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A site for moms balancing family and work.

  • When I left my full time job three months ago, I hoped to be successful as a freelance writer, but it seemed like it would take me a long time to find that success. Especially with a baby and no consistent childcare situation (nor the financial means to afford one). I felt pretty trapped–trapped between…

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    How I Pay Our Rent With My Freelance Income

  • In September 2014, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that median household income was $51,939. So if you are the average Joe or Jill, you would have to make just over $100k to double your current income. I’m here to tell you that it’s entirely possible to do that. And not only is it possible, but you don’t…

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    How These 6 Bloggers Make Over 6 Figures a Year

  • It’s hard to balance working from home, taking care of your child(ren), and finding time to fulfill the domestic duties we hybrid working moms/stay at home moms find ourselves just as compelled and guilted into accomplishing. It’s hard to develop a WAHM schedule with children at home, much less a cleaning schedule. Currently in my work…

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    Work at Home Cleaning Schedule

4 Ways to Be Productive While Breastfeeding

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My first week of breastfeeding was tough. My daughter wouldn’t latch, I had to use a nipple shield, and the whole process was painful (whoever says breastfeeding isn’t painful is over-generalizing, but don’t worry, it gets better). In those early days I couldn’t imagine getting anything else done besides simply feeding my newborn baby. I wondered […]

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There Is No Better Mom for Your Kids Than You

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Comparing You see her on Facebook—that acquaintance from high school who has perfect, professional, smiling photos of her kids for each major holiday. You can’t afford professional photographs and your daughter’s smile always seems to disappear when there’s a camera pointed in her direction. You see her at the mommy and me playdate—she talks about […]

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The Ultimate Work at Home Mom Guide

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Getting Started So you’re considering leaving your work-outside-of-the-home job for a work-at-home job. Or maybe you already have but you haven’t had a lot of success yet. Where do you start? Here are a few posts that will help you see the potential of working from home and find opportunities that work for you and your […]

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The Blogging Schedule You’ve Been Waiting For

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Creating a blogging routine for yourself can be a little challenging for both novice and veteran bloggers. After all, there is just so much to do: write posts, create images, promote your posts on social media, read and comment on other blogs, network with bloggers in your niche, and then write guest posts to connect with new, potential […]

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5 Places to Look for Higher Paying Work at Home Jobs

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When I first looked into how to work from home, I was lost in a sea of multilevel marketing opportunities, content mills, survey websites, and mystery shopping companies. And none of them seemed to be anywhere near the highest paying work from home jobs, especially considering my education and the school loans I still had to repay. […]

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