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TIME-MANAGEMENT FOR WORK-AT-HOME MOMS
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Are you a working mother? Your stress is understandable- being a work-at-home mom has never been easy. All the family pressure, childcare dilemmas, and management issues are bound to take their toll sooner or later. But you needn’t feel tempted to quit your home-based work and sign up for psychotherapy, when it all seems too much. If you’re a work-at-home mom, frustration is not an option, it will show in you, therefore your husband and children will bear the brunt of it. Instead, you need to manage your time better, and make good use of parenting resources. We give you some suggestions.
Try to delegate responsibilities in the family. Work-at-home jobs are stressful and time-consuming, so you need extra hands to help you with house work. Organize clean-ups before bedtime every night, where every family member helps to put things back in their right place. Remember: “A place for everything and everything in its place” Girls’ clothing in the right cupboard and boys’ clothing in the separate cupboard. Older kids can help fold their laundry, make their beds – this not only helps to save precious time, but also will give your children a sense of independence. Even toddlers can help by picking up their toys. When everything’s done – don’t forget to praise your children. Also, you can ask your husband to help you with setting the table and clearing it. Men are adept at such simple work- and once you show him which plates and glasses and cutlery to use, he is sure to get the hang of it. Don’t criticize or be negative. Avoid the comments like “Oh no! Not like that!” or “You did it wrong again!” Remember to admire him for his efforts and willingness to help.
Mornings are always a difficult time, especially for those work-at-home moms, because they know that once the children are sent off to school and the husband to work – they must sit down with their own business. So make mornings less hectic and rushed by planning ahead- ensure your kids’ school-bags are packed and their clothes ironed the night before. Have a planned menu for breakfast – much valuable time is wasted deciding what to cook. Make a mental note: “Pancakes on Monday, Sandwiches on Tuesday, Waffles on Wednesday, etc…” Make sure all the ingredients are ready. Simplify meal preparations- keep the elaborate menus for the weekends, when you have the time. For the weekdays, when you are tired from work, and need to make dinner, use simple recipes that require little time, and few ingredients. Don’t compromise on nutrition, though, and avoid convenience foods, as these are unhealthy in the long run.
Use time-saving devices like washing machines, microwaves, and vacuum cleaners. They are here to make our life easier. Sometimes, you can ask your children to help out with loading the dishwasher, or wiping the plates dry, or even putting the washing out in the sun. With a little creativity and a good routine, you can go a long way!
Learn how to set up your first Blog
Have you ever wanted to start your own blog but just didn’t know where to start? I just read a great report that is perfect for the beginner looking for guidance when it comes to low cost ways to start your own Blog. Sure you can pay someone else to do it for you–that’s what I did when I first started out. But just having the knowledge to do things yourself is such a door opener. Not only does it save you money but in the long run you are so much better off having the tools and knowledge to expand you opportunities. This FREE guide “Blog Tactics-Getting Started-How to create your first Blog” is full of great information. Just the list of recommended resources makes this book worth the download.
A quick overview of what this guide has to offer are how to choose a domain name, where to buy your domain name cheap, a great recommendation for hosting your blog(this is actually the hosting account I use), step by step video instructions on how to set up a site on a cPanel, installing the blog onto your domain, how to add graphics to your blog, and more. The best part about it is that alot of the instructions have step by step videos to walk you right through the process.
After you have everything set up there are even some great recommendations for resources to help you succeed with getting traffic to your blog and obtaining a loyal following.
So if you have been thinking about starting a blog this is your chance to get all the information you need to get started and be successful!
Just fill out your name and email below to have this FREE report sent directly to your email.
Free Guide for Internet Marketing Success
44 Unusual Ways Moms are Earning Money
I just read a great report for mom’s who are looking for ways to earn money from home part time or even full time. This report is called “44 Unusual Ways Moms are Earning Money in Their Spare Time” written by Carrie Wilkerson “The Barefoot Executive” who has “been there and done that” professionally and personally. She has compiled a great resource for moms looking for ideas to earn extra cash from home and the great part about it is that you can trust what she is recommending which as we all know these days is hard to find on the internet. I personally have wasted lots of money and time on reports that really didn’t give me any thing to go forward with in terms of resources for work at home opportunities–but this report did give me some ideas and she does provide links to helpful resources if any of the ideas perk your interest.
I do have to say some of the things listed were kind of a “no brainer” when it comes to things that you can do as a home based business but the great part about a report like this is it gets your mind going with lots of ideas and at least gets you moving in the right direction when it comes to your goals and aspirations of working from home.
So if you are toying around with the idea of working from home or you are already a stay at home mom and looking for some extra cash on the side–check this report out at the following link http://44waystoearnmoney.com/?e=Bella and don’t forget to sign-up for the affiliate prgram to earn extra cash just by recommending it to your friends.
Powerlines For Women–Daily Inspiring Quotes
Looking for a little inspiration these days in this dreary economy? Well I have found the perfect solution. It is called Powerlines for Women. I just signed up for it today and can’t wait to receive my first daily inspirational quote! This is a great resource for me as a woman and a business owner. Everybody needs a little positive enery in their day and what better way to get it then by inspiring other people and making money while you do it! And the best part about it is that it is FREE and automatic!
Here is how it works
You can sign up for a free account and you will receive a daily email Monday through Thursday with a short inspirational quote, then on Friday you get a longer inspirational story.
Then if you are interested in becoming an affiliate you can also sign up for that. Not only can you be inspired daily you can also share this great resource with your customers and have them thinking of you each and everyday with the positive energy they receive from these emails. And the best part is that the emails actully come from you with your business signature. There are some great ideas on offering this resource like adding the link to your side bar of your blog, adding it to your newsletter, and putting it at the end of your emails in your signature.
So the big question is how do you make money with this? Powerlines for Women will send out 2 emails a month to all of the subscribers with a product offer featuring a quality personal development product. If someone from your list purchases one you will earn a commission. Also you will earn on your affiliate’s sign-ups sales. So there is potential for earning some easy money just by promoting this resource and also the added benefit of being in front of your customer on a daily basis in a positive way.
Sign up for your daily inspirational quotes and become an Affiliate today!
Looking for a great Blog Designer?
This Blog was designed by Ali at Mission Field Designs and I am estatic about it! I love the design–she did exactly what I was looking for on the very first try just by me giving her some ideas of what colors and style I was looking for. She also taught me a lot as the process was going on. I have very limited technical knowledge when it comes to these type of things and she walked me through a lot of different details of the Word Press Blog Admin and I feel like I have a much greater knowledge of how things work now. There are so many great things I could say about the experience I had working with Ali on this design but the best part about it was the price. Mission Field Designs is 100% donation based–meaning she does the designs and you can donate what you feel is appropriate for her services. There are suggestions for donation amounts but there are no requirements–which is just amazing to me in this day and age. This Blog was designed in about a week and I can’t say enough great things about the whole process. So if you are a Work at Home Mom looking for a great and affordable Blog designer than please get in touch with Ali at Mission Field Designs–believe me you won’t regret it!
WAHM
I am a work at home mom and love to share my experiences of my journey of building my at home business. I will share my triumphs, challenges, and learn as you go experiences with you in an honest and hopefully helpful way. I will give resources in this section for work at home opportunitues to help other moms trying to provide for their family while also raising their family–which as I know can be a very challenging thing to do!
