tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116Tue, 11 Oct 2011 03:54:32 +0000Blog AwardEnvironmentFuture VisionBaby FoodLifeCloth DiapersCleaningCraftsDealsPicky EaterFoodEco-Friendly FridayTechnology for KidsBreastfeedingWordless WednesdayRecipesCooking with KidsSites of InterestBlogs of InterestProduct ReviewsSewingThe journey of a mom going green while saving some green.http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)Blogger126125SimplisticMomhttp://feedburner.google.comtag: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 have to buyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/Nw-paYuxjE4/thinking-about-newborn-cloth-diapering.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=Nw-paYuxjE4:_2CTyUW3Yw0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=Nw-paYuxjE4:_2CTyUW3Yw0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=Nw-paYuxjE4:_2CTyUW3Yw0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=Nw-paYuxjE4:_2CTyUW3Yw0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/Nw-paYuxjE4" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/07/thinking-about-newborn-cloth-diapering.htmltag: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 am able with two http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/NwAmMCZ2bn4/new-purpose.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=NwAmMCZ2bn4:PiVsEqoO4Ec:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=NwAmMCZ2bn4:PiVsEqoO4Ec:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=NwAmMCZ2bn4:PiVsEqoO4Ec:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=NwAmMCZ2bn4:PiVsEqoO4Ec:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/NwAmMCZ2bn4" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-purpose.htmltag: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 have many irons in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/W68RonwZgMA/bug-is-fixed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=W68RonwZgMA:OyYx2Z_2NOE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=W68RonwZgMA:OyYx2Z_2NOE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=W68RonwZgMA:OyYx2Z_2NOE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=W68RonwZgMA:OyYx2Z_2NOE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/W68RonwZgMA" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/04/bug-is-fixed.htmltag: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://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/vtFnZsuQ140/technical-difficulties.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=vtFnZsuQ140:5raaTj5dKfs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=vtFnZsuQ140:5raaTj5dKfs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a 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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 older http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/OQM8uby0GMw/car-seat-safety.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=OQM8uby0GMw:zPh3BvsInWc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=OQM8uby0GMw:zPh3BvsInWc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=OQM8uby0GMw:zPh3BvsInWc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=OQM8uby0GMw:zPh3BvsInWc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/OQM8uby0GMw" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/car-seat-safety.htmltag: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 dryer, of course http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/aQe2s7RTHI8/eco-friendly-friday_18.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=aQe2s7RTHI8:FbTTtzarS5Q:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=aQe2s7RTHI8:FbTTtzarS5Q:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=aQe2s7RTHI8:FbTTtzarS5Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=aQe2s7RTHI8:FbTTtzarS5Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/aQe2s7RTHI8" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/eco-friendly-friday_18.htmltag: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' to do list.  I will http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/wSU8U3lCFVM/busy-busy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=wSU8U3lCFVM:erMVSutO7hA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=wSU8U3lCFVM:erMVSutO7hA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=wSU8U3lCFVM:erMVSutO7hA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=wSU8U3lCFVM:erMVSutO7hA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/wSU8U3lCFVM" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/busy-busy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-60620965673590118Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:01:00 +00002011-03-11T21:02:30.966-06:00EnvironmentEco-Friendly FridayFor 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 about are: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/03zaNO9zKNw/eco-friendly-friday_11.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=03zaNO9zKNw:Z4HImTFBD-8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=03zaNO9zKNw:Z4HImTFBD-8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=03zaNO9zKNw:Z4HImTFBD-8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=03zaNO9zKNw:Z4HImTFBD-8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/03zaNO9zKNw" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/eco-friendly-friday_11.htmltag: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.  Has the pace of life really http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/7AdFdYfZOzw/overwhelmed-by-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=7AdFdYfZOzw:CKeY_uITQJc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=7AdFdYfZOzw:CKeY_uITQJc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=7AdFdYfZOzw:CKeY_uITQJc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=7AdFdYfZOzw:CKeY_uITQJc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/7AdFdYfZOzw" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/overwhelmed-by-life.htmltag: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 ways http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/AEdID6-qmZU/movies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=AEdID6-qmZU:Sa0l3lJVag8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=AEdID6-qmZU:Sa0l3lJVag8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=AEdID6-qmZU:Sa0l3lJVag8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=AEdID6-qmZU:Sa0l3lJVag8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/AEdID6-qmZU" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/movies.htmltag: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 greening your space. One