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Inside Motherhood

Archive for the ‘Practicalities’ Category

July 17th, 2008

Mom’s Meal Planning

How do you plan your dinner menus?
My method seems so complicated when I write it out but it’s what’s worked best for me over the years! I usually start to write down dinner ideas a couple of days before payday, which is every two weeks, and I write down enough dinners for two weeks’ […]

By Heather -- 4 comments

July 12th, 2008

Children’s Toy Storage

I love this series of videos! We’ll be moving within the next two months and I’d like to get a jump start on the kids’ toys before we even move in to make sure we get a handle on it without having to resort to just shoving stuff into closets and into drawers.
Though my […]

By Heather -- 0 comments

July 11th, 2008

The Grocery Shrink Ray

One of my favorite websites, The Consumerist, has a section of the site dedicated solely to what they call the Grocery Shrink Ray. Basically manufacturers are shrinking product amounts while keeping the packaging and pricing the same.
I first ran into this several months ago when I needed to get some yogurt for a recipe […]

By Heather -- 0 comments

May 27th, 2008

Mom Tip: “The Bag”

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We’ve had our house on the market for the last several weeks and because of this it’s important that things stay spotless so we can dash out when a realtor calls. I don’t usually care so much that the house is gleaming - tidy is nice - but […]

By Heather -- 5 comments

May 24th, 2008

Giveaway Round 1: Lots of Great Stuff for Mom!

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I love giveaways! I love finding and learning about new products, or discovering fun and beautiful things. I recently put out a request for giveaway prizes and the response was nothing short of amazing!
For this first round we have a great selection of items for mom to be won! The next round will […]

By Heather -- 381 comments

August 22nd, 2007

Gearing up for back to school

Some kids have already gone back (bless their hearts, I saw some teenagers yesterday who looked absolutely *miserable* about it) but a lot of kids are only starting next week or in September after Labour Day. For those of us who are still trying to prepare for the school year, Gayla at Supernanny Rules […]

By Sherry -- 2 comments