Muffin Tin Monday It is with bittersweet joy that I tell you that this will be my last week hosting Muffin Tin Monday. I am joyfully handing over the reigns to Melissa of AnotherLunch.com. Melissa is a super creative and talented bento blogger and long time MTM’er who I have come to know in the kids food blogging community. Her photos are always gorgeous. She is excited to take on Muffin Tin Monday and Muffin Tin Meals. eG Forums -> Knife Maintenance and Sharpening Knife Maintenance and Sharpening By Chad Ward (Chad) Warning: Remember that handling, using and sharpening knives is inherently dangerous. The Top 100 Websites of 2011 - Classic: Shopping Classic: Shopping Amazon The world's largest e-tailer began as an online bookseller and quickly branched out to sell everything from apps to gluten-free dog food. Tied tightly to Amazon's services, its Kindle has dominated the ebook reader competition and its Kindle Fire is poised to ignite more markets.—Meredith Popolo AirBNB Need to get away? Airbnb connects travelers in search of vacation rentals and short-term accommodations with those that have space to spare—or rather, rent.
Party: Golden Books Baby Shower Though I was out of town and missed the fabulous food and, more importantly, a really fun gathering of our and our mother's friends, before I left I helped my sister, Sarah, set up the Golden Books baby shower. I was so sorry to miss it, and to not be able to help with food and hosting, so I instead worked on the concept and design. As often happens when an idea gets in my head, I ended up spending a lot more time on this than I intended! Einstein’s Secret to Amazing Problem Solving (and 10 Specific Ways You Can Use It) Einstein is quoted as having said that if he had one hour to save the world he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution. This quote does illustrate an important point: before jumping right into solving a problem, we should step back and invest time and effort to improve our understanding of it. Here are 10 strategies you can use to see problems from many different perspectives and master what is the most important step in problem solving: clearly defining the problem in the first place!
on the menu today... ... A tutorial! It's been a while, huh? 4 Tips to Keep Your Website Ahead of the Curve This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Sure, having a website for your business serves a practical need: to draw net-surfing users to your product or service. However, it's also much more than slapping on a run of the mill two-column template and calling it a day. Nothing kills an online buzz like a poorly designed or drastically outdated website.
Decorated Chalkboard Gift Idea A few months ago I spotted several different sizes of mini chalkboards at my local craft store and knew I had to find a use for them. After thinking about it for a bit I decided to try my hand at adding a little decorative border to the boards using Sharpie brand Paint Pens. They were incredibly easy to make and the results were really cute.
Deborah Stambler: Charity Checks: Giving Tradition Our family is sort of loose on holiday traditions. It could be that having family scattered across the country is the reason for the dearth of holiday routine. Or maybe it's some notion of tradition=authority that scares my husband and I. Now I'm picturing Santa Claus as The Man and it's rather silly. Alphabet Box A few weeks ago I made a Montessori alphabet box for Damian to use during our school time in the mornings. I have been dying to share this great idea with you all, and finally found a moment to finish this post! As soon as I saw this idea, I started putting the pieces together, I knew Damian (and Rylan for the matter) would LOVE this learning tool.
Pink and Green Mama Crafts: Winter Fun eBook When the weather outside is frightful, playing and creating indoors can be so delightful! It's finally here, my newest set of "lesson plans", Pink and Green Mama Crafts: Winter Fun eBook!