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- Back to Work After Baby – Back to Work After Pregnancy for Wor…Created: 2009-11-06 @ 12:43:21 EST
Getting Back to Work After Baby Is Born After maternity leave, getting back to work--even if you work at home--is still, well, work. Going back to work after pregnancy is a major transition, ev… - Advice for New Moms - New Moms Working From Home…Created: 2009-11-06 @ 12:28:37 EST
New moms always get a lot of advice--whether they want it or not! But some advice can be helpful, especially for those diving into a new adventure like working at home with a baby. If you've been … - Submit a Photo to About.com Work at Home Moms…Created: 2009-11-03 @ 16:01:56 EST Updated: 2009-11-03 @ 16:24:46 EST
I sometimes ask readers to submit digital photos for publication on About.com Work-at-Home Moms. If you would like to submit a photo, please use the following guidelines. Plus, be sure that your ph… - Data Entry Jobs - Data Entry Jobs from Home - Legitimate Companies H…Created: 2009-11-01 @ 13:19:38 EST
These legitimate companies offer various types of data entry jobs. Most hire independent contractors for data entry jobs, but a few offer employment. Not all are necessarily hiring at this time… - Recipes for Kids - Pizza Recipe - Easy Recipes for Kids to Make - Pi…Created: 2009-10-31 @ 16:10:27 EDT Updated: 2009-10-31 @ 16:12:02 EDT
The only thing kids like more than eating pizza is making pizza. With a bread machine making pizza dough is easy. And it taste better than the pizza dough you buy in the store. … - Recipes for Kids - Taco Meat Recipe - Easy Recipes for Kids to Make …Created: 2009-10-31 @ 15:48:32 EDT
I've been collecting easy recipes for kids to make because I've put my kids in charge of dinner one night a week. Taco meat can be used for tacos or nachos, both are always popular recipes for kids… - Recipes for Kids - Pancake Recipe - Easy Recipes for Kids to Make - …Created: 2009-10-29 @ 19:22:45 EDT Updated: 2009-10-29 @ 19:25:22 EDT
Pancakes for dinner! When my youngest proposed pancakes for kids-make-dinner night the others were surprised but enthusiastic. They'd obviously never heard of a pancake dinner. I took a look at my … - Arise – Arise Virtual Call Center – Is Arise a Legitimat…Created: 2009-10-28 @ 13:07:27 EDT
Arise Virtual Solutions is a well known virtual call center company that gets frequent mentions in the mainstream media as a legit work at home opportunity. However, anyone considering working for … - Arise Virtual Solutions - working for Arise Virtual Solutions…Created: 2009-10-28 @ 13:01:41 EDT
Home call center company Arise Virtual Solutions has its fans and its detractors. Arise works differently than other call center jobs, charging certification fees to its call center agents. And for… - Google Work at Home Jobs - Google Work from Home – Google Jobs…Created: 2009-10-23 @ 10:10:42 EDT
Are the Google work at home job opportunities advertised on the Internet and in emails for real? While there are an extremely limited number of work at home jobs for Google, the Google work at home… - Holiday Break - Things to Do Over Holiday Break - What Are Your Fami…Created: 2009-10-22 @ 15:19:55 EDT
When school lets out for holiday break, sometimes we are so busy preparing for Christmas, Hanukkah or New Year's, it actually takes an effort to have a little fun. But kids know the holiday break i… - Money Saving Tips - 7 Money Saving Tips for Families…Created: 2009-10-22 @ 13:39:44 EDT
When it comes to saving money, tips are something we all can use. Kids are expensive! Moms need money saving tips that they can really use. These money saving tips help cut expenses on both the eve… - Thrifty Thursday - Blog Archive for Thrifty Thursday - Saving Money …Created: 2009-10-22 @ 13:34:29 EDT
Save money on Thrifty Thursday! About.com's parenting guides and I blog about money saving ideas on Thrifty Thursdays. Each blog item contains links to more ideas resources for saving money. This i… - School Pictures - How to Take Your Child's School Pictures Yourself …Created: 2009-10-22 @ 09:02:06 EDT Updated: 2009-10-22 @ 12:55:08 EDT
School pictures are something I dread. Every year when it's time for school pictures, I'm faced with paying a lot of money in advance for school portraits that are invariably bad. So I started savi… - Holiday Decorating - Holiday Decorating With Kids - Tips for Kids' H…Created: 2009-10-20 @ 08:39:02 EDT
The holidays are supposed to be fun, right? But, sometimes, as we adults work hard to make this time of year fun for kids, things that are supposed to be fun like, say, holiday decorating just aren… - Christmas Decorating with Kids - Christmas Decorating Disasters - Ki…Created: 2009-10-20 @ 08:20:17 EDT
