Striving For Simple | Simple Life = Quality Life

Posted by Christyn on Feb 22, 2012

I Miss My Pillow

Yes, it feels like only yesterday that I had kids who slept well through the night. How quickly that changes. One day you are getting decent, uninterrupted sleep… Then you get a sick kid… Then you have two sick kids… Next thing you know, you have a kid sleeping on your head in your bed at night… Next thing you know, good sleep patterns have been broken, and you have children that...

Posted by Christyn on Feb 17, 2012

New Coupon Codes

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Posted by Christyn on Feb 17, 2012

Raising Your Daughter To Have Good Self-Esteem: Leading By Example

Raising daughters with great self-esteem is something that is definitely very important to me. I want them to be self-confident throughout their life and be leaders instead of followers. I’d like them to have the courage to go after whatever they want and never have to listen to the negative opinions of others who just want to hold them back. I also want them to never have to depend heavily on the...

Posted by Christyn on Feb 13, 2012

Last Minute, But Romantic, Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas

Valentine’s Day is TOMORROW…just in case you forgot! These Holidays always have a way of sneaking up on us don’t they? Never fear, you don’t need to run to the corner store and buy the last Valentine’s crap that’s left on the store shelf. You can still pull Valentine’s day off last minute and make your partner think you’re Super Romantic at the same time! The following are a few Ideas...

Posted by Christyn on Feb 7, 2012

10 Ways To Spend Your Valentine’s Day When You’re Alone

Valentine’s Day is upon us again. For some of us it finds us without that special someone. Does that mean you should stay at home under the covers depressed, or wallow away the day in self-pity? Of course not! There are so many ways you can still enjoy your day, with or without a Valentine…or just totally distract yourself altogether, if you prefer. Here are a 10 good ways to spend your...

Posted by Christyn on Feb 2, 2012

No More Washer and Dryer

I’m going back to basics. In the recent past I wrote a post titled “How to do less laundry when you have kids”. It was all about ways to minimize your laundry pile up each week. With me recently losing access to the washer and dryer in my apartment house I am now forced to take my own efforts to minimize laundry even further. At first I was upset about losing the convenience of a close...

Posted by Christyn on Jan 25, 2012

5 Simple Ways To Get Exercise For Those Who Don’t Like To Exercise

Flashback from the 80′s…(are you laughing as hard as I am??!!) But seriously, we all know we need to exercise, but who really has the time? It’s tough setting aside regular time everyday to exercise when you have children, a demanding job, or a hectic schedule. And then there are those of us who are just not interested or motivated. I am a prime example of someone who has a hard time...

Posted by Christyn on Jan 21, 2012

10 Simple Steps To Lose Weight Effortlessly

Okay, so this is the time of year we all realize we did some damage over the Holidays and we need to start doing something fast, so we can be in shape by the summer! It’s hard enough to change old eating habits right away, and adopt a new exercise routine overnight, but there are some small things you can start doing right now that will add up over time to move towards making a big change in...