The Editor's Desk - From Beneath the Clutter

It's been a long couple of days. Gage and Ariel are both sick. Not a lot of symptoms; Gage's fever hit 101, so I'll be calling the doctor, but I haven't checked Ariel's. Neither kid has a good appetite. Ariel has been extra tired while Gage barely sleeps - therefore I don't sleep much either. (read more)

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Planning Can Make Saving Money More Fun

Living on a tight budget is hard, but it’s a reality for most single income families and many dual income families. It’s just not easy to keep up with everything you need and want these days. (read more)

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Work at Home Parents - Kids & Online Marketing

I'm sure many online marketers have kids and they often come over to the desk when you are busy working online to ask questions like "what are you doing dad/mom" etc. (read more)

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Stephanie

The Editor's Desk - From Beneath the Clutter

How busy can I be? I spent a good bit of time this weekend helping my brother-in-law get his first website up. We've been talking about getting a site up for him for over a year now, but I finally forced him to sit down and learn how to do it! He's going in for heart surgery sometime in the next few months, and really needs a way to help with the family's income. I can't think of a better way to help out than to start him on this path. He still has a lot of content to add to the site, but it's a start. (read more)

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Creatively Speaking

Recently a friend was talking to me about her first experience in a store where you can paint your own pottery. She was excited and animated while talking about this experience, and explained how she wanted to be there everyday during lunch to paint. That she could just live in that store and paint all day. I understand that passion and loved seeing it in her. (read more)

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It All Started Like This

The true unadorned truth about becoming a work at home Cafepress.com shopkeeper "Wanna-A-Be!" (read more)

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Stephanie
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The Editor's Desk - From Beneath the Clutter

Where has the time gone? Next week it will be about two years that I've been publishing this newsletter. It just doesn't seem that long. I've learned a lot about running a successful home business and been amazed at how much more I have to learn. I've taken chances, made mistakes and made money. (read more)

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Your Home Based Business Can Be A Real Time Trap

The reasons people express for wanting to work from home are many and varied, but most home based business owners cite the ability to set their own hours as a major factor in their decision to work at home. However, many people that have work at home businesses often fall into a trap that flies directly in the face of their stated desire for time flexibility. (read more)

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7 Good Reasons to Get Your Child Involved in Sports

Encourage a Healthy Lifestyle
Making exercise a part of your child's life teaches your child the importance of fitness. This, along with proper nutrition, plays a vital role in maintaining health. Children need physical activity every day and participation in sports helps fill this need. With today's wealth of video games and increasing computer literacy, daily physical activity is often times forgotten. Getting your child involved with sports helps them make exercise a part of their lifestyle and increases their chance of a being a healthier adult. (read more)

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Stephanie
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The Editor's Desk - From Beneath the Clutter

It's been quite a week for so many people. I've been watching the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina with a sense of shock. I'm utterly dismayed at the complete chaos that ruled for so long there before help began arriving in earnest. So far as I can tell, there were failures at every level of government for the people of New Orleans. (read more)

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Housework Cleaning Checklist - Part One : How to Clean Your House While Becoming Physically Fit

Today’s homemaker is usually a harried soul. She may well have a houseful of children or pets, even if she is single. She probably does her housework when she is not working at her “day job.” She has the pressures of entertaining, of impromptu visits from family and friends, and of wanting her surroundings to be neat, attractive, sanitary, and comfortable. To top it all off, the homemaker can as easily be a “he.” The modern homemaker has a full life outside of cleaning the home, and thus, has the goals of finding housework techniques that are simple and that quickly result in a clean house. This goal of “simple and clean” is one that can be attained. What is more, with thoughtful planning and a housework checklist, the homemaker can quickly have a clean house, and have completed a daily workout as well. (read more)

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Helping Your Car Run The Extra Mile

A little extra care here and there when it comes to your car, and you'll find yourself saving loads of money - not just on repairs, but on fuel as well! (read more)

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Stephanie
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