Right now our children are young, we homeschool, and we don’t do a lot of extra activities. So, for us (for now), eating dinner together every night is very common. Sitting down to dinner with my family is one of my favorite times of day…it’s the leading up to sitting down that’s a struggle for…
Author: Bridget
’twas the day after christmas
a SIMPLE christmas from the ivey league
sonic sound with SonicFuel headphones :: review
Interesting fact: I have teeny tiny ears. Like little bitty. And finding earbuds that fit my tiny ears is incredibly difficult. There are lots of ear buds that have different sized ear piece tips but most of them are small, medium, and large. With SonicFuel headphones, there is an extra-small pair! They also have different…
great gift for avid readers :: avid bookshop monthly subscription service
If you remember when I shared about my new favorite back-to-school workbooks for my children, you might also remember that I discovered them in a fantastic bookshop in Athens, Ga called Avid Bookshop. A few weeks ago I discovered a very exciting thing about Avid. They have a book subscription program! With this service you’ll…
twenty-five favorites from 2014 :: a SIMPLE review roundup
When I first asked the other SIMPLE moms about coming up with an end-of-the-year roundup of our favorite products they all wanted to know how they were supposed to choose only a few. We’ve had so many great products and wonderful companies represented here this year, and it really is hard to pick which ones are…
christmas birthday dos and don’ts :: hold the holidays
Between December and January, we have 4 birthdays in our family. One of those falls on December 22nd. December birthdays are hard, y’all. We’ve talked about maybe celebrating half birthdays or celebrating a month after the actual day, but so far we’ve stuck with his actual birthday. Many people aren’t available to come to birthday…
twenty-five books for the season :: #aSIMPLEchristmas book list
For the past few years Ive been seeing an idea to wrap up 25 books and open one a day to read with the kids and I’ve always wanted to do it. Unfortunately, I’m forgetful and I’m also a procrastinator. For the previous years I’ve forgotten until at least a week or two into December….
preparing for thanksgiving :: activities for families and kids
There are only 3 weekends left before Thanksgiving. Let that sink in for a minute. Didn’t we just have Halloween? Yep. And now it’s time to start thinking about turkey and dressing and green bean casserole and cranberry sauce*. But it’s also a time to start preparing your family for Thanksgiving. Every weekend, we like…
fall fashion wardrobe essentials :: for when you accidentally donate all of your cool-weather clothes
Earlier this year I had a moment of insanity and decided to clean out all the things. All of them. I sorted toys, kitchen gadgets, books, movies, craft supplies, electronics, and clothes. I sorted just like they tell you to on TV: one pile for keep, one pile for donate/sell, and one pile for garbage….
happy halloween :: from theSIMPLEmoms
We are sharing pictures of our little ghouls and goblins. We’d love to see your kids all dressed up too, so leave a link to your picture (from Facebook or Instagram or your own blog) for us in the comments! We hope you all have a wonderful Halloween filled with lots of laughter, fun and…
game night :: family favorites
We are family game folks. For us, well…most of us 😉 it isn’t about winning. It really is all about having fun, and we have a lot of fun. It’s not unusual for us to end up laughing so hard we can’t breathe, and most of our inside jokes came to life during game time….










