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#SmartMamaLUTION #3 – Cleaning Your Microwave, WITHOUT Chemicals, Please!

January 4, 2012
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Keep your home a Smart CLEAN Home this New Year!  Microwaves are common household appliances and often get more use than a traditional oven.  According [...]

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Back to School Time – 5 Ways to Make Your Morning Run Smoothly

August 31, 2011
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On your mark. Get set. GO! Back to school time is here!  Some of us have started. Some are anxiously waiting.  Regardless, we all spend [...]

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Smart Home: 5 Clothing Piece Dare and the ebay Parent Panel

August 24, 2011
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I dare you.  I dare you to go into your child’s closet, or better yet your own, and find 5 pieces of clothing that either [...]

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Cleaning the Remote Control, Why and How!

August 16, 2011
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Up to 70 percent of remote controls are coated with illness-causing germs and an estimated one in five of these bugs are dangerous, drug-resistant strains, [...]

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Smart Home: Morning Routine, Searching for Tips to Establish School Day Mornings

August 11, 2011
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A morning routine. I love it. I get very type-A at times and like to have things scheduled out to the last minute. Enter 2 [...]

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Smart Home: The Mom-nook, by Guest Poster & Interior Decorator Joanne Palumbo

August 1, 2011
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This week I’m honored to have Joanne, interior decorator extraordinare, as well as high school classmate, provide some great tips to you on creating a [...]

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Smart Home: Stay Organized in 10 Minutes with #10MinuteTackle

July 19, 2011
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What can you do in ten minutes?  I’m not necessarily suggesting the amount of times you can hop on one foot or juggle three balls [...]

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Smart Home: Stain Solver, the organic stain removing lifesaver!

May 3, 2011
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Got stains?  I’m sure!  What home doesn’t?  We’re covered in grass, ketchup, paint and general “what on Earth is this” markings here! Wondering what this [...]

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Smart Home: BitDefender’s Downloadable Guide to Protecting Children Online

September 3, 2010
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As a mom, I fear what’s lurking out there when children and teens use the internet.  We, Smart Mamas, need to be watchful for our [...]

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Smart Home: Turning a Stinky Sponge into a Clean Sponge

August 23, 2010
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There is nothing that makes me gag more than the smell of a stinky sponge.  Okay, maybe there are a few other items or situations [...]

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Smart Home: Rolling the Change, Saving Money the Traditional Way

August 2, 2010
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Empty your pockets and what do you find?? Better yet, empty your purse! As a mother, all sorts of things cram every crevice of our [...]

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Smart Home: Going on a Picnic – A Traffic Distraction Game!

July 23, 2010
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This classic repetitive chant is a perfect distraction on traffic filled days. This morning we faced fierce rain and tons of traffic on our way [...]

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Smart Home: BitMoms- A Smart Mom Resource for Online Safety

June 21, 2010
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Today’s Smarty Pants Mama is Leticia, Chief BitMom for BitMoms.com.  Today Leticia is here to discuss the importance of keeping our families safe online and [...]

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