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Mom Life

Inspiration for Mothers Day

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Juggling motherhood, military family life and a successful business is always a challenge.  My good friend Roxanne is a pro!  Read her motivating Q and A with Fox News.   http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,519199,00.html For more info on Roxanne and “The Original Design Company of Military Wives” (and to see some fabulous “Creative Mom Web Design”) Check out [...]

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Tools for WAHMs: Mom’s Plan of the Day Worksheet

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The biggest tool in my WAHM tool belt is my “Mom’s Plan of the Day” Sheet. For a long time I struggled with finding the perfect way for me to organize and separate both my mom/house manager duties and my work tasks.  Now, I not only keep myself on task, but I have successfully reduced [...]

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Quick and Easy Scrapbook Page in Photoshop: Beach Afternoon

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Alright everyone, are you ready for a quick and easy Photoshop project?  We are going to make a scrapbook page for the cost of a single sheet of photo paper.  You don’t need mad Photoshop skills or all afternoon, all you need are three photos.   This is a barebones example of a super easy, [...]

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The Creative Children’s Book of the Month – Wabi Sabi

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Children’s Book Pick of the Month: Wabi Sabi, written by Mark Reibstein, illustrated beautifully by Ed Young Have you ever needed a name for that warm comfy feeling you get when you curl your hands around your favorite old coffee mug?  Or watch the rain fall at night?  Or take a walk in an overgrown [...]

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Families Love Photos

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If your family is like ours, and most military families are, you have a wide net of family and friends spread all across the country.  We currently have family on both oceans, the gulf and sprinkled all in between.  Modern communication options like Email, Facebook and Skype make keeping in touch easy, but if I [...]

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Mama Needs a New Pair of Jeans: Finding the BEST Mom Jeans Ever

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Ah, the never ending search for that perfect pair of jeans.  They have to be stylish, comfy and durable, and if they make your husband whistle when you walk by, then that’s good too.  Let’s face it girls, we are not shaped the same way we used to be.   After months of maternity wear [...]

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An Hour in the Life of a Work at Home Mom

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Disclaimer: If frantic phone calls, poopy diapers, pineapples or nursing bras upset you in anyway, you don’t want to read this article.  We, the work at home moms, are a misunderstood bunch. No one can really identify with your day to day balancing act except for another gal juggling the same combo of kids, clients, [...]

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Writing a Better Goodnight Moon

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Ah, bedtime. It’s dark outside.  Everyone is fed and clean and (hopefully) winding down at the end of the day.  Our little one is snuggled up in her bed ready for her story.  Its almost time for Mommy to have a little time for herself.  If only I didn’t have to read an odd little [...]

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Daily Doodle: Motivation Juice

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Doodled during nap time while waiting for a client’s images to upload for printing. (Also while waiting for my afternoon indulgence to brew.)

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101 Ways To Use a Note Card

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101 ways you can use a simple note card to enrich your life and the lives of those you care about… Send a thank you note for a gift received.  Your mother always said to send thank you cards.  Your mother was right.  Everyone appreciates being appreciated. A friend is recovering after surgery, send her [...]

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