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9 Ways to De-Stress and Spend Less Over the Holidays

December 4, 2010

I guest-blogged for Amy, the lovely Frugal Mama, while she was on a break after having her fourth child and now I get the honor of hosting one of her always well-written posts. Takes her suggestions to heart and have fun this holiday season! Making the holidays special for the kids doesn’t have to cost [...]

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Traveling to Germany With a Little Boy — Part 4

September 24, 2010

Wonder who this is? My parents, my brother (do NOT get me started about that beard), his girlfriend and dog, Landon and I. I still owe you the post about the last few days of our trip to Germany. I edited the pictures so I might as well post them. On our last couple of [...]

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Healthy Baby Bounty Bags for New Moms Will Promote Breastfeeding in Hospitals

August 12, 2009

World Breastfeeding Week is over — all the more reason to write supportive posts to encourage women to breastfeed. After learning that 200 hospitals will replace formula sample bags with breastfeeding support sample bags called Healthy Bounty Baby Bags, I expressed interest in writing about this, and Lansinoh, one of the companies that will include [...]

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Excessive Toy Packaging Unsafe and Wasteful

May 1, 2009

I promised you the story and the pictures of opening the packaging of a new toy for Landon. Don bought him this noisy backhoe that came in the most ridiculous packaging I have ever seen. It was tied down by tiny screws, of all things, and it took us 10 minutes to open it! We [...]

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Tips on Being Frugal and Green!

March 13, 2009

I want to share some tips with you on how I save money — and who doesn’t want to these days — while being kind to our environment. 1. Save cardboard, address stickers, and toilet paper rolls for art and craft projects Growing up in Germany, I remember that my mother always collected little boxes [...]

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