Real Simple By Chefmom on Oct 03, 2007 - Updated Oct 15, 2011

Don't we all want our lives to be real simple? I certainly do, which is why a few years ago I picked up a copy of Real Simple while in the grocery store check out line. It was, specifically, the week of Thanksgiving, and the issue I purchased provided just the quick and simple ideas I needed for a busy Christmas season.

A crystal bowl full of fresh lemons from the supermarket? Why hadn't I thought of that? Ordering my entire gift list online? Why hadn't I thought of that? A "fresh" apple pie made with frozen cinnamon apples? Surely, I could have thought of that.

Real Simple does just that. It gives you concrete ways to make your life easier The ONLY reason I don't give it a perfect five is because the clothes they show in their fashion pages are usually beyond the average person's budget.

I want my life to be Real Simple.