All Entries in the "For Stay At Home Moms" Category
Mythbusting for Mom Entrepreneurs
Our guest blogger, Julie Cole, is a force! She runs Mabel’s Labels,has six kids and, somewhat remarkably, appeared sane and balanced in my short meeting with her at BlogHer2010. We convinced her to debunk four common myths facing female entrepreneurs … Maternity leave gives women the opportunity to step away — if only temporarily — [...]
Stay At Home Mom Returning To Work: How Moms Can Take The First Step
This guest post is by Nancy Anderson, the author of Job Search for Moms. A resume is NOT the beginning for moms starting a job search, says Nancy Anderson When deciding whether to jump back into the workforce, many women think all they need is an updated resume. Unfortunately, they get to the first heading, [...]
Food wars: Mom v. Toddler
In toddler food land, that of macaroni and cheese, hot dogs and chicken nuggets, parents often find themselves stressed regarding their child’s food intake. It’s hard enough to get your child to eat, let alone find a balance to be the force of good vs. junk food. For parents of children with food allergies or [...]
Starting your at home business
At Moms To Work, some of our favorite stories are from Moms who are starting their own businesses from home. Today, We’re featuring Caitlin (Cait) Zieroth, mom to two beautiful little girls living in the San Diego area who turned her passion for knitting into a business, Little Hands and Little Feet. Customers can buy [...]
Living on the cheap
It’s official. In two short months, I will be joining the millions of Americans that are unemployed. With a 16-month-old, and another on the way, my mission is to cut costs now, while my family still has two pay checks. My first place to cut back, the grocery store. I have an addiction to the [...]
Ready to return to work? Questions to help moms decide
When are you ready to go back to work after having a kid? Some moms are itching to get back to work within weeks, others take years and some never want to return to work after having kids. Others want something very different from work post-children. A friend, who has two children, and I were [...]
Busy mom uses project manager skills like a real Wiz
How does she do it all? That’s what we wanted to find out. “Expecting too much of yourself is a sure fire way to never feeling like you have accomplished something,” says Jeanette McLeod, a mother of four, who runs an online publishing business, Wizz-E, from her home in London, UK. Follower her on Twitter [...]
Home ownership makes you fat and unhappy, say women
Own your own home and live happily ever after? Not likely. Just like any fairy tale, the myth of home ownership falls way short of reality. A new study of 600 women in Columbus, Ohio — done in 2005 before the sub-prime fiasco — found home ownership actually made people unhappier. Women who owned their [...]
Winner: Thrifty tips from Mothersingle
Congratulations Angelina of Mothersingle … You’ve won a kajeet phone in MomstoWork’s contest for the best family vacation tip. Read our suggestions on how to family proof your family vacation, and still love each other at the end. Angelina wrote: “I’m a big road tripper myself so my best tip is snack bags. Before I [...]
Kids made it: Peanut Butter Pizza
Here’s a great easy lunch recipie that kids of any age can help make. Peanut Butter Pizza You’ll need: Pocketless Pita bread (white or wheat, your choice) Peanut Butter or other nut butter Jelly or Jam Banana cut into slices (optional) To prepare: Take one pita, spread Peanut Butter “sauce” on pita with back of spoon [...]
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