Kids Are Back To School!!

Spring break is over and now I can hopefully get back to work. I have not been able to get my son away from the computer for 2 weeks!! One week they had no school because of flooding and then last week they had spring break. I had ordered a wireless router so that he could use his laptop while I was on my computer , but the router did not work so I had to return it and am now waiting on a new one in the mail !! So next time they are out of school I can still work. Now I have to try to get caught up with all of my online work. I did get caught up on some sewing and other offline ventures while I was unable to get online.

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No matter how much or hard I worked my bank balance was always at zero at the end of each month, and my credit cards kept accumulating debt. I hated my jobs, my bosses, the debt, and most of all I hated not being able to give my daughter the life I wanted to give her.

The Unnerving Day That Changed My Life…

I remember the exact day: It was June 17th, and I got laid off from my full time job I was working and that I made the most money from. It was a few days before my little girl’s birthday where I was supposed to buy Amanda the birthday presents she was wanting. But all of a sudden, I could no longer afford those gifts. I didn’t even know how to afford rent and food for us.

I remember crying for hours that day. I didn’t know what I was going to do to pick myself up. But I knew I had to do something and quick before we were homeless and out on the streets. I needed another income immediately. And I was thinking about it, I asked myself: Before I make a sudden move that will tie me into another job I will hate, why don’t I consider what it is I want… and don’t want… in a job?

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My third try at making a fitted cloth diaper for my son!!

Spring Break & Some Other News

This is going to be a lot of fun!! NOT!! My kids are home for the whole week so I might not be able to get online very much. I have ordered a wireless router so that we can be on our computers at the same time with our broadband, but I do not know when it will be here!! I hope today! I ordered it Tuesday hoping that it would be here in time for spring break.

I have been doing some sewing ~~ You can see my first cloth diaper HERE It is not perfect, but this one if just for personal use!!

MY cut is all healed up now, but my finger still aches. The doctors says that is where the glass that cut me hit the bone!! YUCK! I have a pretty ugly scar on my finger. I used to work in a chicken house vaccinating chickens, so it just goes along with all of the other scars!

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Goal Buddies!

If you are like me and sometimes have trouble reaching your goals than maybe you need a "goal buddy"! This is someone that will keep you honest about your goal and where you stand. Here are some things to look for in a goal buddy.
You need to seek a like-minded "buddy". They need to share the same type of interest and be in similar careers. Since you are reading this blog ,you are most likely a work at home mom or dad so your "goal buddy" needs to be a work at home mom or dad, too.
You should "meet" every so often to share where you each are in your goals. This will keep you from procrastinating.
Agree with each on what the rules are. Will you talk every week or month? Will you talk by phone or email?
Make sure you are honest about what your goals are.
Be open with all of your support and information with your "goal buddy". For example: You are a direct seller for a party plan company and you know someone in their area ,maybe you could get them in contact with that person so they could have a party!
Report to each other your progress. This way you can keep track of what you want to improve on. For each goal your "buddy" has ask for a regualar progress report by email. You can share with other what goals you have reached or are close to reaching.
A "goal buddy" can also help you get through all of the bad times too. By giving you support and advice on how to get over the slump in sales or whatever is slowing you down.
You need to celebrate each others successes by sending congratulatory e-cards or sending a small gift. Whenever you reach a goal it is fun to recieve a reward - It helps you stay motivated.
Take the time to find and have a great "goal buddy" and you both will be quickly onto reaching your goals.

Have A Garage Sale

After you've been through the house and closet and have boxes of stuff to get rid of, you might want to have a garage sale to recycle some of those things, and maybe even make a little bit of money. It's a terrific way to dispose of some of those unwanted items, either the things you put in the trash, or the charity boxes.
Steps to a successful garage sale:

1. Check with your local government to determine if you need a permit. I know that in my town you don't, but just a couple of miles away in another town, one is needed.

