopped by a local [...]

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Carnival of the SAHM’s

Wired for Noise has posted The Turkey Hangover Edition of the Carnival of the SAHM’s! Huh? What is that? Basically, a collection of great posts by different bloggers about the stay at home mom experience. Oh, and did I mention that one of my posts is listed there as well?

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