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Passover Prep…with Kids

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As part of the preparation for Passover, most Jewish families do a thorough cleaning of their homes. Even if you don’t celebrate Passover, you won’t want to miss author Adina Soclof’s five tips for encouraging children to help around the house and prepare for holiday festivities.

10 Ways To Turn Off your Valentine

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Valentine’s Day may be officially over, but nurturing loving relationships should be something we think about all year long. Yes, I know this blog is about motherhood and not relationships, but if there’s anything that affects our mothering on a daily basis, it’s how we get along with our spouse.

Book Summary: Bottled Up

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I found this an utterly fascinating read despite the fact that I have breastfed my two children. It helped me to understand both sides of the “feeding frenzy” and feel more empathy towards all mothers.

New Year’s Resolutions: Go Big or Let Go?

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Okay, mothers of the world. What’s it going to be this January? Are you going to set big pie-in-the-sky goals/resolutions/whatever you want to call them, or are you going to simply try a little harder to do/be a little better?

Keeping that Christmas Feeling

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Last January, I set a goal to do some sort of community service each month for 2012. We didn’t. But we did do five more acts of community service than we had ever done before. So that’s success right? And now, for 2013, I’m trying again.

Two New Year’s Traditions Worth Considering

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Maybe it’s the Japanese in me. Having lived there for a couple of years, I find their New Year’s traditions quite refreshing; two in particular. Since New Year’s is their biggest holiday, December is a busy month for them as well but, in a very different way.

Get a Handle on the Holiday Stress with M.O.M.

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If you’ve ever felt like you’re spinning in circles during the holidays, the ideas in this post can help you clear your plate, plan deliberately, and prepare the right organizational tools for the new year.

Ten Ways to Enjoy the Holidays on a Budget

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The holiday season is in full gear and it’s almost comical the way we are being enticed to dig ourselves a little deeper into personal debt. With the way the economy is right now, here are some helpful tips on how we can enjoy the holidays on a budget.