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  • The Ultimate Homemaking Bundle: 76 eBooks and More for Under $30

    The Ultimate Homemaking Bundle: 76 eBooks and More for Under $30

    Hey.

    Are the inmates running the asylum?

    I hear you.

    When you’re young, you think about what it’ll be like: getting married, becoming a mom, having your own home.

    You want to make a special place that’s a magical mash-up:

    • a school,
    • a playground,
    • a refuge,
    • a “fix it” station,
    • a “you can do it” pep rally, and
    • a safe place for personal expression, sharing and growth.

    Guess what? It’s hard when reality breaks in. Real life includes…

    …laundry, diapers, and never-ending meal prep… money worries, gritty floors, soap scum, and stains that won’t come out of your favorite shirt… holiday stress, and teaching the kids to read (and master long division)… a husband who works long hours, a kid with the sniffles, stomach aches and a fever… and a secret dream to run your own little business from home.

    Now, I don’t know about you, but I love reading books full of tips. It’s refreshing to get a new perspective, even if every tip or bit of advice isn’t quite right for your house and life. Just the process of trying new ways of doing things and examining what works, what doesn’t, and why can be an eye opening and transformative experience.

    With this in mind, Erin and Stephanie created the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle. Because as rewarding as it is, homemaking is hard work and it doesn’t always come easily.

    The Ultimate Homemaking Bundle is just for you. And me.

    It’s a complete library of carefully selected eBooks, eCourses, audios, online conferences, and printable packs designed to help you turn your house into a home… without all the overwhelm.

    What’s in the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle?

    … a complete library of 99 eBooks and eCourses to help you nurture beauty and productivity in your home and family relationships.

    • Cleaning… create a healthy, toxin-free home
    • DIY/Homemade… fun and frugal ways to express your personal style
    • Devotionals and Faith… take a break from the daily grind to renew yourself
    • Finances… build a budget that works
    • Cooking & Meal Planning… serve easier, tastier meals in less time
    • Holidays & Special Events… brighten up old family traditions and create new
    • Homeschooling… homeschool with grace and ease
    • Marriage… heat up your marriage
    • Motherhood… find peace, balance & joy in mothering
    • Organizing… conquer the clutter and simplify your life
    • Pregnancy & Babies… enjoy a healthy pregnancy and prepare to nurture your baby
    • Health & Wellness… soothe aches & pains with natural remedies
    • Working from Home… hone your talents, live your passions and earn money to help your family


    Is the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle worth it?

    In a word… yes!

    To be absolutely certain, Erin and Stephanie asked questions, tried techniques and just about drove themselves crazy making sure that the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle was the very best homemaking resource anywhere.

    They dug through hundreds of websites and connected with dozens of authors and teachers.

    And worked together to make these resources the most affordable possible.

    And They Were Delighted to Help…

    The result? This collection is a fraction of the price of what someone would pay for each resource individually!

    For a short time, the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle… a complete library of:

    • 76 eBooks
    • 6 eCourses
    • 1 audio download
    • 2 online conferences, and
    • 14 printable packs

    …99 carefully selected resources designed to help you nurture the beauty and productivity in your home and family relationships… is only $29.97. (A total value of $984.74.)

    That breaks down to 30 cents per book.

    Your 30-Day 100% Satisfaction Guarantee

    If for any reason, you decide that the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle is not for you, then please send an email to customerservice@Ultimate-Bundles.com and we will refund 100% of your investment. No questions asked.

    Don’t Forget the Bonuses…

    Of course, no Ultimate Homemaking Bundle would be complete without the generous, inspiring gifts donated by companies that understand homemakers like you. Every gift is yours to keep and enjoy.

    • Choose 1 FREE Online Class from Craftsy (Select from 24 of Their Most Popular Classes – Up to $60 Value)
    • 1 FREE Kids Discovery Box from Green Kid Crafts ($19.95 Value)
    • FREE $15 Credit to Hope Ink PLUS 2 FREE 8×10 Art Prints ($71 Value)
    • FREE 90-Day “Good Deal” Subscription to She Plans Dinner ($15 Value)
    • Choose 1 FREE Stylish Spring Scarf from Deborah & Co. ($20 Value)
    • FREE $80 Healthy Moving Class Credit ($80 Value)
    • FREE 90-Day Pro Membership to ListPlanIt ($30 Value)
    • FREE 65 Tyndale Rewards Points to Be Used for a FREE Book or Towards Any Book of Your Choice ($15 Value)

    Now It’s Your Turn

    Just as a little thread of gold, running through a fabric, brightens the whole garment, so women’s work at home, while only the doing of little things, is just like the golden gleam of sunlight that runs through and brightens the whole fabric of civilization.

    -Laura Ingalls Wilder

    The proven, simple, and effective skills you need to transform your house into a home are all waiting for you in the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle.

