tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:34:53 +0000LifeCloth DiapersEco-Friendly FridayWordless WednesdayEnvironmentProduct ReviewsFuture VisionRecipesCraftsFoodBlogs of InterestSewingBaby FoodDietingCooking with KidsBlissdom 2013Blog ConferenceBreastfeedingCleaningPicky EaterSites of InterestTechnology for KidsBlog AwardBloggingCharityDealsExcerciseFamilyMDAMarketingThings I LearnedTop 10The journey of a mom going green while saving some green.http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)Blogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-797946161790026311Tue, 26 Mar 2013 04:32:00 +00002013-03-25T23:32:18.152-05:00Blissdom 2013Blog ConferenceBloggingMarketingSites of InterestThings I LearnedTop 10I have finally had a little time to decompress from my time at the Blissdom Conference. It was an intense few days packed with lots of activities and learning opportunities making the fee to attend well worth it. There is so much still rolling around in my head that I haven't fully digested! I thought it might be helpful to list the top 10 things I learned at Blissdom 2013 for all of you. http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-top-10-things-i-learned-at-blissdom.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)5Houston, TX, USA29.7601927 -95.36938959999997728.8785057 -96.660283099999972 30.6418797 -94.078496099999981tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-345610124522472576Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:31:00 +00002013-03-11T10:31:18.344-05:00Blissdom 2013Blog ConferenceLife I'm taking a leap out of my comfort zone. I signed up for my first blogging conference - Blissdom 2013. I'm getting really excited as it is only 10 days away now! I have been so busy with work and my kids that I have neglected this blog. I really need to post here more as I have so many ideas swirling around my head. I am hoping that this conference will give me information and ideas for my http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2013/03/my-first-blog-conference.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-3620793145884575001Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:09:00 +00002012-07-26T14:09:47.012-05:00 I have been in a bit of a weight loss slump, I would loose a little then put it back on.  For the first time in a long time I have seen the scale go down significantly and stay there.  It is all thanks to the My Fit Foods 21 Day Challenge. I started the challenge on July 4th, yes, you read that correctly! I avoided the cook-outs and high fat celebration foods and stuck to my http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2012/07/21-day-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-4302366896086887776Sat, 07 Jul 2012 14:00:00 +00002012-07-07T09:00:04.017-05:00FamilyFuture VisionLifeLast year I announced our impending third arrival, and I have been remiss in introducing her to you all.  I would like to introduce you to our bundle of joy, Aislynn Elizabeth. Isn't she cute? She graced us with her presence on January 4th, 2012 at around 2 am. I will share her birth story soon, but that is for a larger post, and quite honestly, I'm not sure I am ready to deal with those http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2012/07/meet-our-not-so-new-addition.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-587386756453801357Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:47:00 +00002012-07-06T10:48:44.395-05:00CharityDietingExcerciseMDASo, I had been doing really well with the Body Revolution System...until a couple weeks back when I got busy and stopped using it. I saw the Houston Hot Undies Run fast approaching, and I was barely running at all.  So I switched gears and would run every other evening when the hubby would arrive home.  It was a nice switch actually.  I would prepare dinner, he would get home and http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2012/07/falling-off-wagon-to-running-in-undies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-5539437991132739889Tue, 22 May 2012 18:34:00 +00002012-05-22T13:35:11.402-05:00DietingLifeAs usual, a busy life with three kids has gotten in the way of my writing time. So here is the recap since I wrote last Monday. Monday - I followed plan and did my 2 workouts and prescribed kick start diet, had to take an Ibuprofen my withdrawal headache was so bad. Tuesday - again followed the kick start plan as stated, had a touch of a headache still but not as bad as Monday's. I was also http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2012/05/recap-of-first-week-of-body-revolution.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-2224237481534271164Tue, 15 May 2012 01:31:00 +00002012-05-22T13:35:30.915-05:00DietingLifeSo last week I had every intention to diligently start Jillian Michaels Body Revolution. Then reality set in. I was home alone with 3 kids. The first night I was up nearly the whole night with a teething baby, so the early morning wake up to exercise did not happen.  I followed the diet all day with the plans to just do both workouts that evening.  By the time 9 o'clock rolled around http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2012/05/kick-start-restart.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-7654392671111723591Mon, 07 May 2012 03:51:00 +00002012-05-06T22:51:11.806-05:00DietingLifeI will be starting Body Revolution tomorrow and doing the optional Kickstart week.  