2. Put together the items you want to sell.

3. Advertise: Put an ad in the local paper, as well as any supermarket shoppers, and put up fliers at the laundry-mat, supermarkets, the library, and anywhere else that has bulletin boards. Also, put signs on bus stops, trees, telephone poles, and other such locations. Check first to make sure that it's legal in your town. Also, in my town there are three places where everyone puts their notices for garage sales, look around yours and find those places. Be sure to include the location, dates, and times, and in the paper and fliers be sure to put the alternate date for if there's rain. On the posted signs, be sure to make the word "sale" and the address LARGE - stand 30 to 40 feet from the sign and see if you can read it easily, that's about how far people might be from the sign when they first see it. The dates and times should be legible from about 15 feet.

4. Directions: In advance, make some signs with arrows on them, with the words "garage sale" in very large letters, visible from at least 100 feet - people will be driving along, so they need sufficient time to see the sign and know where to turn, have your address on the sign too, legible from about 15 feet. Make the arrows large also. Make up some left arrows, some right arrows, and some straight ahead arrows. You might make all the signs in a particular color so people will recognize your garage sale as they drive around. Maybe purple on a yellow background, or some such unique color scheme. When a person must drive for a long distance down one road, maybe a half mile or more, you should do a couple things, first, on the arrow sign, put the approximate distance to travel, and put straight ahead arrows, with the distance remaining every 1/2 mile or so. The distances need only be legible from about 15 feet. Don't put 3 tenths of a mile as .3 miles - it will be read as three miles, instead put 1/3 mile, or 1/2 mile, or 3/4 mile. Put the direction signs up the evening before your sale starts, and be sure to take them down, as well as the postings, immediately after the sale ends.

5. Labeling: Price goods with tags or tape - if there are different owners, use different colors. If you're not sure what to charge, think lower is better - the purpose of a garage sale is to get rid of stuff, not turn people away because it's too expensive.

6. Arrangement: Put similar items together - all books together, clothes together, etc. Put clothes on racks - they're easier to see - you can rent racks, or make some simple ones up out of wood. Put books in boxes, with the titles up and easy to read. Put miscellaneous stuff on card tables - don't put them in a box, people won't see them.

7. Get ready to bargain. If someone offers 1/2 of what you're asking, counter with 3/4 of the asking price, see what they say - be willing to take less, but not a whole lot less, remember you are trying to get rid of this stuff. During the last half of the sale, lower the prices 25%, during the last 1/4 of the sale, lower them to 1/2 of the original price. When you're down to the last couple hours, be prepared to just give the stuff away - continue to ask for money, but just be prepared - it might be better to let someone have it for nothing than for you to try to find a place to put it, or have to have another garage sale, or transport it to the goodwill.

8. Whatever is left over, go ahead and give to charity. You don't want to put it back in your home, you're trying to organize your life, not clutter it back up.

9. Take down all the posters, direction signs, and any other advertising you put up.le

Saving Time

One of the best ways to get organized and save time is to make
a “to-do” list.
Try not to leave anything out. List everything from the most
Important to the least important.
When you get finished writing out your list do not feel overwhelmed.
Go over the list and select the most important things that need to be
Done. Like calling important customers, ordering supplies, etc.
Make sure you write down next to these when you need to have them
Done. Is there anything on the list that you could delegate to
Someone else to do for you?
When you business prospers you might have to hire employees to
Do the work that you no longer have the time to do. Many small
Business people think that they are the only ones that can do stuff.
That could be your downfall.
Over time you might find that the items on your list are not as
Important. They can be put off until another time.
You do need to be able to decide when something is a priority.
Like going to talk to an important client about a problem.
Put your list somewhere that you are sure not to miss it or get
Lost in your paper work.
If you follow your “to-do” list than you should save a lot of time
Because you are getting everything done . When stuff gets put
Off than it will slow you down trying to catch up.

Thursday Thirteen #27 ~ Thirteen More Ways to Save $100 a Month

To save $100 a month, you need to spend $3.25 a day less than you do now. Does that sound so terrible?

