Business and Balance for Busy Moms
What is a Bullet Journal? The traditional bullet journal, or dot journal, was first introduced by Ryder Carroll from BulletJournal.com. It is a simple way to keep your planner, diary and to-do list all in one place. I’ve been using a Bujo (shorthand for Bullet Journal) for a while now. Sometimes I switch back to a planner, sometimes I only use it for business purposes but it’s been pretty constant
Great Back to School Hacks from Kati Kiefer I am so excited to bring you this guest post from Kati over at TrueCouponing! She was nice enough to let me guest post last month when I wrote about 12 Ways to Make Money Online and now she is going to share her very best Back to School Hacks! She is sharing some great tips, hacks and apps that will help you
I too have drunk the cool-aid Oh, I’ve been there. Sitting in that Multi Level Marketing party, listening to the sales person rave about how much they love the business and being convinced. When I was in my early 20’s, long before kids, I sold PartyLite candles. It’s kind of embarrassing to admit it now but my husband and I even went to the National Meeting at the end of
Craft Ideas to Sell I’ll bet you’ll never guess what my degree is in. I’ll give you a clue…paper, thread, and leather are the main supplies. Any guesses? I got a hand bookbinding degree from the North Bennet Street School in Boston MA in 2007. It was the best experience ever. I got to spend 8 hours a day making books by hand. We learned how to make our own
Grammar, punctuation, and spelling, oh my! It’s no secret that I am a bad, bad, terrible speller. In fact, it is one of two classes that I ever failed: 5th-grade spelling and 9th grade Spanish. My kids are getting old enough that the words they want me to spell are not ones I know by heart and I have to say, “I’m not sure how to spell that, let’s look
Tired of looking for inspiration? Searching online for a small scale business idea? Trying to find something that makes sense in your life? I’ve rounded up posts from all over the internet with tons of different types of small businesses that you can start today. Working for yourself can open up a whole new world. As Moms we sometimes lose ourselves when our children are born. It wasn’t until I
Ways to Make Money in the Gig Economy The secret’s out: there’s more than one way to make money these days. While the lemonade stand days are (likely) over (although we don’t judge), you can still pull off a respectable income from the variety of different jobs outside the 9-to-5 realm—otherwise known as the gig economy. Rover.com sponsored this post. Click here for more information on my policies. Driven by
Need an Online Side Hustle? Sometimes as moms we just need to make a little extra money and what better way than to make money online from home? The term side hustle get’s thrown around a lot and I actually think it’s a great term for this kind of work. As Moms we need to fit things in on the side, naptime, nighttime, early morning, whenever we get a small
June is my new favorite month! June was an amazing month for blog traffic and I reached over 10,000 page views for the first time. I feel like dancing in the street! June 18th was the one year anniversary of Kids, Cash and Chaos. I can’t believe it’s been a year already. I’ve learned a ton but can see how much more I have to learn. Some of the best
Music for Focus and Concentration It happens to all of us. You’re trying to finish a blog post or a project for work when your realize that you’re singing songs from the latest Disney musical under your breath. Darn kids! I have been struggling especially hard now that all three kids are out on summer vacation. It is impossible to concentrate on anything! I’ve tried using music but am distracted
