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30-Minute Mommy

The Best Day Ever

September 22, 2011

ShareOne of the best days this summer was a 100-degree day when I packed the kids into the car (along with the nanny — I needed an extra set of hands!) and we headed into downtown Boston. We didn’t have set plans other than to have as much fun as possible. We hit Faneuil Hall [...]

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Hot Toy Alert: FyrFlyz Are All Abuzz!

September 20, 2011

ShareI don’t encourage my kids to fall in love with the goodies they see on TV, but in this case, their love at first sight might be justified… because I’m DYING for one of these FyrFlyz! Wanna know what FyrFlyz are? Well, they’re kind of a combo between a yoyo and a top — that [...]

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5 Easy Ways to Volunteer as a Family in 30 Minutes or Less

September 14, 2011

Share Thanks to Walgreens for sponsoring my writing. Help Walgreens help others! Visit their Facebook page here to learn about their charitable partners and decide which cause Walgreens will donate to with a quick vote. You may be wondering why in the heck I’m bugging you with the topic of volunteering as a family. After [...]

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30DOH: Day 13 – The Rest of the Kitchen

September 13, 2011

ShareWelcome to Day 13 of 30 Days to an Organized Home, our 30-day journey to sanity and cleanliness. On Day 12 we cleaned out that nasty fridge. Well, MINE was nasty! I think we had some lasagna from 1992 in there. Blech. One problem I had was that some of my containers are opaque, and [...]

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30DOH: Day 12 – The Fridge

September 12, 2011

ShareWelcome to Day 12 of 30 Days to an Organized Home, our 30-day journey to sanity and cleanliness. On Day 11 we tackled the pantry. We don’t have a “real” pantry, but we do have a storage space in our basement that Kinsey and I emptied, inventoried, and organized. It looks BEEEYOOOTEEFUL! The pantry (and [...]

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Fun First Day of School Ideas

August 25, 2011

ShareYou may have already started back, but our first day of school is next week (for two kids) and the week after for the last. That’s why I, in typical leave-it-to-the-last-minute fashion, am just now brainstorming ideas for the first day of school to put a little bit of fun into it! Here’s my roundup [...]

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