What I Am Reading This Week

February 6, 2013
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Reading magazines used to be a hobby, but now, reading all the fantastic mom blogs out there is my new obsession! These are some favorite posts that I came across this week.

I just LOVE Mexican food, so I was happy to find this Cheesy Chicken Taquitos recipe from How to Nest for Less:

I love this post on organizing a daughter’s closet. I’ve been trying to figure out how to organize one daughter’s hair accessories, and One Creative Housewife has some really smart ideas!

My kids love fortune cookies, so if I could manage to make these fortune cookies (with free printables) from Sugar for the Brain, I would be the MOM!

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