of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/oXK-Az8ijno/eco-friendly-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=oXK-Az8ijno:_1o13Sph1Iw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=oXK-Az8ijno:_1o13Sph1Iw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=oXK-Az8ijno:_1o13Sph1Iw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=oXK-Az8ijno:_1o13Sph1Iw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/oXK-Az8ijno" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/eco-friendly-friday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-4171334404168429637Thu, 03 Mar 2011 04:14:00 +00002011-03-02T22:14:57.772-06:00Wordless Wednesdayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/Td5taeHC6Ew/wordless-wednesday-happy-birthday-dr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=Td5taeHC6Ew:ToyUoy9ybUw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=Td5taeHC6Ew:ToyUoy9ybUw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=Td5taeHC6Ew:ToyUoy9ybUw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=Td5taeHC6Ew:ToyUoy9ybUw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/Td5taeHC6Ew" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/03/wordless-wednesday-happy-birthday-dr.htmltag: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 need to be a member of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/oa-hEIcfoO4/great-green-deal-finder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=oa-hEIcfoO4:qc3x-TdbMoU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=oa-hEIcfoO4:qc3x-TdbMoU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=oa-hEIcfoO4:qc3x-TdbMoU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=oa-hEIcfoO4:qc3x-TdbMoU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/oa-hEIcfoO4" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/02/great-green-deal-finder.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-6612012132418157187Sat, 26 Feb 2011 05:41:00 +00002011-02-25T23:42:57.026-06:00Product ReviewsTechnology for KidsEco-Friendly FridayI 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://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/aLsMOqQI_ew/eco-friendly-friday_25.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=aLsMOqQI_ew:WSksmW54fJI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=aLsMOqQI_ew:WSksmW54fJI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=aLsMOqQI_ew:WSksmW54fJI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=aLsMOqQI_ew:WSksmW54fJI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/aLsMOqQI_ew" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/02/eco-friendly-friday_25.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-2246605717155619177Thu, 24 Feb 2011 02:34:00 +00002011-02-23T20:34:41.976-06:00EnvironmentCloth DiapersDo 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 raise http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/FTGzHDCtoro/great-cloth-diaper-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=FTGzHDCtoro:igmXZHGm6cY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=FTGzHDCtoro:igmXZHGm6cY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=FTGzHDCtoro:igmXZHGm6cY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=FTGzHDCtoro:igmXZHGm6cY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/FTGzHDCtoro" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/02/great-cloth-diaper-change.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-3035269607988739641Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:25:00 +00002011-02-22T10:25:46.182-06:00LifeCloth DiapersAs 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 life.  I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/rGS9dB03ZbY/where-i-am-with-cloth-diapers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=rGS9dB03ZbY:_UKXXNxTxIk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=rGS9dB03ZbY:_UKXXNxTxIk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=rGS9dB03ZbY:_UKXXNxTxIk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=rGS9dB03ZbY:_UKXXNxTxIk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/rGS9dB03ZbY" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/02/where-i-am-with-cloth-diapers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-68072657585430036Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:08:00 +00002011-02-18T17:08:24.615-06:00EnvironmentFoodEco-Friendly FridayToday is a beautiful day here in Houston! It's hard to believe sitting with the windows open that only a week and a half ago I was afraid our water pipes might burst and that we had a nice coating of ice on everything outside those same windows.  What this warm weather does mean is that it is time for me to start sewing the seeds for this years vegetable garden.  Last year I had my husband build http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/sFe7CAtrNl8/eco-friendly-friday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=sFe7CAtrNl8:HkfGlGeBtYA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=sFe7CAtrNl8:HkfGlGeBtYA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=sFe7CAtrNl8:HkfGlGeBtYA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=sFe7CAtrNl8:HkfGlGeBtYA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/sFe7CAtrNl8" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/02/eco-friendly-friday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-1057874692347528400Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:18:00 +00002011-02-12T09:18:28.150-06:00LifeWell, I'm disappointed that I wasn't able to get an Eco-Friendly Friday post up yesterday but it was all I could do to get out of bed.  I spent most of the week taking care of my oldest son who had some flu like bug and he repaid me by passing it along to me.  Isn't it always the way? The parent that does the sick care ends up sick themselves, despite cleaning and hand washing. So, I spent the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/C5mjB7IPnx0/ahem-joys-of-being-parent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=C5mjB7IPnx0:VdOx5yt4KVo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=C5mjB7IPnx0:VdOx5yt4KVo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=C5mjB7IPnx0:VdOx5yt4KVo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=C5mjB7IPnx0:VdOx5yt4KVo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/C5mjB7IPnx0" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/02/ahem-joys-of-being-parent.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-5666913157428283623Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:43:00 +00002011-02-10T10:43:28.670-06:00Product ReviewsFood I have struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember. The funny thing is that I know how I should eat and the health consequences for not. I recently read the book Eat to Live by Joel Fuhrman, M.D. at the suggestion of a local midwife I had met. The book touts on the cover that you can lose 20 lbs. or more in 6 weeks and hosts numerous endorsements by other medical doctors and diet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/MN1QvKfB2m0/eat-to-live-book-review.