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Don’t Forget to Take Care of Yourself

As a mother it is natural to put our children’s needs above our own. While there is nothing wrong with this, it is important to remember to take care of your needs as well. Your kids need a healthy mommy to take care of them, which means like it or not, you can’t push your needs aside anymore. You have to take care of yourself, so you are still around to take care of them in the future. As a woman yearly exams are crucial. It doesn’t matter how old you are, how healthy you think you may be, there’s … Continue reading →

The Gift of Fit Living

What is one of the best gifts you could give this holiday season?  How about the gift of health? Maybe you have been thinking about what to buy for someone you love.  Or you have been asked what you would like for Christmas.  The following are some fit living gift ideas. Let’s start with an easy one.  How about a gym club membership?  Sometimes you can get really good deals at this time of year.  You might receive a discount for the first year or three months free.   Shop around and see what’s out there. Fitness gadgets and accessories make … Continue reading →

Can Your Homeschool Blog Earn Money? {Part 2}

In part 1 of, Can Your Homeschool Blog Earn Money?, I covered how to create a blog posts that attract readers.  Creating good content is the first step to creating a quality blog.  I cover this in Blogging Tips and Tricks as well.  Today, I want to cover a few more background areas before discussing opportunities, so hang in there.  When I say profitable with regards to your homeschool, I do not simply mean financially. Let’s start by exploring what makes a good homeschool blog. The competition is fierce.  While you need to be aware of what your competitors are … Continue reading →

When to Ask the Big Questions

Last time I examined whether or not premarital counseling ought to be a considered option for couples before they marry. Today I’ll look at another part of the question: how much couples should know about each other before they approach the altar. The main reason why premarital counseling might be a good idea is because sometimes people don’t know the sorts of things they ought to know about each other before they get married. The idea was sparked by a girl who called into my local radio station to say that she’d signed herself and her fiance up for counseling. … Continue reading →

The Importance of Taking a Little Time For Yourself

Sometimes, you can be overextending yourself without even realizing it until someone else brings it to your attention. I had no idea that I was doing it until I had an appointment with my midwife today. We are actively working on preventing my blood pressure from going up during this pregnancy because that was an issue with my first pregnancy, and we are approaching the issue from a few different angles. I’m exercising regularly, I have made some dietary changes, and I have incorporated some vitamins and supplements into my daily routine. Anyways, today she asked me to describe a … Continue reading →

Think Yourself Out of That Funk

If you ever feel like you are caught in a permanent tug – of – war between your home-based business and your home life, you are not alone. It is only natural to want to be successful at work, and it is just as natural to want to be a successful parent and homemaker. When you find yourself feeling down because you feel like you are not excelling in one or both of these areas of your life, it is important to take time to address those feelings. Working through the feelings will eventually help you to feel better because … Continue reading →

Home Based Business Idea – Landscaping

If you are looking to start a home-based business and you would like to spend time outdoors while you work, you may want to consider starting a landscaping business. Depending upon the geographic area where you live, you may want to turn your landscaping business into a year-round enterprise by offering services like leaf clean up and snow removal during times of year when those things are needed more than lawn mowing and hedge trimming. Landscapers that provide high quality work and have good customer service skills are always in demand. Some of the things that you will want to … Continue reading →

Coming to an Understanding of Yourself as a Learner

As a homeschooling parent, you likely have a good understanding of your child as a learner. Your child will have strengths, as mine does. She loves to run and kick a ball, and her verbal abilities are fantastic. Your child will have things to work on, as mine does. Her interest in reading is intermittent, although she’s plugging away at it. Your child will have interests, as mine does. She loves birds and baking, for a start, not necessarily together. But have you thought about yourself in the same way? Some of your reasons for homeschooling might lie in your … Continue reading →

A Neat Idea For A Home-Based Business

There are some people out there who just have a knack for cleaning. Unfortunately, I am not one of them but I have figured how to keep my home looking mostly tidy most of the time. If you know how to clean well and you do not mind cleaning, you may be able to turn your skills into a home-based business. With more and more families leading busier and busier lives, sometimes people choose to take some tasks off of their plates by paying others to do them. If a family decides that they are going to hire someone for … Continue reading →

Difficult Questions – Backup Parents?

The adoption coordinator asked me a difficult question today. She sent me some updates on our case, and she mentioned that we had forgotten to fill out one section of the questionnaire. She needs the answer now to complete our home study. I vaguely remember seeing this question and passing over it. I was going to discuss it with Tom and go back to it, but apparently I never did. The question, in itself, is a simple one, and it’s one that all parents should have an answer to, really. What was the question? Who will care for the child … Continue reading →