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Archives for October 2009

In search of some GREEN tips!

October 28, 2009 By Beth 7 Comments

Do you live GREEN? Or try to live GREEN? Do you have a GREEN blog? Do you have a GREEN product you love?Tell me about your tips, products, and sources for being GREEN.I have several reviews with giveaways coming up that are very GREEN in nature. I have had a few GREEN tips … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Simply Life Tagged With: green, tips

E & S Boutique Hair Bow Review and Giveaway

October 28, 2009 By Beth

** This giveaway has ended. Thanks for entering! ** You might have seen my plea for help in finding hair bows for my girls awhile back. They were flower girls in their uncle's wedding and the place I order shoes, socks, and hair bows from canceled my order because they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Kids, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Family Tagged With: etsy, Giveaways, hair bows, review

Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms Review and Giveaway

October 26, 2009 By Beth 144 Comments

When I came across Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms by Jane Doiron, I wondered if this was a cookbook for me. If you have been around my blog for even a minute, you know that I am not the chef nor cook in our family. My approach to the kitchen is that I use it when I have to and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Promotional, Recipes, Reviews, Simply Food Tagged With: book, cookbook, Giveaways, Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms, review

Apples, apples every where! mmmmm …

October 26, 2009 By Beth 1 Comment

I posted awhile back about my apple problem. We picked too many apples a few weeks ago so I asked for your apple tips! I want to thank you for the comments with suggestions! @TessOrtego follows me on twitter and suggested to put 15 apples and a can of thawed frozen apple juice … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recipes, Simply Food Tagged With: cooking

Hotslings Nursing Cover Review and Giveaway

October 23, 2009 By Beth 176 Comments

** This giveaway has ended. Thanks for entering. ** If you were paying attention in my review of the Hotslings Milkdaze cami I mentioned that I had two products from Hotslings to review. This is that second review! Hotslings sent me their nursing cover to review. I picked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Parenting, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Family Tagged With: breastfeeding, Giveaways, Hotslings, nursing, nursing cover, review

Hello third column and thanks!

October 22, 2009 By Beth 1 Comment

If you were looking around today and stuff kept changing here, I apologize. I had time and finally took the chance to add the third column I have been wanting for some time. My husband asked me why I needed a third column. My answer of "because I want one" wasn't enough to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News

Furniture on a Budget

October 20, 2009 By Beth 4 Comments

Furniture is expensive. It seems even the furniture that comes in a box and takes you four hours to put together is more expensive than it used to be. So how do you get furniture on a budget? It is simple ... used furniture. Now don't frown or crumple your nose up at me. Used … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Budgeting Advice, Home & Garden, Simply Life, SimplySaving Tagged With: furniture, tips, used

How to Roast a Lamb Book Review

October 16, 2009 By Beth Leave a Comment

I recently received a copy of How to Roast a Lamb: New Greek Classic Cooking by Michael Psilakis. I figured my husband, our home chef, would like it but didn't realize he would be so excited about this cookbook. My husband went on to tell me it is hard to find a good Greek … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Promotional, Recipes, Reviews, Simply Food Tagged With: book, cookbook, How to Roast a Lamb, review

Reusable Containers to the Budget Rescue

October 15, 2009 By Beth 4 Comments

You know those Rubbermaid, Tupperware, Ziploc, Glad, ... whatever they are containers that probably fall out of the cupboard every time you open that door in your kitchen. You love them and you hate them. Well today's tip is about those containers.I was putting leftover pizza … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Simply Food, Tips & Techniques Tagged With: green, plastic containers, reusable, tips

The Frugal Foodie Cookbook Review and Giveaway

October 14, 2009 By Beth

** The giveaway associated with this review has ended. Thanks for entering! ** I recently had the chance to review The Frugal Foodie Cookbook by Lynette Rohrer Shirk and Lara Starr. The title of this book says it all! Lara Starr is a baker, blogger, and a cook with a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Promotional, Recipes, Reviews, Simply Food Tagged With: cookbook, cooking, Giveaways, review

I need some "apple" lovin!

October 12, 2009 By Beth 2 Comments

Yesterday, we had the chance to go to Graves Mountain' s Apple Harvest Festival with my in-laws. My three year old went apple picking several weeks ago with her preschool class. She LOVED it. They taught them to "twist and pull" the apples to pick them from the trees. So when she … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Simply Food Tagged With: Apples

Tips for Dinner in a Flash

October 7, 2009 By Beth 1 Comment

So how do you get dinner ready in a flash? When asked for three tips to answer that question my first thought is have your husband make dinner. I do realize that not everyone has a home chef husband though so here are some tips that everyone can use, even that home chef … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Simply Food, Tips & Techniques Tagged With: cooking, dinner, tips

Hotslings Milkdaze Cami Review and Giveaway

October 6, 2009 By Beth 159 Comments

**This giveaway has ended!** If you are a recent mom then you have probably heard of Hotslings. They make a great pouch style sling. My Hotslings sling was my first sling. I wanted a sling without rings or ties or anything else. I was a first time mom and feeling overwhelmed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Parenting, Promotional, Reviews, Simply Family Tagged With: breastfeeding, Giveaways, Hotslings, nursing, review

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