According to a study from Great Britain, kids with stay-at-home moms are healthier. Moms who work, according to the study published in the Baltimore Sun, are more likely to drink sugary drinks, walk to school less often and stay on the computer or television for longer hours.

Is this true for you? Are you a working mom? Do you fear your kids don't get out enough and have developed bad habits because you aren't at home more often? Tell the Hip Homemaker what you think hiphomemaker at hipathome...
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My garden is outta control (but blessedly abundant) right now. I have so much I can't even give enough of it away!






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Jenn Black is on a mission to save energy in a very delicious way. She's turning her car into a cookie baking oven!  According to Jenn you can just follow any good cookie recipe, leave the dough on a baking sheet on your dashboard, then in about 2 1/2 hours you've got fully baked cookies to share with friends and coworkers.



Note: you must check doneness manually. The sugar in the car-baked cookies doesn't carmelize and brown like they do in the oven.

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We found some great sock monkeys that friends have shared or are on the internets. We just had to show them to you.






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