With a little bit of ingenuity, you can pull it off without having to live like a recluse hermit. And, once you are in the groove, you can use that $100 a month — $1200 a year — to fund your exotic vacation habit, pay off those student loans, start a business or sock away for your early retirement. Here are a few more tips to get you on track for your savings goals.

1. Go vegetarian. If you can cut meat out of just three meals a week, you can shave between $15 and $25 off your grocery bill. If you do that for an entire month, you’ve already saved yourself $60 to $100.

2. Never buy new. eBay, Half.com, and the Amazon marketplace are your friends. If you just have to have it and can’t resist, take the time to look around for the best deal, or have the willpower to wait for the sale. Check out your local freecycling Web community or Craigslist and see if you can get what you need for free.

3. Don’t hit the pop machine or the vending machine at work. Those 50 cent sodas and 65 cent candy bars add inches round the middle and break the bank. Drink water with lunch or stock your desk drawer with healthier, cheaper snacks you picked up during your regular grocery stop.

4. Pay your bills online, and save the 37 cent stamp. If your bank charges you for online services, get on the phone and haggle. Sometimes, they’ll lower the fees if you threaten to move your accounts to a competing bank.

5. If you have credit card, student loan or mortgage debt, pay weekly or biweekly instead of once a month. It’ll save you serious dough on interest charges, which accrue before your due date, and will help you pay off your balance faster.

6. Use energy at off peak hours. If you call your electric company, they can let you know if your area offers lower rates during off hours, usually in the evening or late at night. Running the dishwasher or your washer/dryer during off hours can cost you 40 % less.

7. Don’t overbuy at the grocery store. Are you the proud owner of a drawer full of wilted lettuce and broccoli? Time to stay on top of exactly what is in your refrigerator and make sure you eat it before it goes bad.

8. Give yourself a cash allowance — and stick to it! Give yourself half of what you usually spend every week on eating out, entertainment, movies, video rentals, etc. and vow to spend not one penny more. Use cash only, not credit or debit cards, so that you actually have to peel those 5, 10 and 20 dollar bills off the wad when you hit the check out. It’s a bigger eye opener than just signing the slip when you hand over your card. It's bound to make you realize how much you are spending on frivolous things. When you run out of allowance, don’t spend another dime. Over time, you’ll relearn what you knew when you were 8 years old — saving up for something makes it much sweeter when you finally get it.

9. Refuse to pay for parking. In most towns, you can save yourself the cost of a lot or a meter by taking 10 extra minutes to drive around looking for a free spot. You’ll probably have to walk a few extra blocks, but the savings really adds up.

10. Evaluate your cell phone. Are you getting stuck with extra fees? Are you constantly using more minutes than you planned? Either send an email instead of calling to reduce your minutes or get on the phone and haggle for a more affordable plan.

11. Ditch the cable television. A lot of people think of cable television as a necessity,rather than a luxury. But with monthly plans hitting you for $30 to $100 it may be time to either switch to a basic, cheaper plan or dump it all together and brave the networks like your parents did in the 1970s. If you think you can’t live without TV, start slow —turn it off for a week. You’re bound to find you have a lot more time to do all those little projects — like learning to knit and writing the great American novel — you have been putting off for months.

12. Revaluate fee services. Look at all of the things you have signed up to pay for every month — satellite radio, Tivo, Netflix, Internet fax — and decide whether or not you really use them enough to get your money's worth. If there is an alternative that costs more upfront but is cheaper in the long run, go for it and cancel your service.

13. Get that stylish new haircut — at the local beauty school. Forget $50 or more for a cut, color or style. Head to the local beauty school where you can get it for half price or less.

Denise Trowbridge is an award-winning journalist residing in Ohio. Her work has appeared in newspapers and magazines across the United States, as well as on her site http://www.DeniseTrowbridge.com. Denise is also the editor of the women's Web magazine, http://www.PussycatMagazine.com.

