Weekend Links

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• Stephanie O'Dea: Simple Shortcuts :: The creator of my favorite blog, A Year of Slow Cooking as well as Totally Together has a new blog! Check her out! 

• Fun and Frugal Ideas to Make the Most Of School Break ::  Maya at SimpleMom (I love the idea of Journal Time. We're starting tomorrow!)

• The Secret of Success for Work-At-Home Moms :: Mandi at SimpleMom (really good tips. I especially like the "Eat the Frog" suggestion.)

• Be Prepared for the Trail: Make Your Own Bug Repellent ::  Nicole at Unplugged Sunday (we don't need to go the trail to attract mosquitoes in our neighborhood. I just may try this and see if it works! It's got to be better than Deet - if it works!)

Weekend Links

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• How Many Households Are Like Yours? :: NY Times

• Grocery List Maker :: Plan To Eat

• junk as loose materials for play :: let the children play 

• creating summer: our daily routine :: sorta crunchy

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• 10 Widespread Myths about Happiness :: Gretchen at The Happiness Project (I'm thinking about starting one of these in Boulder. Hmm...)

• Ideas for adding natural elements to your outdoor play space :: let the children play (this is part 1 of at least 3; I really like her ideas.)

• The Value of Being Heard :: a guest post by (dad) Shaun at SimpleMom (good article about how we sometimes over-analyze  our child's questions.)

• Plan a sparkling 4th of July party :: M3 at Do They Have Salsa in China? (fabulous ideas for an unforgettable 4th of July party!)

Weekend Links

 

• Perfect Iced Coffee :: The Pioneer Woman (I am SO fixing this!!!)

• 101 Ways to Embrace Summer :: Mandi at Organizing Your Way (I love lists like these.)

• Rest, Reflection & Renewal :: Tsh at SimpleMom (All about taking time off during the summer... ah..)

• 3-Ingredient Recipes :: RealSimple (Just what I need for quick and easy summer recipes! Plus you can enter your own!)

Weekend Links

• Tips to Travel Overseas with Babies and Kids :: Rachel at Small Notebook (great tips for any trip!)

• Barack Obama's Chili Recipe -- in the Crockpot :: Stephanie at A Year of Slow Cooking (my favorite food site - and my favorite chili!!)
  

• Avoid Summer Burnout with a Summer Fun List :: Jamie at Steady Mom (we do a list and it's such a great way to make sure to get all our "fun" in!)

• soulful mothering ~ with tara thayer :: a guest post at SouleMama (I think I've found another SouleMama-esque blog! She writes so beautifully.)
  

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• No Cook Homemade Playdough :: Our Red House (Summer always means lots of playdough!)
  

• Simple Treats to Beat the Heat :: Simple Bites (I'm really ready for summer!)

• Adoption Themes in Kung Fu Panda :: Adoptive Families Circle (I'll be taking my kids - what about you?)

• 15 Fun & Frugal Memories To Make With Your Kids This Summer :: Keeper of the Home (I love these simple ideas!)
  

Weekend Links

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• 17 Last Minute Gift Ideas From Your Pantry :: Simple Mom (I seem to go to this resource every year for end of year Teacher Gifts!)

• Tips to Travel Overseas With Babies and Kids :: Small Notebook (fabulous for those of you traveling far this summer!)

• Top 10 Slow Cooker Potluck Dishes :: Crockpot 365 (Memorial Day Potluck, anyone?)

• Soulemama's Granola :: Soulemama (We have this with yogurt for breakfast almost daily, but we're looking forward to enjoying it with M&Ms while camping and hiking this weekend!)
  

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• Adoption Lessons for Every Parent :: Columbus Parent (beautiful article)
  



• A Child After 40 Community :: Flower Power Mom (a new community!)
  



• 5 Ways Blogging Can Make You a Better Person :: ProBlogger (Jamie Martin of Steady Mom and mother of 3 kiddos: 1 bio, 1 from Liberia and 1 from India! She is one of my heroes!)



• Find Your Passion In Three Steps :: Michael Hyatt



• What School Lunches Look Like In 20 Countries Around the World :: BuzzFeed (fascinating!)