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=MN1QvKfB2m0:eRieVPADUkg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=MN1QvKfB2m0:eRieVPADUkg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=MN1QvKfB2m0:eRieVPADUkg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=MN1QvKfB2m0:eRieVPADUkg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/MN1QvKfB2m0" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/02/eat-to-live-book-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-947060269693733144Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:24:00 +00002011-02-09T16:24:48.064-06:00Wordless Wednesday (That is ice on the window)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/-NzmLVCtrJI/wordless-wednesday-in-houston.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=-NzmLVCtrJI:T-If1v_k6Lo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=-NzmLVCtrJI:T-If1v_k6Lo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=-NzmLVCtrJI:T-If1v_k6Lo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=-NzmLVCtrJI:T-If1v_k6Lo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/-NzmLVCtrJI" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/02/wordless-wednesday-in-houston.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-2128589140441830435Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:13:00 +00002011-02-08T16:13:16.475-06:00Well, I believe I am done converting over to a new template and getting everything up and running again in record time (for me anyway!)  I would appreciate any comments, suggestions, and/or reports of problems you have while browsing my new design. Enjoy!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/-_I0aMSiwMQ/maintenance-complete.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=-_I0aMSiwMQ:Y2lm_TkfqGA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=-_I0aMSiwMQ:Y2lm_TkfqGA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=-_I0aMSiwMQ:Y2lm_TkfqGA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=-_I0aMSiwMQ:Y2lm_TkfqGA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/-_I0aMSiwMQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/02/maintenance-complete.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-1632578753191059268Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:27:00 +00002011-02-07T18:27:30.583-06:00Future VisionI just wanted to write a quick note to let you all know that I have not abandoned the blog again, I just launched my Etsy Shop and have started a second business (more to come on both of those later) so I've been a wee bit busy!  I am also getting a bit frustrated with my blog template and issues I'm having adding certain functions, so I will be re-designing my blog.  That will cause some http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/GiwtTeEDXgw/upcoming-maintainance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=GiwtTeEDXgw:KeKcjm-tAEc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=GiwtTeEDXgw:KeKcjm-tAEc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=GiwtTeEDXgw:KeKcjm-tAEc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=GiwtTeEDXgw:KeKcjm-tAEc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/GiwtTeEDXgw" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/02/upcoming-maintainance.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-4171255146309580649Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:20:00 +00002011-01-26T17:20:41.454-06:00LifeSorry I have been missing the last few days, I have been trying to rest in every moment of free time instead of writing.  I have a cold and a double ear infection.  Lucky me!  Anyway, I don't have any fun pictures to share for Wordless Wednesday so I thought I would share a funny statement my 4 year old came out with today. We were driving by a construction site so he asked what they were http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/HikjEAXHCJE/4-year-olds-say-darndest-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=HikjEAXHCJE:zNNhMcDV2OY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=HikjEAXHCJE:zNNhMcDV2OY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=HikjEAXHCJE:zNNhMcDV2OY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=HikjEAXHCJE:zNNhMcDV2OY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/HikjEAXHCJE" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/01/4-year-olds-say-darndest-things.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-5125248107874652570Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:52:00 +00002011-01-21T15:52:13.623-06:00Eco-Friendly FridayI love being a "crunchy" momma and I love being a techno geek, but can I be both at the same time?  I will let you in on one of my dirty little secrets: I have my computer on (being used or in hibernate mode) and plugged in almost 24-7.  I know it's terrible.  I know my little laptop must be causing a significant draw on my meter (though less than the fridge and dryer) not to mention increasing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/fFiaaP_6-hc/is-technology-killing-our-planet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=fFiaaP_6-hc:WQ7Xah5oXuw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=fFiaaP_6-hc:WQ7Xah5oXuw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=fFiaaP_6-hc:WQ7Xah5oXuw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=fFiaaP_6-hc:WQ7Xah5oXuw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/fFiaaP_6-hc" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/01/is-technology-killing-our-planet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990187134232165116.post-8771401001020457102Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:12:00 +00002011-01-19T09:12:50.057-06:00SewingWordless Wednesday http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~3/Khgrwvcv7bo/wordless-wednesday-and-sneak-peek.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Simplistic Mom)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=Khgrwvcv7bo:04tl1dK-yCE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=Khgrwvcv7bo:04tl1dK-yCE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?a=Khgrwvcv7bo:04tl1dK-yCE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SimplisticMom?i=Khgrwvcv7bo:04tl1dK-yCE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SimplisticMom/~4/Khgrwvcv7bo" height="1" width="1"/>http://simplisticmom.blogspot.com/2011/01/wordless-wednesday-and-sneak-peek.html