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Reader’s Choice – Top 20 MeckMom Ideas

Saturday, January 9, 2010

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Happy 2010, everyone!  Thanks for putting up with my month-long hiatus as I enjoyed some quality holiday time with my family.  I have loads of tips to share with you this year and I’m anxious to get started. I thought I’d kick things off this year by featuring some of the best ideas from the past [...]

Keep Homework Supplies Organized and Out of the Way

Friday, September 11, 2009

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I’ve got three kids in Elementary school again this year which means I also have about a zillion reading logs, spelling lists, library books, and flash cards to keep track of – not to mention pencils, scratch paper, and other misc. homework supplies.  Since I use my fridge strictly for urgent school stuff, I needed [...]

Scrumptious and Simple Honey Wheat Bread Recipe

Sunday, May 17, 2009

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Sorry, guys.  I know I promised this post yesterday but life got in the way.  For those of you anxiously waiting, here’s the recipe I mentioned in my last post. I tried out and adapted several different wheat bread recipes and finally settled on this one for three basic reasons.  1 – It’s made entirely from [...]

3 Simple Tips for Tidier Cabinets

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

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Sorry for the delay guys.  My kids had Spring Break last week so it was tough to get to my computer.  I’ll try to post a few times this week to make it up to you. Like most stay-at-home Moms, I spend a lot of my day in my kitchen – planning, prepping, cooking, cleaning, – [...]

Talk to Me Tuesday: Best Baby Advice Giveaway

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

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Well, it’s official…less than three weeks until the big day.  You’d think, since this is my fourth, that I’d have this whole baby thing down.  Yet, if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the last eight years of motherhood it’s that you can never have too much good advice when it comes to managing your [...]

Get more storage space from your closets

Saturday, April 14, 2007

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Moving into our new house last month has required a lot of adjusting. Our new place has different quantities of cabinets, closets and living spaces. One of the biggest changes has been the loss of our basement toy room. Consequently, I’ve had to use a little ingenuity to find new ways to store tons of [...]

Lazy Susans: Keys to a functional fridge

Saturday, March 24, 2007

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I hate to clean my fridge. Next to scrubbing my kid’s bathroom, it’s my least favorite job. It’s not that it’s particularly difficult, it’s just time consuming. Pulling out and replacing all the contents takes almost as long as the actual cleaning itself. I used to use small plastic baskets to hold bottles and jars, [...]

Lucky Leprechaun Day – Fun Family Tradition

Sunday, March 11, 2007

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A few days ago my 4 year-old daughter ran into the kitchen of our new house begging me for a ziploc bag. When I asked her why, she enthusiastically declared that she had discovered a huge patch of clovers under our deck and needed to harvest them for Lucky Leprechaun Day. My kids have been counting [...]

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