Super Simple Lunch Hacks for the Busy Work at Home Mom

Super Simple Lunch Hacks for the Busy Work at Home Mom

As a work at home mom, time management tends to be my enemy. I am notorious for skipping lunch when I don’t work through lunch. Sound familiar? If this describes you too, I want to share these super simple lunch hacks for the busy work at home mom.. This is a sponsored blog post; while the views expressed here were genuinely mine, consideration was paid to me by Tai Pei Food to review this product.   Let’s face it, while my child will happily get by with mac & cheese every day for lunch? I like to mix it up a bit. But, sometimes my options are slightly limited. I already mentioned that time management struggle, right? Here’s what tends to happen: After getting the…

Tax Solutions for Work at Home Moms

Tax Solutions for Work at Home Moms

Taxes are not one of my favorite things – mostly because I’ve always had a difficult time understanding it. That and I wasn’t exactly thrilled if I had to pay money. I often wondered if there was an easier solution. A simpler solution that didn’t involve me pulling my hair out. Now, thanks to The Motherhood and United Way for sponsoring this conversation, I am so happy to bring you these tax solutions for work at home moms.  Perhaps the most common misconceptions about taxes and your online business is that the two are not related to each other. Most people think that online businesses are not really taxed that’s why more and more people are becoming attracted to start their very own online business. Most…

Simple Steps I’m Taking to Improve My Blogging Productivity

Simple Steps I’m Taking to Improve My Blogging Productivity

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #LoveYourPC #CollectiveBias I never quite knew what I would be getting into when I decided to take the steps to becoming a professional blogger. Don’t get me wrong- there have been plenty of ups and downs, and a lot of learning along the way. And by a lot, I really do mean a lot. Between social media, blogging networks, and technology changes; there’s always something new to learn. One of the biggest things for me was learning how to manage my productivity as a work at home mom while still balancing life. Making the most of the time that I have as opposed to trying to cram everything…

Tax Tips for Work at Home Moms

Tax Tips for Work at Home Moms

Taxes are an unfortunate part of life. And before I continue with this post, let me also say: I could have called this tax tips for bloggers. I was almost going to but I want to start getting into the mindset of being a work at home mom. Not that blogging isn’t the bread and butter of what I do (because it is) but because I plan on expanding beyond blogging in 2018. So, with that out of the way, let’s get back to that dreaded topic of taxes. We all know that we have to pay them, but how can those who are self employed and work at home, make the most out of taxes? Today I want to share some tax tips for…

Turn Seasonal Work into Permanent Work

Turn Seasonal Work into Permanent Work

I shared briefly about how stay at home moms can re-enter or enter the work force with seasonal work, but what if you want to turn seasonal work into permanent work? For that matter, if you’re feeling weary about looking for seasonal work, where do you start? How do you convince this potential employee that they should choose you- no matter what. Today, I want to share some tips for landing that seasonal position and I’ll also talk about how you can potentially turn that seasonal position into a permanent position. Whether you go full or part time is obviously up to you and your employer, but at least you’ll have that window of opportunity open to you. 7 Tips for Finding Seasonal Work Strategize…

How WAHMS Can Utilize Zeqr

How WAHMS Can Utilize Zeqr

Have you heard of Zeqr? It’s is a new global knowledge hub set to change how people across the world exchange information. Zeqr allows experts in any field to create classes and deliver their knowledge via one-to-one live video sessions to those seeking their advice. And thanks to Blog Meets Brand for the opportunity to try out this service as an expert. Yes, you read that right. I used the “E” word. But that’s how I had to approach this because Zeqr is looking for the experts. It’s something that I’ve been hesitant to embrace. That was until I realized that maybe I do have some areas of expertise. Parenting Parenting an autistic child Balancing work/life (working on that) Self care Fitness/Wellness at home (for the…