Christmas decorating is supposed to be fun for the whole family. And the result is supposed to bring cheer to the holiday season, right? But sometimes things just don't work out as planned, especia… - Christmas Break Things to Do - School Christmas Break - Things to Do…Created: 2009-10-19 @ 14:09:41 EDT
As crazy as the weeks leading up to Christmas break are, it’s easy to let the break slip away without accomplishing the fun (and not so fun) things you'd planned. Keeping kids busy while… - Kids Costumes - Kids Costumes for Halloween 2009 – Boys and Gi…Created: 2009-10-19 @ 13:42:57 EDT
In recent years, when it comes to kids costumes for Halloween, I’ve taken the DIY approach and we’ve had some great but still easy kids costumes. Often it just took some creativ… - Christmas Decorating Ideas – Christmas Decorating Ideas for Ki…Created: 2009-10-19 @ 11:13:31 EDT Updated: 2009-10-19 @ 15:32:49 EDT
Kids often have a different decorating sensibility than their parents. Kids’ Christmas decorating ideas may be giant snowmen and blinking lights, while their parents may prefer sprigs of … - Self Employed Health Insurance - Options for Self Employed Health In…Created: 2009-10-13 @ 17:09:33 EDT
Self employment health Insurance can be the toughest obstacles to overcome if you’re trying to start your own home business. And while changes may be coming down the pike as congress… - Working From Home - Getting Started Working From Home - Finding a Jo…Created: 2009-10-12 @ 18:19:06 EDT
For many people, working from home seems like a fantasy. No commute. No annoying coworkers. What’s not to love about working from home? Reality, however, is a bit different. There are man… - Home Business vs. Telecommuting JobCreated: 2009-10-08 @ 09:39:15 EDT
Working from home might mean having a telecommuting job or it could be running a home-based business, which would include consulting or freelancing. Each has its ups and downs. From your own experi… - Telecommuting Jobs - Blog Archive for Telecommuting Jobs Resource - …Created: 2009-10-07 @ 15:08:37 EDT
These blogs each assess a resource for finding telecommuting jobs. Some are linked to full reviews, while others just give the highlights of a job resource that would be useful to those looking for… - Home Business vs. Telecommuting Job - Which is Right for You Telecom…Created: 2009-10-07 @ 10:50:29 EDT Updated: 2009-10-08 @ 09:41:26 EDT
So you want to work at home, but you’re still in the planning stages. While everyone’s journey to working at home will take a slightly different path, one of the first things most of us d… - Job Online - Keywords to Find a Job Online - Keywords to Search for …Created: 2009-10-07 @ 09:59:28 EDT
When searching for a job online, it's important to search efficiently and effectively. There is no single, best place to look for a work-at-home job online, so you will often end up search in many … - Kids Halloween Costumes – Kids Halloween Costumes That Get Use…Created: 2009-10-07 @ 07:30:56 EDT
Kids’ Halloween costumes often get one good use then are relegated to the dress-up box. But the kids’ Halloween costumes that cost the most are the ones least likely get play ti… - Teach Kids Cooking - Teaching Kids Cooking - Kids CookingCreated: 2009-10-06 @ 20:05:57 EDT Updated: 2009-10-06 @ 20:29:10 EDT
kids cooking, teaching kids cooking, kids recipes, recipes kids can make, … - Recipes for Kids - Macaroni and Tomatoes Recipe - Easy Recipes for K…Created: 2009-10-06 @ 15:16:49 EDT
I've been collecting easy recipes for kids to make because I've put my kids in charge of dinner one night a week. Macaroni and tomatoes is a family favorite in our house not only because kids like … - Telework - Telework Definition - Telework Description - What Is Tele…Created: 2009-10-06 @ 10:12:18 EDT
Telework is a synonym for telecommute, which simply means to work from a remote location, usually a home office, by electronically linking to a company. … - Data Entry - Data Entry Definition - Data Entry DescriptionCreated: 2009-10-06 @ 09:50:58 EDT Updated: 2009-10-07 @ 08:54:28 EDT
What is a data entry job? Data entry is a broad term that encompasses a number of occupations. These include electronic data processors, typists, word processors, transcribers, coders and clerks. … - Transcription - Transcription Definition - Transcription Job Descrip…Created: 2009-10-06 @ 09:45:54 EDT Updated: 2009-10-07 @ 08:53:51 EDT
Transcription is a specific kind of data entry that means turning recorded speech into written form. This means listening to an audio or video recording and then turning it into a written transcrip… - Halloween Fun - Resources for Halloween Fun for Kids…Created: 2009-10-05 @ 14:51:08 EDT
