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Taking Time To Think About Time Management

For home-based professionals, time management skills are not only important, they are necessary for survival. If we are not able to do enough of the right things on a consistent basis we will find ourselves falling short of accomplishing the goals that we have set for our home-based businesses. Saying that time management is important and actually doing something about it are two different things, though. In order to make a difference in how you manage your time, you must actually take the time to sit down and think about how you are using your time. Many people do not … Continue reading →

Using a Timer to Stay Focused

Time management is a subject that is often on the mind of those of us that work from home. How do we get our work done when there are so many other things that we could be doing, and all of those other things are within easy reach? One potential solution is to use a timer. It does not need to be a fancy timer, it can be as simple as the twisty one that you have in your kitchen that you use to tell you when it is time to take the cookies out of the oven. My kitchen … Continue reading →

Meet a Families.com Blogger – Lisa Pietsch!

As the former Community Manager, Lisa was the first person I met when I became acquainted with Families.com, and has become a good friend. Lisa, how fun to interview you today! How long have you blogged for Families.com? I’ve been with Families.com since September 26th, 2005. I believe we had about twenty-six members back then. When management announced they would be hiring bloggers, I applied for the topics of Food, Weight Loss and Disney. When they launched the blogs here in early December 2005, they hired me for all three topics as well as the position of Community Manager. Eventually, … Continue reading →

Dividing Time—the Single Parent’s Task

We often talk about time management here in the Single Parents blog—especially as it relates to multi-tasking and getting all sorts of different things done; but I think that dividing our time between often competing factions is another reality for the single parent. We may have to divide our time between work and home, or between children, or if we are dating, we may have to figure out how to divide our time between our date(s) and our children. For many of us, each day is like a pie we have to divide up to make sure that everyone is … Continue reading →

Are You Taking Care of More Than Just Your Child?

While some of us may be single parents taking care of our children, others of us have parents, grandparents or other people for whom we have become responsible. When I think about how busy and overwhelming my life can be just taking care of three children, I have nothing but awe and respect for those who are taking care of others as a single parent too! Everything I write here about time management, self-care, and getting help goes double (or triple) for those who are sandwiched in between caring for children and caring for aging parents, grandparents, or someone with … Continue reading →

Scrapbooking Time Management Tips

One of the largest complaints I hear from scrapbook supply collectors, aka scrapbookers, is that they have a difficult time finding time, or making time to scrapbook. This can be a real problem when you have loads of photographs to scrapbook and you keep taking more. But there are a few ways you can combat this issue. Organization – The first step to good time management is simply to get organized. Give all of your scrapbooking supplies and tools a home. Everything should have a place. And in addition to that, organizing your photographs should be a priority too. Lists … Continue reading →

New Blogger Introduction

Greetings fellow food-lovers! I am Elizabeth Kane, the newest addition to the Food blogger team here at Families.com. I am a working mother of two, and am currently completing my Masters degree in Psychology. I have always loved to cook, and am thrilled to be writing for the Food blog. It’s so much fun to share recipes with others and to help people learn more about cooking and baking. Through my blogs I hope to give you some fun ideas to help make your own family meals more interesting. If your family is like mine, we tend to get in … Continue reading →

Time Management and Studying

When study skills are taught, did you ever think time management skills need to be included as well? Besides reminding a child to study for long periods of time, breaks need to also be scheduled in or time management skills. For example, Timmy comes home from a full day of school and enters the home around 3:30pm, has a snack, and by 4:00pm homework and studying has begun. This continues till dinner time and sometimes even into the better part of the evening. It is understandable that children today do get a large amount of homework (as this will be … Continue reading →

How to Live on One Income

Is your goal to live on one income so you or your spouse can be a stay-at-home parent, pursue schooling, keep house, or another establish another endeavor? Take the following steps to make sure that you are well prepared for your lifestyle change. Get a New Attitude If you are currently living on two incomes, you may need to make some changes, both drastic and non-drastic in order to make the one income work for your family. Embrace money-saving ideas, such as shopping at yard sales or thrift stores, cooking at home, and bargain hunting. Look at these practices as … Continue reading →

Defining the Word “Housekeeping”

Housekeeping might not be the most interesting topic to people, but it is a necessity. Like it or not, it’s a part of life and a part of the responsibilities that we have. I was thinking this morning about the word itself and decided to look up its meaning. According to Merriam Webster’s dictionary, there are three definitions to housekeeping. The first is “the management of a house and home affairs.” Doesn’t “management’ make it sound so much more important? Instead of saying, “I am a housekeeper,” I would much rather say, “I am a manager of my home.” The … Continue reading →