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Seek Happiness as a Mom

Is your path of motherhood paved like every other mom? Feel like your way to seek happiness as a mom looks different from the rest? That's ok.

{Post by Heather} In the last couple of weeks, I’ve had a couple of encounters with other women that have left me feeling less than. It’s happened before and unfortunately, it’s bound to happen again. I know it’s not something that women do on purpose or because they’re judging me, but it irks me none-the-less as I try to seek happiness as a mom. So what could these women … [Read more...]

How to Build a Home-Based Business

One income not enough? Build a home-based business and start with a free consult from moms who have built successful home=based businesses at home. Being a stay-at-home mom doesn't mean your families financial future has to take a back seat. Get your free goals consult today.

I never wanted to work while my kids were young. Being a stay-at-home mom was my first priority. I set my sights on being wife and mom in my first 10 years of marriage. Then, my husband’s job became a little less secure. I chose to build a home-based business on my time to help our financial future. About ten years in to our marriage, my husband’s military retirement seemed … [Read more...]

Would I Choose Stay-at-Home Mom All Over Again?

A friend asked me if I would choose to be a stay-at-home mom if I had to do it all over again? I had to think about it. It depends on the day, but thinking would I choose stay-at-home mom all over again was an eye-opener. It's not an easy answer.

Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Kristin Helms} I write a lot about my transformation from corporate life to stay-at-home mom life. It was such a radical shift in my existence - a true life pivot. As a result, I’ve had a few mamas … [Read more...]

How to Use Essential Oils: Daily Schedule

How to use essential oils at home-A Daily schedule for using essential oils.

How to use essential oils in your day is so simple. There is a lot of uncertainty over how to use essential oils and whether they are safe. I have had pretty extensive doctor’s appointments in the last year that revealed to me that my health is doing great with essential oils as part of my daily routine. I wanted to share how to use essential oils throughout your day to share … [Read more...]

6 Tips to Get Your Finances in Order

6 tips to get your finances in order so you can Spring clean your budget and financial outlook too. PolicyGenius financial and insurance tips will save you time.

My husband and I hardly saved a dollar when we first got married. We were both full-time students, living in on-campus married housing, eating box meals and disagreeing about our financial plans pretty regularly. My husband and I did not see eye to eye when it came to money. It has taken effort on my part to stay focused on saving while not trying to restrict my husband from … [Read more...]

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop & Link Up #160

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop and Link up party.

Welcome to our party!   More goodbyes. Change is inevitable. It is a part of life. This week is my last week as a co-host of The Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop. Turns out there are two of us this week who need to focus on other areas of blogging and life right now, so Diane Rourke of Recipes For Our Daily Bread is leaving the hop as well. What a great team of women, … [Read more...]

Becoming A Stay-at-Home Mom

Stay-at-home moms share their tips for working moms and new moms looking at becoming a stay-at-home mom. The books shared are so helpful for focusing on living on one income and being encouraged while becoming a stay-at-home mom.

What really solidified my desire to focus on becoming a stay-at-home mom was my miscarriage. Getting attached to that baby so fast, having only weeks to celebrate the new little life, and then to have to let go of that life in such a gruesome way, made me realize how precious time is-particularly when you have a little being to nurture. Now I look at 8 years of being a … [Read more...]

Why Being a Mom Enhances Your Life

We are told being a mom will take away from OUR goals and pursuits, but I think being a mom enhances our life. These are the reasons why being a mom enhances your life. We do not give up too much. We gain.

Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Jaimi} We moms have a lot of options. Being a mom enhances your life. The other fact is that your time at home with your children is extremely important and valuable over the long term-in both your life … [Read more...]

Holiday Recipes and Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop #155

Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop

    What a great blog hop we had last week. 727 awesome posts and many many clicks. When we visit others' posts, we bless them! I visit your posts because you caught my eye with a title or a picture that made me want more.  My other big reason? I go there to bless you!   I want you to have more traffic.  I want you to get social media … [Read more...]

Why I Don’t Have Mom Guilt

Stop the Mom Guilt! I am immune to mom guilt-I do not have it and I want to share with you why so you can get rid of it too.

Welcome to Mom Motivation Mondays where weekly contributing writers share their motherhood experiences to encourage you to find the joy in being a mom. {This week: Post by Jaimi} This post contains affiliate links. Please view my disclosure. I get that many of you have deep mom guilt. This guilt about not finding a perfect balance every day, not being able to find joy … [Read more...]

Seeking Balance as a Stay-at-Home Mom, Work-at-Home Blogger

If you are a work at home mom, you know seeking balance can be a constant search. Stay-at-home moms who are mom bloggers, share their thoughts on the "how to" of balancing being a SAHM with being a blogger.

This post contains affiliate links. Please view my disclosure. The working mom/WAHM thing never appealed to me. I had no desire to try to balance my family and my work. Loose ends stress me out. I do not like having to set a project aside and leave it unfinished. Life has taken me down roads I often have no interest in traveling, but often those experiences that break me out … [Read more...]

Complete Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms: Work at Home Resources

At times, one income is not enough to live off of for various reasons. Being a stay-at-home mom is still possible even if you need to add a second source of income to your household. Included here are over 150 work at home resources and jobs for you to explore. If you want or need to look into work at home jobs, we have you covered.  … [Read more...]

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