Halloween fun for kids can mean extra work for parents, but the joy kids get from Halloween makes it worth it. But with a little planning your kids' Halloween fun doesn’t have to mean a H… - Easy Halloween Costumes - Easy and Cheap Halloween Costumes for Kids…Created: 2009-10-05 @ 14:35:27 EDT Updated: 2009-10-06 @ 14:03:40 EDT
Kids are naturally creative at dressing up, so for Halloween costumes turn to them for easy and cheap ideas. Use Halloween costume accessories you have or can easily borrow or buy as well as the ki… - Kids Halloween Costume Hats - Hats for a Kid's Halloween Costume…Created: 2009-10-02 @ 14:12:34 EDT
A hat can make a kid's Halloween costume totally believable. However unlike a mask schools allow kids to wear hats has part of their Halloween costume… - Telecommuting When Sick - Telecommute on Sick Days - Work from Home …Created: 2009-09-14 @ 18:59:49 EDT Updated: 2009-09-14 @ 20:32:34 EDT
The swine flu pandemic has prompted many employers to allow employees to telecommute when sick in order to keep the H1N1 flu virus from spreading. The Center for Disease Control (CDC), as part of i… - Telecommuting With Sick Kids - How To Telecommute With Sick Children…Created: 2009-09-13 @ 07:55:38 EDT
If your employer allows you to telecommute when you are sick or when your children are sick, this can be a great perk. However, telecommuting with sick kids is no easy task because you your attenti… - Halloween Costume Ideas - Easy Halloween Costume Ideas for Kids - La…Created: 2009-09-03 @ 19:26:05 EDT Updated: 2009-09-04 @ 07:01:47 EDT
Ever arrive in the Halloween costume aisle late in October only to find it completely decimated? There's nothing in your child's size fitting his or her interest, and you don't have the time to run… - WAHM Tips - WAHM Ideas and Tips - Share Your WAHM Stories…Created: 2009-08-31 @ 08:46:01 EDT
Experience is the best teacher, but it never hurts to pick up WAHM tips from those who have been down the same path. So if you're a WAHM with words of wisdom to share or are looking for some advice… - Back to School - Surviving the First Month Back to School - Back to …Created: 2009-08-31 @ 08:39:13 EDT
The media with its hype of back to school sales, back to school supplies and back to school clothes might have us believe that "back to school" is code for "buy more stuff." In … - School Uniforms - Spend Less for School Uniforms - Shopping for Scho…Created: 2009-08-31 @ 08:38:21 EDT
One bit of back-to-school shopping you don't want to leave until the last minute is school uniforms. If your kids don't wear school uniforms, you're fine waiting until the last minute to pick up sc… - After School Care – Deciding on an After School Program ̵…Created: 2009-08-21 @ 16:21:43 EDT
After school care may be a good child care choice for a work-at-home mom's family, even if one of the reasons to work at home is spending more time with family. After school care can provide useful… - Kids' School Uniforms - Tips for Buying Kids' School UniformsCreated: 2009-08-21 @ 08:25:43 EDT Updated: 2009-08-21 @ 17:11:50 EDT
Buying your kids school uniforms can be easier than you think. These tips for buying kids' school uniforms will save you time and money… - Book Bags for Kids, Back to School Shopping for Book Bags - Kids' Ba…Created: 2009-08-20 @ 12:28:54 EDT Updated: 2009-08-20 @ 12:30:41 EDT
So often back-to-school shopping starts with a book bag. But if you buy the right school book bag for your child, you shouldn't need to buy one every year. Sometimes you save money on school suppli… - Google - Work-at-Home Company Profile - Telecommuting Jobs at GoogleCreated: 2009-08-18 @ 07:39:20 EDT Updated: 2009-08-18 @ 07:42:07 EDT
While there is huge interest in work at home jobs for Google, unfortunately there are not nearly as many of these Google jobs. There arean extremely limited number of Google work at home jobs. But … - Back to School 2009 ? Spending Less as Kids Go Back to School - Back…Created: 2009-08-11 @ 08:43:04 EDT Updated: 2009-08-11 @ 10:01:41 EDT
As parents prepare kids to go back to school, shopping for school supplies is as traditional as a little yellow school bus. But with the economy still in turmoil, things are a bit different this ye… - School Supplies - Save Money on Back to School Supplies - Shopping f…Created: 2009-07-29 @ 09:08:27 EDT
When back to school time rolls round and you start shopping for school supplies, does it feel like you just open your wallet and hemorrhage money? It does to me. The lists of school supplies kids b… - Working During Naptime - What Do You Do While Your Child Naps?Created: 2009-07-29 @ 07:35:42 EDT
