4 Ideas for Easier Easter Egg Dyeing

Posted by on Mar 30, 2010 in Best of MeckMom, Popular Posts: Holiday | 5 comments To me, coloring Easter eggs is like crafting with glitter – the end result is lovely but the process is a big mess.  Since cutting out this colorful tradition isn’t really an option (my kids love it too much), I came up with a few simple strategies to make the egg dyeing process a little easier and the clean-up a lot quicker. 1.  Cover Your Bases Newspaper and paper towels can only...
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Holiday How To: Simplifying the Season’s Must Do Tasks – part 3

Posted by on Dec 3, 2009 in Popular Posts: Holiday | 0 comments Check it out – two posts in one day.  I almost feel like a real blogger.  Here’s the final piece to my Holiday How To blog series.  You can see the other posts by clicking here (part 1, part 2) Speed Up the Small Stuff Look in anyone’s gift wrap supply and you’ll probably find dozens of adhesive-backed bows.  Why?  Because it’s faster to adorn a package with one...
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Holiday How To: Simplifying the Season’s Must Do Tasks – part 2

Posted by on Dec 3, 2009 in Popular Posts: Holiday | 0 comments I’m so sorry for the delay, everyone.  We travelled to Utah for the holiday and I neglected to take my article materials with me.  Now that we’re back home, I can finally finish the blog series I began in my last post.  I’ll try to post parts 2 and 3 for you today. Go Digital This is a tough one for a lot of us.  We associate the holidays with a certain nostalgia and...
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Holiday How To: Simplifying the Season’s Must Do Tasks – part 1

Posted by on Nov 17, 2009 in Popular Posts: Holiday | 0 comments Two years ago I wrote an article for Organize Magazine that was loaded with tips and tricks to make your holiday planning a little easier.  Like the Back to School article I posted a few months ago – the article is a little too long to post all at once.  I’ll be breaking it into three parts and posting one section each day.  Whether you’re knee-deep into your Christmas...
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Talk to Me Tuesday: Turkey Day Tips

Posted by on Nov 18, 2008 in Popular Posts: Holiday | 7 comments I love Thanksgiving.  Well, actually that’s not exactly true.  I love the idea of Thanksgiving – the boatloads of rich foods, the decorations, the traditions, the leftovers.  Unfortunately, since I live several states away from any extended family, I’m kind of on my own when it comes to pulling off this massive, potentially stress-inducing meal.  It’s a daunting task...
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