Home Based Business Idea - Freelance

An Investment That Paid Off

Karyn Martin was
cautious about launching her freelance career online, but she soon
got results:

"I
remember the days when I dreamed of being a freelancer," she says.
"The word seemed magical to me somehow. Romantic, almost. Now, after
having actually been a freelancer for a while, the scales have been
lifted from my eyes and I have seen the light. You pay for being able
to manipulate your time. You pay by working more, working harder, and
- hopefully - working smarter. But what you get in return is
priceless. Now I can call the shots about when I work, for whom I
work, and how much I make."



One day, Karyn decided she was no longer willing to commute in
smog-laden traffic to sit in a cubicle for eight hours, come home,
eat, sleep, wake up, and then do it all over again. Going through the
same routine, day after day, week after week , only to wake up one day
old and tired - wondering how life might have been if she'd had the
guts to go it alone.



So she decided to become a freelancer - but how would she find work? She
had spent endless hours surfing the 'net, signing up with one
freelance site after another. Yet there was an incredible amount of
competition. She never seemed to win any bids, and was adamant about
not lowering her hourly rate. 



"Then I discovered Freelance Work Exchange," she says. "I had heard
"don't pay to work!" repeatedly, and I was too poor to risk getting
scammed, but I took a chance one day when I was flush and sent twenty
bucks to gain access to the Freelance Work Exchange Professional
Edition.



"Since then, I've edited a sales letter, a follow-up letter, an
11-page Web site, and a brochure. I'm 'on call' to do pinch-hit
proofreading for a medical newsletter editor in Florida while he's on
vacation, sick, etc. And I've landed a gig editing a new Canadian
magazine coming out this fall. All this from taking a $20 chance on
Freelance Work Exchange."



Of course, it helped to send prospects a few previous work samples
she'd had the presence of mind to scan and save on disk. Also, since
she has been 'in the business' for more than five years, she has a
fairly good résumé with some experience to back up the claims, along
with a strong list of references.



"For every one of you out there feeling a little discouraged, and
especially for those of you on the verge of throwing in the towel, I'm
here to tell you this. There may not be a Santa Claus, but there is a
place to find work without paying some ridiculous "transaction fee" or
never knowing whether or not the projects are 'fresh' - and even the
name is easy to remember - Freelance Work Exchange."

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Wordless Wednesday

Sorry!

I am trying to get things written and to get caught up with my blogs, but I have been having so much trouble with my hand since I cut my finger. I am right handed and cannot do a lot with my right hand index finger being cut so bad. I have eight stitches in it and I did have them removed yesterday, but my finger , since I have not been able to keep it still (having an 18 month old son) my finger was swollen and they were worried that it was infected. It is not infected ,but it is very sore. I cannot move it very much and I have no feeling in it. I am going to have to have it looked at again to see what kind of damage was done and if I will need surgery!! What a bad couple of weeks I have been having. But , hey this is another great reason to be a work at home mom!!

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Home Based Business Idea - Garden Stepping Stones

It is almost gardening season, so why not make garden stepping stones that you can sell. Sell them at flea markets, farmers markets, online, and more. I think that stepping stones are so neat and you can decorate them with colored glass or make them anyway you can. You could make some of sports teams, neat sayings, animals, etc. You can get a lot of information for making stepping stones homemade. They are not too hard to make and you could make some extra money this spring and summer with them.

Home Based Business Idea - Cloth Diapers & Baby Accessories

This would be a great way to make extra money. Make home made cloth diapers and baby accessories. You could make cloth diapers, covers for the diapers, baby carriers, stuffed animals, and baby blankets. This would be an awesome money making home based business to start. You could make starter packs of the diapers that have like 2 of each size and covers. You could make gift baskets that have cloth diapers, covers, lotion, diaper cream, etc. And with the popularity of cloth diapers now you would really make a lot of money. You could even sell them on ebay.
Here are some awesome websites for some patterns and info ~

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Great resources for making cloth diapers - FREE

Free cloth diaper patterns

Free info on sewing cloth diapers and training pants.

Free patterns for making baby toys and there is even one for making a cloth book

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Home Based Business Idea - Rice Bags

Rice Bags are cloth bags filled with raw rice and heated in a microwave. You can use them
just as you would a heating pad. They have the advantage of being able to be made in any
size such as long and narrow for wrapping around a sore neck. Being that they cool down
on their own you need not worry about dropping off to sleep while using one of these bags.