It claims that you can loose a dress size in one week. Not sure how realistic that is, but I'm going to give it a shot. I will be following the meal plan, with a few modifications because I do not eat fish, and the kickstart week excercise plan. I am expecting some withdrawal symptoms, especially for sugar, http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2012/05/thoughts-before-kickstart.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-4219914086855615065Sat, 05 May 2012 20:57:00 +00002012-05-22T13:36:19.166-05:00DietingFuture VisionLifeI think it's more than time I resurrect this blog...I hope I haven't lost all of you, my valued readers.  Life just gets in the way some times and it is hard to take time for ourselves.  Well, I take time for myself, but generally is is spent sitting on the couch trying to do as little as possible or sleeping. Since my last post I delivered a beautiful baby girl by CBAC on Januaryhttp://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2012/05/writing-therapy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-3821492611139238875Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:22:00 +00002011-07-20T16:22:06.735-05:00Cloth DiapersI started cloth diapering about a year and a half ago when my second son was 4 months old.  Seeing how he was young and "normal size" I went with a variety of one-size pocket and AIO diapers for my stash.  Now looking at my stash there is no way many of these diapers are going to fit a newborn! We don't have the luxury of being able to afford $12-18 newborn diapers so I'm either gonna http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/07/thinking-about-newborn-cloth-diapering.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-2706629082829605940Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:09:00 +00002011-07-13T10:09:54.104-05:00Future VisionLifeI am hoping to start posting on here again in a regular fashion.  I will still be posting on green living topics though soon they will have a newborn slant as I am pregnant with my third child.  I started cloth diapering my second child when he was about 4 months old so the newborn diapering will be new for me.  I will share my pregnancy and newborn journey with you as much as I amhttp://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-purpose.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-394166544487944208Thu, 28 Apr 2011 03:27:00 +00002011-04-27T22:27:21.393-05:00LifeWell, it seems that the technical difficulties I was experiencing have been fixed.  I think there was a bug in one of the plug-ins that seems to be fixed now (through none of my doing)!  Anyway, if you are still experiencing errors please send me a message or leave a comment so I can try and fix it.  Now, I just have to deal with my ancient crappy computer acting up. :-p  I http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/04/bug-is-fixed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-4906949845221399814Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:52:00 +00002011-03-25T12:52:25.740-05:00LifeI am experiencing technical difficulties with my site and posting today...I hope to have my Eco-friendly Friday post up this evening but you may have to wait a few days until I have things sorted out.  Sorry for the inconvenience.http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/technical-difficulties.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-798987775599762704Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:57:00 +00002011-03-22T17:57:08.519-05:00LifeI know I'll a little behind the 8 ball by posting this today, but my computer was not being agreeable yesterday.  I will be so happy when I have saved enough to buy a new one!!!! The American Academy of Pediatrics released new recommendations for the use of car seats and boosters that are going to be an adjustment to those of us who have small children.  We saw recently the change to http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/car-seat-safety.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-7863946710382216093Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:04:00 +00002011-03-18T09:04:15.847-05:00Eco-Friendly FridayThis month we have been talking about ways to green your home.  Today we are going to green your laundry room!  I was lucky(?) a couple years ago to have my old top loading washer break so we replaced it with an energy efficient front loading machine which saves us water and energy consumption.  Another easy way to save energy is to line dry your clothes instead of using the http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/eco-friendly-friday_18.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-5564486634113286775Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:46:00 +00002011-03-15T20:47:02.547-05:00LifeWow, is it really almost 9 pm already?  This day has flown by! Today was one of my "kid free" days so I could get some work done.  I ended up doing a ton of laundry, working a little on each of my business, and meeting with a friend from church to do some future visioning.  I'm always amazed at how quickly the day goes by when you start checking off the items on the good ol'&http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/busy-busy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-60620965673590118Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:01:00 +00002011-03-11T21:02:30.966-06:00Eco-Friendly FridayEnvironmentFor the second installment of my "Green Your Home" series I thought we could focus on the Bathroom.  