Featured in August 2010

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Thoughts, p. 10

The Simple List, p. 14

Editor’s Note, p. 25

Your Words

• This Month’s Question, p. 27
  What is your favorite pantry staple?
• No-Obligation Book Club, p. 33
  What is your favorite biography or memoir?

Trends Worth Trying

• Destined to Be a Classic, p. 37
  Spectator sneakers
• One for All, p. 38
  Marbelized home accents
• Two Women, One Look, p. 40
  Miniskirts
• Everyday Indulgences, p. 42
  Take-notice doorstops
• 10 Finds for $50 or Less, p. 44

 

Solutions

• New Uses for Old Things, p. 47
• Problem-Solvers of the Month, p. 50
• Start With, p. 52
  Feta cheese
• Ask Real Simple, p. 54
  How do I separate pictures that are stuck together?
• Fresh Pick, p. 56
  Cantaloupe

Life Lessons

• Good Read, p. 61
  Cathleen Schine on her love of napping
• Modern Manners, p. 67
  Julie Rottenberg on interminable doctor's-office waits
• Expertise, p. 71
  Samantha Bee and Jason Jones on how to divorceproof your marriage

The Guide

Beauty

• Magic Wands to Streamline Your Routine, p. 79
  Slim, easy-to-use picks for skin, eyes, and lips
• Road Test, p. 85
  Deodorant

Fashion

• Real Steals, p. 89
  Summer clothes that you can wear into fall, all for less than $100
• Fit Lab, p. 101
  Sheath dresses to complement every body type

Health 

• Are You Destined to Become Your Mother?, p. 111
  How her health may (or may not) affect yours
• The Decoder, p. 121
  Acne treatments
• 15 Minutes and You're Done, p. 127
  A full-body travel workout you can do anywhere

Home 

• Speed Cleaning, p. 131
  A nearly new car interior in 15 minutes or less
• Personal Shopper, p. 135
  Give your bathroom an inexpensive makeover with one of these stunning shower curtains
• Road Test,  p. 143
  Digital cameras

Money

• Moneywise, p. 145
  Tips to save on last-minute travel; how to find missing money via the Internet; what to do when you borrow—and break—something

Features

• What Makes My Life Real Simple, p.151
• Increase Your Flexibility and Improve Your Life, p. 152
  Why limbering up can help you be healthier
• The Great Escape, p. 160
  One couple's daring transformation from Chicago professionals to Brazilian coffee farmers
• Natural Habitat, p. 166
  Breezy decorating ideas that create an easygoing feel year-round
• The Fashion Risk I'm Glad I Took, p. 174
  Five women who dared to push the style envelope—and loved the result

Food

• 3-Ingredient Summer Recipes, p. 182
  Deliciously simple dishes using the season's freshest foods
• Five Easy Dinners, p. 195
• Secretly Simple, p. 207
  Dill pickles
• Quick Takes, p. 208
  Ten ideas for salmon fillet
• Road Test, p. 210
  Veggie burgers
• Nutritional Index, p. 212

Credits, p. 219
Where to buy the products featured in this issue

Discounts & Deals, p. 222
Exclusive savings on summer cocktail supplies

Real Simple to Go, p. 223
 

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