In honor of the first day of school we have our friend Patti guest posting for us. Patti Ford is a wife, mother, painter, organizing maniac and writer of nonsense.  She is a fan of quiet time, wine and more wine.  On Monday, August 24th, if you listen closely you may hear her screaming for joy.  This doesn’t make her a bad person.

Are you a yahoo mom or a boo-hoo mom? My friend Lisa told me that her daughter’s school uses those terms. They say that at back-to-school …

Welcome back to our friend Patti. As usual Patti has a take on motherhood that will make you laugh. Patti is a wife, mother, artist and stock holder in Immodium.

When I was a kid it seemed like my dad was always in the bathroom, taking, what he referred to as, his “daily constitutional”. For years I just assumed that the man had some serious stomach problems. When I grew up and had a child of my own, I finally put all of the pieces together: Bathroom time …

We are thrilled to have Aby Garvey as our guest today! Aby Garvey believes organizing can be creative and fun-the more we love an organizing solution the more likely we are to use it! She has been sharing her creative organizing ideas on her blog www.creativeorganizing.typepad.com since 2006. She is the co-owner of www.simplify101.com, a professional organizing business that specializes in online organizing workshops. Aby is also the co-author of the book “The Organized & Inspired Scrapbooker.”

Seven Keys to Letting Go
by Aby Garvey

Do you crave the peace, calm and …

Stephanie Click loves life and living it to the fullest. She always has something new going on and it is probably the most random thing you’ve ever imagined! She loves saving money and has incorporated couponing and big-ticket savings into her everyday life. Using some of the very techniques you’ve read about this week on Lazy Moms, Stephanie estimates that she has saved her family close to $10,000 in the past 3 years.

Stephanie lives in Katy, Texas, with her husband, Don, and children Avery (age 5) and Piper (age 4).
She …

We are excited to have the Money Saving Divas, Jenny and Leslie, as our guests today. Leslie and Jenny live next door to each other and just so happen to be sister-in-laws. They love to shop but dreaded when their husbands found the bills. So they’ve learned to find creative ways to cut back on costs in certain areas so that they don’t have to give up the things that they enjoy. They have a great blog that is all about saving money and teaching others how to do what …

Today our guest blogger is Katy Snow.  Katy is the author of the fabulous blog Staying Cheap In a Chic World.  She is young, cool and hip and has lots of great pointers.  Katy is a wife and mother and just so happens to be the daughter of our fabulous agent, David Dunham!  Thanks for blogging today, Katy!

We tried to provide you with as many pictures as possible.  Unfortunately, some of the websites have their photos displayed in a way that we couldn’t copy them, but we provided the link …

We are excited to have Tamara Hancock as our guest blogger today. Tamara Hancock is the stay at home mother of 5 children. She owns and operates her own small business decorating wedding cakes, creates freelance websites, is an author, and a Virtual Administrative Manager. She is also the founder of www.wahpm.com – a website and newsletter geared towards support and strengthening of other women.

Our topic this week is saving money. We thought that Tamara’s information on finding viable work at home opportunities would be a great fit …

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So yesterday was a day that every girl dreams of. No, not my wedding day. Although that was pretty dreamy. LMA and I should do a post about our wedding days. We looked so young! No, I was not alone in a clean house all day with nothing to do but nap, eat and read. That might be a slice of Heaven were it true. No, I did not step on the …

Patti is back guest posting for us today. This is a topic we can all relate to! Patti is a wife, mother and artist who really knows how to rock a camel hair sweater!

I remember it like it was yesterday: I was about 11 years old and I was at my neighbor’s house to play. Her brother said, “Is that a camel hair sweater you’re wearing? It must be, because it has 2 humps”. As embarrassing as that was, it was also very exciting, because that was the day I first …

Our guest blogger today is Sharon Forbes.  Sharon is a wife, mother and owner of The Travel Group in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  To book your own Lazy Mom vacation you can reach Sharon at skf@tvlbargains.webmail.com or at 918-494-0649.  Thanks, Sharon for guest blogging.  Let the Lazy Moms know if you need us to go on any trips with you for “business”.

Do everything, do nothing, it’s all up to you!  The perfect vacation for a family with kids of all ages…..a cruise!  My family’s spring break vacation…. We set sail …