The biggest impact of the bathroom is through water waste and there are many simple yet effective ways to combat that waste.  I would hope that if your reading this blog you already use cloth towels instead of the disposable type! Other ways to green your bathroom you might not think http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/eco-friendly-friday_11.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-9036186126058503021Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:18:00 +00002011-03-10T16:18:01.281-06:00LifeSomehow everything going on in my life snuck up on me and took over...at least that's how it feels.  I barely have time to breathe some days it seems!  I've always been busy, but it feels like I had more time when I was a young girl of 16 and in every club imaginable at school.  I have so many items on my "To Do" list that I never seem to get to my "Want to Do" list.  Hashttp://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/overwhelmed-by-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-1791783477329844391Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:09:00 +00002011-03-09T11:09:30.581-06:00Sites of InterestAny time a new cartoon movie is advertised on the TV, my almost 5 year old begs to go see it.  We don't bring him to the movies very often, but occasionally as a treat.  It is important to us that it is a movie we think he will enjoy and would be appropriate for him.  Recently, a friend decided to bring her young daughter to see Rango and was upset to see how violent and in many http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/movies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-1399405503367646294Sat, 05 Mar 2011 04:15:00 +00002011-03-04T22:15:14.718-06:00Eco-Friendly FridayI've been toying with the idea of a running theme, over a month or so, with my Friday posts.  I decided that I would devote March to simple green changes you can  make in your life.  Just like with dieting, if you make one small change a week it will add up to a whole lot of good at the end!  Each week will focus on an area of the house and give you suggestions for http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/eco-friendly-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-4171334404168429637Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:14:00 +00002011-03-02T22:14:57.772-06:00Wordless Wednesdayhttp://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/wordless-wednesday-happy-birthday-dr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-6912956035996677809Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:23:00 +00002011-02-28T14:23:06.049-06:00DealsI'm willing to bet you love a good deal as much as I do.  I have been following a fabulous website over the past year and thought it's about time I shared it with all of you.  Ecobunga! is one of my favorite sites for finding deals and giveaways for green products and services.  They recently switched from a full website of listings to using a Facebook page, but you don't needhttp://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/02/great-green-deal-finder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-6612012132418157187Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:41:00 +00002011-02-25T23:42:57.026-06:00Eco-Friendly FridayProduct ReviewsTechnology for KidsI will freely admit that I am a bit of a techno geek. I love gadgets. After receiving some gift cards over Christmas and my birthday from my family, I decided to buy a Nook Color. Honestly, I had not even given an e-reader a thought until I started looking into them for my Mom. It is an amazing little green machine and a bit of a money saver too. I say that it is a green machine because it not http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/02/eco-friendly-friday_25.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-2246605717155619177Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:34:00 +00002011-02-23T20:34:41.976-06:00Cloth DiapersEnvironmentDo you have a baby or toddler in cloth diapers and want to be part of a bid for the Guinness Book of World Records? If you answered yes, you need to check out this site: http://greatclothdiaperchange.com/. On April 23, 2011 all over the United States (and in a few international sites) cloth diapering Mom's and Dad's will be getting together to change cloth diapers.  The event is to http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/02/great-cloth-diaper-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-3035269607988739641Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:25:00 +00002011-02-22T10:25:46.182-06:00Cloth DiapersLifeAs a busy Mom (aren't all Mom's busy?) I often struggle with balance.  I try to balance the time I spend caring for my family, the house, trying to bring money in, and taking care of myself.  I am far from perfect and at any given time one of the pieces listed above is neglected (and it is not the kids!) I have had to balance my love of being a crunchy green mom with the realities of http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/02/where-i-am-with-cloth-diapers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)2