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Be Content with What You Have and Save Time

Something funny happens when you start being content with what you have. You gain more time to do the things that you love. No longer are you having to hunt down and scheme for the material things in life, or work harder to afford them. Instead, you can sit back and enjoy the little things that make life worthwhile, all while saving time. Here is a good example. We used to spend most weekends or even weeknights running around doing shopping errands. You know, the typical trips to Target and Home Depot with maybe some groceries thrown in. While we … Continue reading →

Saving Money with Home Repairs

So last month I covered the cleaning aspect of housekeeping.  I mentioned in the beginning of this year that housekeeping encompasses cleaning, home repairs, decorating and organizing. For the month of February, the focus will be on basic home repairs.  Knowing how to do some of these can help save money. This past week I got to experience a taste of this after discovering a leaky pipe in my kitchen.  Normally leaks come from underneath the sink.  But this one was coming through the cabinet next to my sink. It unfortunately required my husband, who is not a plumber, to … Continue reading →

Missing You

We’ve been running around all day. We had a blast, but we barely had a chance to sit down and breathe. By the time we finally got home Logan went straight to his dad’s, which was fine because I had a lot of cleaning to catch up on from the last couple of days. I ran from one thing to the next trying to hurry and get everything done before my little munchkin got home. As we were sitting in bed reading bedtime stories tonight he said, “Mommy, when I’m at Dad’s I miss you.” My little heart melted and … Continue reading →

Learning Marriage from Your Parents

I was raised with somewhat progressive views on marriage.  It feels strange to even be typing that, and it’s certainly nothing I ever thought growing up.  I know that on the overall spectrum of views on marriage, the ideals with which I was raised would only be in the middle, and probably closer to the conservative side of the middle.  But it’s still so surprising to me how many people aren’t even that far. I’ve already shared my story about my college roommate.   The reason she and her boyfriend didn’t talk for years about division of labor in the household, … Continue reading →

Are You Emotionally Ready to Start Your Own Business?

 We all know that a business plan is essential for starting a home – based business. There are other things, though, that are just as essential to home based business success that get mentioned far less often. One of these things is emotional readiness. Starting a home – based business is a leap of faith, and whether you are employed at a job and planning to leave in order to start your own business or currently unemployed and about to invest what little savings you have into working from home, it can be scary to take the plunge. Fortunately, just … Continue reading →

Are You Bored With Genealogy?

Have you gotten to the point where your favorite hobby, genealogy, has become boring? This can happen with any activity that you spend too much time doing. Instead of quitting, forever, you could try one of these ideas to make genealogy exciting once again. People naturally want to spend as much time as possible on whatever their favorite hobby happens to be. This can bring a person hours upon hours of enjoyment. Eventually, though, even a favorite hobby can “lose its spark” and become boring. What can you do when you are bored with genealogy? Try some of these ideas! … Continue reading →

Home Business Idea – Real Estate Agent

Have you ever thought about just how many types of work you can do from home? I keep thinking of and finding out about more and more things that people do as home based professionals. Whether you have already been trained as a real estate agent or you aspire to become one, you could work from home as a real estate agent. Real estate agents help people find and purchase homes. Since the home buying process is a very individual and often an emotional journey, successful real estate agents are highly skilled at working with people. Clients want a real … Continue reading →

Are You the Right Person?

Have you ever thought about whether or not you are the right person to have a home-based business? We have all heard the phrase, “The right person for the job.” Well that applies to those who work inside the home as well as outside. It may surprise you to learn that not everyone is cut out for working at home. Working from home requires a certain type of person. One of the ways you can know if you are the right person to work at home is if you are disciplined. It takes a great deal of it to make … Continue reading →

Are You Treating Yourself Right?

Before I started working from home, I never really thought of myself as a lone wolf. In fact, I fancy myself to be quite a social animal. Recently, though, I have been hearing stories from friends which have solidified my opinion that working for myself, by myself is really the way to go. The things that people experience as a part of their employment never cease to amaze me. Talented people being let go suddenly, other talented people being placed in situations that show their employer’s total lack of regard for anything personal including family, the list goes on. I … Continue reading →

Keeping Your Car Safe and Clean

I just bought a new car and I’m a little obsessed with how to keep it clean. When I got rid of my old car I found that I have a hoarding problem, as clean as I thought my car was, there was a lot of stuff in there. I’m working on making some organizers to corral all that stuff but I’ve also come up with some rules to help keep it clean. No eating allowed in the car. I know it’s convenient to grab something and eat it on the way, especially when you are running late. The problem … Continue reading →