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Finding the Time to Work from Home

January 9, 2013 by Sarah Mueller

Want to work from home but don't know how you'll find the time? You may have more time than you think. This post offers suggestions that add up to 30+ hours that stay at home moms can work from home.

Google reports that the search “work from home” received 2.7 million hits in November 2012. A lot of people are looking for advice on how to successfully work from home. I will be the first to tell you it's not easy but it can be done. I have successfully done this for over a decade. Since starting my first small business in 2002, I've always worked at home with children around. At first, there was just one kid and he attended daycare part-time. Over the next 10 years, we added 3 more to { Read more... }

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Two Critical Reasons Kids Should Learn to do Chores

December 15, 2012 by Sarah Mueller

I have 4 boys. My husband's job requires that he travel at times. During my last pregnancy, I was terrified of getting sick while he was away and not being able to run the household. I do a ton of cooking and the thought of having no strength to cook or have the kitchen turn into a disaster area was a frightening thought for me.  { Read more... }

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Work from Home Tip: Organize a Babysitting Swap

December 14, 2012 by Sarah Mueller

Organize a babysitting swap

As a busy mom balancing homeschooling, housework and working from home, one of my favorite tips to gain some precious time alone to work, to clean or just to think uninterrupted is to do a babysitting swap with a friend. A regular babysitting swap makes so much sense for a couple reasons: It is easy to provide. When it's my turn to babysit, it doesn't require much extra work on my part because my kids will play with hers. In fact, it's less work than when my kids are home without { Read more... }

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Chores for Kids: a comprehensive guide

December 13, 2012 by Sarah Mueller

Do you feel like you are the only one in your house who does any chores? Does it seem that there are just not enough hours in the day to keep up with the laundry? Do your kids make mess after mess? It doesn't have to be this way. In this series on teaching your kids to do chores, I'll show you how we do this at our home.  Why Teaching Your Kids to do Chores is Like Paying Your Mortgage Two Critical Reasons Kids Should Learn to do Chores How to End Complaining Over Chores { Read more... }

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How to get unstuck

December 3, 2012 by Sarah Mueller

Have you ever needed to plan something - a menu, a shopping list, a to-do list but gotten stuck as soon as you sat down? Like you knew you needed to write this thing, this list, but you just couldn't get started? Here's a technique that can almost magically get you "unstuck" and on your way. I have a child who is allergic to pencils. When asked to write something, he often melts into a puddle on the floor. Pencils, pens and paper can send him into a panic. It's not the mechanics of { Read more... }

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