All Entries in the "For Stay At Home Moms" Category
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 hand [...]
Part 1: Can I outsource my job search from go to whoa?
Can a busy working mom outsource her job hunt, getting someone to find the job, do the research and even write a cover letter and resume? Find out.
Dear Aunt Jobby,
I desperately want to find another job. Because I fear losing my current job, I am working so hard that I don’t have time to look [...]
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 grocery store. [...]
Got a little black hole in your resume?
Dear Aunt Jobby
I am rewriting my resume but don’t really know how to deal with a resume gap that occurred a long time ago. About 10 years ago, after a long period of job hunting, I finally landed a job. Within a day, I knew it wasn’t going to work. Within a week, I knew [...]
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 recently [...]
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 at [...]
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 leave 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
Dollop with Jelly or jam (can be spread)
Garnish with [...]
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