<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <channel> <atom:link href="http://www.savvysource.com/rssfeeds/savvyrssblog.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Being Savvy</title> <link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/</link> <description></description> <language>en-us</language>  <copyright>Copyright 2008 savvysource</copyright>  <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:53:11 EDT</pubDate>  <item> <title>Savvy Spotlight: Chronicle Books Kids Travel Library</title><description><![CDATA[Looking for some great ideas for traveling with kids this summer?  We always find exactly what we are looking for in the Chronicle Books library.  The blend of dreamily inspirational (there's a set of walks for families to do in Paris -- perhaps we should go to Paris...) and cleverly practical (the ...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1607_savvy-spotlight-chronicle-books-kids-travel-library</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1607_savvy-spotlight-chronicle-books-kids-travel-library</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>The Big Apple, From the Perspective of Your Little Seedling</title><description><![CDATA[New York City is a preschooler's paradise.  Literally, of course, if you are living or visiting there.  And metaphorically, too, if you happen to be engaging in just some armchair travel.  Whether he's heard of it or been there or never dreamed of either, your little one will delight in the wild won...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1546_the-big-apple-from-the-perspective-of-your-little-seedling</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1546_the-big-apple-from-the-perspective-of-your-little-seedling</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>Dinner Table Destinations</title><description><![CDATA[Sitting together as a family at the table, eating and chatting and making an easy segue into the evening's routine of bath and bed -- ah, it's a true delight of parenthood.  At least most of the time.  Other times when the "what shall we do for dinner" question pops up, either from our mind's own vo...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1545_dinner-table-destinations</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1545_dinner-table-destinations</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>Savvy Welcomes:  Jodi Liano of Mmm...That's Good!</title><description><![CDATA[Thinking about what we feed our families for dinner and how to make it lively and warm and routine and special, all at the same time (just like we seek to make the rest of our lives) -- well, it all just made us hungry!  So, Being Savvy turned for inspiration and perspective to Jodi Liano of Mmm...t...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1547_savvy-welcomes-jodi-liano-of-mmm-thats-good-</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1547_savvy-welcomes-jodi-liano-of-mmm-thats-good-</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>Vacation Memories and Mementos</title><description><![CDATA[One thing we notice about our preschoolers on vacation (even more than during regular life) is what avid little collectors they are.  As they relish days at the pool, games with cousins, or even your road trip rest stops, they are also busy gathering souvenirs.  If your bags seem a lot heavier on th...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1543_vacation-memories-and-mementos</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1543_vacation-memories-and-mementos</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>And How, Exactly, Do You Plan to Make Your Getaway?</title><description><![CDATA[This getaway of yours, real or imagined -- how will you get there?  Planes, trains, automobiles might leap to mind.  At this point, you might happily just start walking and see how far you get.  Here's an idea:  ask your preschooler for an idea or two or ten.  If he wanted to escape, how would he go...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1523_and-how-exactly-do-you-plan-to-make-your-getaway-</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1523_and-how-exactly-do-you-plan-to-make-your-getaway-</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>Wise Words from Shel Silverstein</title><description><![CDATA[The master of escapades gives us a simple way to escape from it all. Just walk to...
Where the Sidewalk Ends
"There is a place where the sidewalk endsAnd before the street begins,And there the grass grows soft and white,And there the sun burns crimson bright,And there the moon-bird rests from his ...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1529_wise-words-from-shel-silverstein</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1529_wise-words-from-shel-silverstein</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>Books That Take Us to Far Away Places</title><description><![CDATA[Whether you are enjoying your "staycation" or embarking on a bona fide vacation this summer, nothing says escape like a good book. Browsing for a great beach or porch read is one of the delights of the season.Our preschoolers are a few years away from summer reading lists (thank goodness!). But stil...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1469_books-that-take-us-to-far-away-places</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1469_books-that-take-us-to-far-away-places</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>But Realistically: How to Get Away Without Getting Away</title><description><![CDATA[Reflecting as we have on the delights of vacation and the pleasures of home has made us think:  surely there are great ways to bring some of that escapist fun into our daily life, right?  Indeed there are.  Whether work schedules or gas prices or both or neither are the reasons you are staying put t...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1451_but-realistically-how-to-get-away-without-getting-away</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1451_but-realistically-how-to-get-away-without-getting-away</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item><item> <title>Being Savvy Welcomes: Work It, Mom on What I Did on My Summer Staycation</title><description><![CDATA[We think it's so savvy just to work it.  And that's only one of the many reasons we are such big fans of Work It, Mom!  These folks simply get it.  Explore and enjoy the great perspectives, the deals, articles, tips, the community, all of it.  Just Work It! We are especially fond of Lylah and her Sa...]]></description><link>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1453_being-savvy-welcomes-work-it-mom-on-what-i-did-on-my-summer-staycation</link><guid>http://www.savvysource.com/blog/escapes-real-and-imagined/1453_being-savvy-welcomes-work-it-mom-on-what-i-did-on-my-summer-staycation</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate> </item> </channel> </rss>