    This is your chance to get all the love, support, guidance and inspiration you need to nurture the beauty and productivity in your home and family relationships with proven, simple, and effective tools that really give you a boost as a homemaker.

    But time is running out! The Ultimate Homemaking Bundle will only be available from 8:00 a.m. EST on Monday, April 20 until 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, April 27.

    After that, the shopping cart closes and the deeply discounted price is gone.

    Act now!

    Click here for more info or to buy now.

     

    Read the fine print about this bundle and read the answers to frequently asked questions about the bundle.

    Disclosure: I am an affiliate for The Ultimate Homemaking Bundle, which means I will receive a % from sales that originate from my links.

     

  • Why We Become Environmentalists

    Why We Become Environmentalists

    treehugger

    Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
    Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.

    ― Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

    The Washington Post ran a piece recently titled The surprising psychology behind why some people become environmentalists, but the takeaway wasn’t so surprising at all. The conclusion was that empathy was tied to environmental attitudes— “namely, a heightened sensitivity to the suffering of other people.”

    The authors conclude that “compassion elicits moral judgments and actions across different moral domains” — in effect, that it’s infectious.

    Is this surprising? Dr. Seuss nailed that years ago. Environmentalists care. They care about people, and the world around them, and how their actions affect both.

    This of course invites that whole treehugger thing, the idea that people who care about the environment are overemotional bleeding hearts. This has never bothered me. I’m sensitive, and I’d like to stay that way.

    (Sidenote: nature lovers also tend to be healthier and to be more open to new experiences. All good things.)

    I’d also say, without any scientific backing whatsoever, that most environmentalists are dreamers that can envision a better world of our own making, while also being practical folks who are always looking for the next steps to make that world happen.

    If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

    Henry David Thoreau

    All in all, a group of people I’m fairly proud to be associated with.

    Raise your kids to be environmentalists as soon as they’re old enough to hug a tree.

    Compassion is infectious, and it reaches into all aspects in your life, if you’re doing it right.

     

    P.S. This photo was one of the first on this blog, back in 2003. Where does the time go? 

  • When I Was Your Age, We Had 8 Channels: Boob Tube Nostalgia and a Netflix Giveaway

    When I Was Your Age, We Had 8 Channels: Boob Tube Nostalgia and a Netflix Giveaway

    Gilligan's Island Netflix

    how sad and bad and mad it was
    but then, how it was sweet

    ―Robert Browning

     

    My nine-year-old is hooked on Gilligan’s Island.

    I thought it was funny when I was a kid, I guess. I certainly watched a lot of it, on summer days and when I was home sick from school. You didn’t have a lot of choice, back then; I had channels 3, 6, 10, 12, 17, 23, 29 and 57. That was it. During the day at least half of those were judge shows, talk shows or soap operas. We all watched the same sitcoms; we all share that cultural heritage.

    Back to Gilligan: the episodes drive me nuts now. I understand, rationally, that it’s an important device to drive the plot and keep them on the island, but good lord Gilligan is dumb. Maddeningly dumb. How could anyone so dumb be trusted with people’s lives on a tour ship? It was just a matter a time before the Minnow was lost.

    To prove to the kids (and to my own memory) that not every show I liked as a child was insipid nonsense, I’ve been revisiting some on Netflix with them. (We have a Netflix streaming subscription as part of our participation in the Stream Team.) Right now, we’re making our way through The Wonder Years, which is just as funny and sweet as I recalled. Sometimes it’s really sad, too, something I don’t think I picked up then.

    We’ve also made our way through Malcolm in the Middle, which is every bit as good as I remember if not even better. Cass discovered the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, The Smurfs and Garfield & Friends on her own (in my defense: I did not like any of those, myself. But Cass sure does.)

    When we’re done with those, we’ve can stream:

     

    You can also get Thundercats, The Greatest American Hero, Three’s Company, Wonder Woman, Perfect Strangers, Sledgehammer!, Parker Lewis Can’t Lose, The Cosby Show and The Tick on disc. Small Wonder is available too, if you wanted to check and see if it was as bizarre as you remembered.

    Seriously, (cough other than Doctor Who and Sherlock), who needs cable? Netflix has everything I need except Bill Nye the Science Guy! (Hey Netflix, my birthday is in October, that would be the most awesome present ever!)

     

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    If you’re like me and filling the void until new episodes of Sherlock and Doctor Who start back up, or want to share those old favorites with your kids, or heck just want to rewatch them yourself— Netflix is offering one reader a three-month subscription! Enter via the Rafflecopter widget below. You could totally make Shrinky Dinks or eat homemade Jell-o Pudding Pops while you’re at it (here”s the recipe).

    I’ll choose a winner at noon on April 30th.

     

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    Obligatory nostalgic photo. I’m 12 or 13 here, my brother 5 or 6.