I have given the basic instructions for a square rice bag, but as you will see it will be very
easy to make one in any size or shape that you choose to make.



Inner Bag



Cut a rectangle 9" x 18" out of 100% cotton muslin
(poly blends could melt in microwave)


Fold in half and sew a 1/2" seam as shown at left. Be sure
to leave opening in top for filling. Fill bag 2/3 full of rice
(must be raw rice not instant) Stitch opening closed.


Bag Cover



Out of 100% cotton decorative fabric cut one, 9" square and 2
pieces 6" x 9". Turn under one edge of each of the 6" x 9" pieces
as shown.


With right sides together place the 2 6" x 9" pieces on top of the
9" square. The two smaller pieces will overlap a bit. Sew all the
way around as shown.
Turn right side out and place rice bag inside of cover.


Using your Rice Bag


Place your rice bag (without cover) into microwave and heat 2-3 minutes.
The time will vary depending on the microwave. Start at 2 minutes and if
its not hot enough increase by 30 seconds till you get the desired warmth.
The rice bag should stay warm for about 15 to 20 minutes which is the
recommended amount of time for heat therapy. Place the cover on your
bag and apply to where it hurts. You can wash your cover but NOT the
rice bag itself.

TIP: Use a little dried potpourri in the bag with the rice to give off a
pleasant aroma while you warm away those sore muscles.

Getting Work Done at Home

When you are a work at home mom with kids it is sometimes hard to get any work done .
You need to start telling them when they are young that you work like other people , you just stay at home and do it. They understand that mom works at home and dad works out of the home. They will most likely not interrupt you at work, because they can easily understand the idea of it being an actual job.
Make sure you set time aside to be with your kids. Divide your time up into times when you can do some of your work when the kids are around , Like crafts, but make sure your kids know the times not to bother you, like when you are writing.
Set goals with your kids. For example - If they are wanting to do something with you - tell them that you cannot stop what you are doing until you get 2 wreaths made, or 5 pages written , or something else concrete ! They can deal with that better than just saying leave me alone or just a minute. When my son was little I would tell him just a minute and he would stand at the door and count to 60!! He did not bother me when I told him what I was doing and my goal!
You could even use a timer . Set it for like 30 minutes and then your kids know that when that timer goes off they will have your full attention.
All of these tips help me and they should help you.

Businesses You Can Start

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How to Make a Diaper Cake

Hosting a baby shower or looking for a great gift for a new mom? Or are you looking for a truly unique home based business?? A diaper cake makes a fantastic centerpiece for any baby shower and is also a very nice gift that the new mom will find useful. I have also seen people whp make these for selling! You could make quite a bit of money . Here are the basics on how to make your own diaper cake:

1) First, you must decide how big you want the diaper cake. The size of the cake will determine how many diapers you need. Here are some general guidelines:

Top tier - 5-6 diapers

2nd Tier - 15 diapers

3rd Tier - 30 diapers

2) Roll the diapers vertically into cylinders and use scotch tape or rubber bands to hold the shape. Make the bottom tiers first by attaching the diapers together either with safety pins or tape. You can easily form a cylinder which will represent the bottom layers of the cake.

3) If you like, you can wrap the bottom layers of the cake with a blanket. You can attach the tiers to each other with adhesive or pins. Glue can also be used, but is messier when trying to disassemble the cake.

4) The top tier can contain a special item, like a baby bottle keepsake or teddy bear. For a bottle, you can attach the diapers around the bottle. Stuffed animals can be pinned to the top layer of the cake.

5) Other items can also be used to decorate the cake, including pacifiers, ribbons, and colored paper. Feel free to use your creativity to attach other useful items or fun decorations to the cake.

Diaper cakes have become increasingly popular at baby showers. With a little time and effort, you can create a beautiful centerpiece for your baby shower or an unforgettable gift for the new mom to be.


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