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Planning Ahead For The Unexpected

One thing that can sometimes be tricky for home-based professionals is figuring out how to deal with those times when you simply cannot do it all. Try as you might to manage and schedule your workload so that you are never double-booked, it can and does happen anyways. Sometimes everything looks good on your schedule and then the unexpected happens – a meeting gets rescheduled to another day, a client calls and asks if there is any way that you can complete her project before the deadline, or something drastic happens with your home, family or health. It’s time to … Continue reading →

Unexpected Homeschooling Resources: You Tube

Knowing that the internet is the single most important homeschooling resource ever, it dawned on me to point that out to my readers. After all, you would not be reading this right now without the internet. You would not have access to the Homeschooling at a Glance outline, you would not be able to communicate with other homeschoolers, and you would not be able to use interactive games and learning materials. After thinking about this point for a minute, I remembered my favorite homeschool resource online. You are never going to believe it. It is You Tube. I went ahead … Continue reading →

Oprah’s Debt Diet: Phase Two…Planning a Monthly Budget

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This year Oprah Winfrey has been challenging Americans to get out of debt and take control of their spending. She calls this America’s Debt Diet. Phase Two of the debt diet starts with planning a monthly family budget To begin a monthly budget for your family, write down all of your monthly expenses, estimating as best as possible. Here are a few things to keep in mind when looking ahead to your expenses: * Take a look at your calendar and note upcoming events that might cost money. * Make sure to account for unexpected or emergency expenses. Perhaps you … Continue reading →

What is Your Emergency Plan?

Sometimes, no matter how well you plan or how hard you work, there may be times when it seems like one or more areas of your home – based business are out of control. Sometimes the chaos is foreseeable, just part and parcel of your work. Sometimes it is not. Regardless of whether you think that you could have predicted or prevented the situation or not, it is time to put aside your feelings about the craziness of the situation and decide what to do about it. In order to be able to set aside your feelings about the chaos, … Continue reading →

Turkey Questions Answered!

Are you worried about having a wonderful Turkey on Thanksgiving Day? Did you buy a big enough bird? Will it thaw out in time? These are just some of the common questions about preparing a turkey dinner. I’ll answer them plus give you a few different resources that you have in your back pocket, so to speak, in case something unexpected comes up that isn’t covered here. How big a turkey should I get? How big a turkey you need depends on the number of guests as well as whether or not you want leftovers. A good rule of thumb … Continue reading →

Stay on Track without Going Crazy

Regardless of how you plan or not plan your homeschool day we all have the same amount of hours in the day. Many love to follow a strict schedule to keep them on track every hour of the school day. Many prefer a flexible schedule while some prefer not to schedule at all. At some point most homeschoolers formulate even a lose plan due to the sheer amount of work that needs to be accomplished in a day. I prefer a flexible schedule since I am apt to throw in the towel at the first sign a rigid schedule would … Continue reading →

Ways to Make Summer Travel Easier on Your Child

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It takes a brave soul to embark on a long vacation, with lots of travel, accompanied by young children. Parents of kids who have special needs are going to need to plan ahead in order to make their child’s travel experience as comfortable as possible. This could mean the difference between a family vacation, and turning the car back around towards home. All vacations require planning. Parents of children who have certain types of special needs are going to have to do some extra preparation in order to make it easier for their children to tolerate the stress, unexpected changes, … Continue reading →

How Small Businesses Are Helping Relief Efforts In Japan

The ongoing tragedy in Japan has given the rest of the world many things to think about. From preparedness for natural disasters to planning and preparing for emergencies involving nuclear power plants, the list of questions that have come up over the past few weeks continues to grow. One question that many of us are probably asking as we learn about the devastation in Japan is “How can I help?” Large-scale tragedies like last year’s earthquake in Haiti and the current events unfolding in Japan often inspire massive relief efforts from governments and large corporations all over the world. While … Continue reading →

Working At Your Business vs Working On Your Business

If you are like many home-based professionals, you may spend a lot of time working at your home-based business while spending little time working on your home-based business. There is an important distinction between working at your business and working on your business, and both things are important to your continued success. When you are working at your business, you are doing the actual work that your customers or clients have asked you to do – writing the articles, selling the products, baking the cookies, or whatever it is that you do in your business. When you are working on … Continue reading →

Concentrate on Now

Recently a young woman made an insightful comment about the marriages and relationships of some of her friends. ‘They’re so busy looking ahead and planning ahead, they’re not dealing with now.’ I suspect this could be a common problem in many marriages, planning a future but not dealing with the present. So how do we combat this problem? The most important thing is to keep the lines of communication open each day. Perhaps one way would be something I saw once in a movie. I can’t remember what the movie was, but as the family gathered around the table for … Continue reading →