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Is it Ever Ok to Bribe your Kids?

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How do you get your children to do what you want them to? What do you do to encourage them to do certain things and to refrain from doing other things? Many parents have, at least sometimes, resorted to bribing their children. Is that necessarily a bad thing? Is it ever ok to bribe your kids? New findings reveal some interesting answers to these questions. First, it would be helpful to figure out what a bribe is (and what it isn’t). Author Ellen Perry points out that there is a continuum to be aware of. Motivation is one one end, … Continue reading →

Intentional about Your Time

In continuing my series on being intentional about your home-based business, this blog is going to address being intentional about your time. It’s funny how so many people think that because I work at home, I have all this “time” for other things. The reality is that we are all given the same 24 hours a day. I don’t get anymore than the next person. How we choose to use that time is completely up to us. If I do have time to do things like read or whatever else it may be, it is because I choose to make … Continue reading →

Are You Qualified to Run a Home – Based Business – Part 2

If you enjoyed yesterday’s post about how to determine whether you are qualified to run a home – based business, you may want to continue doing the rest of this thought provoking exercise because listing your previous work experience was just one step in the direction of learning about what kind of home – based business you are qualified to run. Oops, I may have just let the cat out of the bag – we were talking about whether you are qualified to run a home – based business, and the exciting truth of the matter is that many people … Continue reading →

Evaluating Your Self Worth

Do you constantly focus on your weight, appearance or ability to perform in a negative manner? Are you always comparing yourself to other moms and coming to the conclusion that you suck at raising kids? Do you regularly dismiss compliments and continually find yourself checking with others before moving forward with projects or decisions as they relate to your home or family? If you answered “yes” to any of the aforementioned questions, you are not alone. A new study shows an increasing number of moms suffer from low self-esteem. In addition, researchers found that stay-at-home moms experience self-worth issues more … Continue reading →

How to Function Efficiently in Your Home

In my last blog I talked about the importance of functioning in your management of the home. Functioning can help you just get by. But if you want more than that, you need to learn how to function efficiently. I love the idea of running an efficient home. It means that things go along at a smooth pace. Everyone knows what to expect, where to find things and how to make it all come together. But you can’t run an efficient home without certain components in place. First, it takes the entire family to make this happen. It can’t just … Continue reading →

Organizing as the Manager of Your Home

As we continue in this blog series on being the manager of your home, we are tackling the last thing that a home manager does, which is organizes. While planning and coordinating are essential to a well-managed home, it won’t do any good if you aren’t organized. Organization can make your home run more efficiently and reduce levels of stress. Look at 2012 as the year in which you will learn at least five new organizational skills. Hopefully you will be able to get some ideas through my blogs but otherwise, you can always do a Google search. The idea … Continue reading →

Coordinating as the Manager of Your Home

As I continue this blog series on being the manager of your home, we are moving from the planning phase to the coordinating. I always like to first define things before we delve in. When it comes to coordinating a business—or in our case, our home—one of the meanings is to bring order. Wouldn’t most of us love to see more order in our homes? Think about those things you have done a good job with keeping order of. For instance, I am great at keeping laundry in order. I have a firm schedule that I stick to. This eliminates … Continue reading →

Planning as the Manager of Your Home

So we have been looking at how you are a manager of your home and in my last blog, I mentioned three important tasks that a manager has: planning, coordinating and organizing. I don’t know about you but I like how “official” this all sounds. It takes away from the feeling of “I’m just a housekeeper.” So now we are going to look into the importance of planning, as the manager of your home. There is a Bible verse that says, “Without a plan (or vision), the people perish.” Now obviously it is not a life or death situation, when … Continue reading →

The Manager of Your Home

In my last blog I kicked off a sort of series on housekeeping that I will be doing. I laid the foundation by providing a definition of what the word housekeeping means. One of the definitions was, “the management of a house and home affairs.” A manager’s job—in any facet—is to plan, coordinate and organize. Whether you are managing a multi-million dollar business or your home, these three components are vital. So as we are looking ahead to a New Year, this is your chance to develop a plan on how you will tackle your home. This will depend on … Continue reading →

Stay at Home Dads are Worth A Lot!

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Over the years, the role of a father in family life has changed considerably. Traditionally, dads went to work while moms stayed home with the kids. Now, however, stay at home dads have become more common, and more accepted. Have you ever wondered what those dads would earn if you accounted for all the work they do at home? Life insurance is designed to give your family some financial assistance after you have passed away. People understand that their life insurance policy needs to be enough to cover the salary of the spouse that the policy is for. Most people … Continue reading →