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5 Tips to Keep Your Kids Busy at Home

The Family Hustle: Make an Impact Online
The Family Hustle: Make an Impact Online

Working at home with kids means life is sometimes crazy! Anderson wanted to be held and I was working on the computer for a bit… so mama did some problem solving!

We have three kids within the ages of 9 and 1 year… so that means that we have a wide range of attention to keep throughout the day.

The girls are older and are a little easier to keep on task, but Anderson is our youngest and takes a lot more entertaining.

If you are trying to navigate working from home right now with your kids around here are some tips: read more

Work From Home Resources

The Family Hustle: Make an Impact Online
The Family Hustle: Make an Impact Online

I remember that moment like it was yesterday…

Adam and I were sitting at the table going over our budget… there were a few things I wanted to do that month… and he looked at me and said “Where is the money going to come from?”

I knew if we were going to increase our income… it would need to be me.

Adam was already driving an hour away to work each day… we lived 1,000 miles away from our friends and family.

I used to work as a speech therapist, but with two small kids at home – I did not want to put them in daycare. read more

5 Unexpected Ways You Are Lowering Your Immunity

ditch your sugar cravings
ditch your sugar cravings

5 Ways We Lower Our Immunity

Our health and immune systems should always be a priority. But sometimes we lower our immunity without even realize it! Here are 5 Different ways you may be lowering your natural immune system and how you can start boosting your immunity.

5 Unexpected Ways You are Lowering Your Immunity
5 Unexpected Ways You are Lowering Your Immunity

Habits that Lower Immunity

Sometimes our daily habits are actually lowing our natural immunity defenses… and we don’t even realize it.

1. Feeling Stressed

We live in a high stress society. Everyone’s to-do list is jammed packed and we are running ourselves ragged.

Many people feel like they aren’t working hard enough if they aren’t stressed or sleep deprived. read more

We Threw out 80% of our Pantry… and this happened NEXT

We Threw Out 80% of our Pantry
We Threw Out 80% of our Pantry

“You may not be able to eat perfect… you can you make a healthy choice every single day”

15 years or so we had an awakening… we knew we had to make drastic changes to what we ate… even though we THOUGHT we were eating healthy!

I was randomly passing out… and doctors really couldn’t tell me why.

They ran all these tests… and nothing gave any clear answers.

So then we were like, we are just going to have to do this by ourselves… and it started this natural health journey for us. read more

6 Steps to Keep Your Child Safe Online

Here are six steps to keep your child safe online:

6 Steps to Keep Your Child Safe Online
6 Steps to Keep Your Child Safe Online

Talk to your child.

It’s important for your child to know the benefits and risk of the world wide web. They should know that they should never talk to strangers online, add people who they don’t know on their social media accounts, and that they should never meet someone from the Internet without discussing it with you beforehand.

Keep the computer in a family room.

It’s important for your child to access the computer in an area where you can monitor what they are doing. This way, you can check in to see what they’re doing.

Know your child’s passwords.

The best way to be sure of what your child is doing is to check their accounts. Make sure that you know your child’s passwords so that you can check their accounts and monitor their messages if you grow concerned. read more

5 Skills You Must Have to Work from Home

So many people are searching for ways to work from home or earn extra income on the side… but do they really have the skills it takes to be successful?

Here are five different skills we have seen in those who are able to build a successful income from home:

5 Skills You Must Have to Work From Home
5 Skills You Must Have to Work From Home

Five Skills You Must Have to Work from Home

Self-Motivated

You have to be self motivated to work from home. No one is going to be watching to see if you are getting your work done (or watching Netflix all day)

I see a lot of people struggling with this because they are used to having a job with a boss and deadlines… read more

6 Ways to Earn Extra money from Your Phone

Earning extra money from your phone is a dream for many – and lots of people search to find a way to actually be able to it. Everything on this list can be done from your phone or in a pinch, a laptop or tablet if you prefer a keyboard (one like this can be helpful).

How to earn extra money from your phone
How to earn extra money from your phone

If you are anything like I was 5 years ago, I would be up late at night searching for ways to earn extra money from home.

I had two little girls at home and the last thing I wanted to do was put them in daycare… but was it even possible to earn extra money without getting a job… could I earn an income online from my phone? read more

8 Rules of Marriage

 8 Rules for Marriage: After 15 years together, we have learned a few lessons… 

1. Learn new things together.

After 15 years, you can still learn new things about each other through new experiences.

Take a class, try a new sport, explore a new country!

2. Be flexible.

Things are not as black and white as you think. And plans are never set in stone – Being a parent will teach you that as well!

3. Most disappointments are due to having unmet expectations.

Go into situations with managed expectations.

This is key for holidays, birthdays, vacations  because things will never be like the movies… but they can be imperfectly perfect. read more

How to Cut a Watermelon For Kids

I don’t know about you… but when I think of summer I think of

Watermelon!

Fruit is such a healthy choice for kids. When they are hot, watermelon helps them stay hydrated because it is mostly made of water… They never turn it down… Plus, it is in season!

The biggest problem I have with watermelon is that it is.

Messy!

Finally, I’ve found out how to cut a watermelon for kids to easily pick up! Plus, it turns it into a finger food which is great when they are running around outside or at a picnic or party. read more

DIY Calming Lavender Pillow Spray

Moms, the day that’s all about you is almost here—Mother’s Day! With everything you do as a super mom, you’ve earned a day of “R & R.”

The trouble with a lot of the “Sleep Help” products and recipes out there is that they are full of fillers or chemicals you might not want on your pillow while you sleep at night!

 

Thankfully, you can make it a day to rest easy with this DIY Calming Lavender Pillow Spray. My husband actually made this with my girls as a surprise and I loved how it helped me relax at bed time!

 

Enjoy this yourself, or make this with your kiddos for other moms who could use a little more rest in their lives!

 

 

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8 oz. glass spray bottle
Lavender Essential Oil
• 1 tbs. Witch Hazel
• Distilled water

 

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1. Pour 1 tbs. witch hazel and drop 30 drops of Lavender Essential Oil into the glass spray bottle
2. Fill the remainder with distilled water
3. Screw on lid and shake to mix
4. Spray on your pillow and rest easy!

 

The great thing is that this simple recipe has what you need to relax but doesn’t have any additives or other things that you might have to worry about having around the house. It’s hard to be 3 ingredients for simplicity!

I’ve used this same formula for my daughters rooms as well, and it truly works!

 

Do you use any sort of pillow spray? If so, What’s your preferred essential oil?

 

P.S. Looking for other tips to improve your sleep? Check out this post, it’s one of our very most popular!