Many work at home moms plan their whole day around their child's nap. When else but naptime do they get a long stretch of quiet? But the problem with working during naptime can be that naps are not… - Children's Audio Books - Readers' Favorite Children's Audio BooksCreated: 2009-07-29 @ 07:18:56 EDT
What are your favorite children's audio books? Share your favorites or if your shopping around for children's audio books get ideas from other readers. … - Audio Books for Kids - Children's Audio Books Top Picks - Best Kids …Created: 2009-07-29 @ 07:07:57 EDT
These audio books will keep kids busy bust constructively engaged while mom works. Top picks for audiobooks for kids include Harry Potter, Junie B. Jones and Dr. Seuss… - Virtual Call Center Job - How Did Find Your Virtual Call Center Job?Created: 2009-07-29 @ 06:52:11 EDT Updated: 2009-07-29 @ 07:00:48 EDT
For those looking for a virtual call center job (or any other kind of job), perhaps some of the best advice comes from others in the field. But many people don't personally know anyone with a virtu… - School Backpacks - Tips for Buying School Backpacks - Kids' BackpacksCreated: 2009-07-28 @ 14:16:58 EDT
Kids' backpacks are an investment for the long term. Buy a cheap backpack and it might not even last the school year. Buying a backpack for the long haul will save money as well as the time spent s… - School Morning - Start Your School Morning Right - Back to School Mo…Created: 2009-07-28 @ 12:59:36 EDT Updated: 2009-07-28 @ 15:13:48 EDT
That first school morning of the year can be tough, but if you don't get a get school morning routine in place early, it may not get better later in the school year. Streamline your school morning … - Working Vacations - Should You Take a Working Vacation? - Work on a…Created: 2009-07-21 @ 13:32:20 EDT Updated: 2009-07-21 @ 14:21:34 EDT
If you can work from home, then often you can work from anywhere, including your vacation. But just because you can work doesn't necessarily mean you should. People who work at home (as well as th… - Turning Off Work - How Do You Turn Off Work?Created: 2009-07-15 @ 07:58:46 EDT Updated: 2009-07-15 @ 08:01:31 EDT
One pitfall to working at home is that you can work whenever you want. Of course, this might be a benefit too, especially if you're a night owl or early riser. But where it becomes a problem is if … - Make Extra Money Working at Home - Ways to Make Extra Money Fast - M…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 17:47:47 EST
If your goal is to make extra money by working at home, keep in mind this doesn't always happen as fast as we wish. Getting started as a work at-home mom, which might mean starting a home business … - Calendars for Work-at-Home Moms - Organizers for WAHMs - Work at Hom…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 14:38:17 EST
When work and home are in the same place, a combined calendar makes sense. Some moms my prefer a personal organizer while other just use the family calendar… - Work at Home Moms - Getting Started for Work at Home Moms…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 13:15:23 EST
So you want to join the ranks of work at home moms. But you wonder: Aren't so many of the jobs for work at home moms scams? Where do I find work at home moms' jobs that pay well? All valid question… - Work Life Balance - Work and Life Balance - Finding Work-Life Balanc…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 13:00:14 EST
Finding work life balance in this hectic world is tough, and working from home can seem like the solution to the work life balance problems that plague so many of us. After all working from home do… - How to Multitask - How and When to Multitask for Work at Home Moms…Updated: 2009-11-06 @ 09:41:19 EST
When working from home, one must multitask constantly. But too much of a good thing can lead to problems so to learn to multitask effectively is an important goal. Instituting some multitasking gui… - Work at Home Scams - Spotting a Work at Home Scams - Work at Home Sc…Updated: 2009-11-05 @ 11:00:31 EST
The first rule in spotting work at home scams is keeping in mind that old adage: If it seems too good to be true, then it probably is. When you find a work-at-home opportunity either through an ema… - Working During Nap Time - Working from Home During Nap Time - Can Yo…Updated: 2009-11-02 @ 10:06:43 EST
Of course work at home moms will want to work during nap time for their their children. It would be silly to waste the long stretch of quiet a nap can bring and to never take advantage of naptime t… - Must Reads: Essential Articles and Resources about WorkathomemomsUpdated: 2009-11-01 @ 14:54:01 EST
- Medical Transcription - Medical Transcription Jobs - Medical Transcr…Updated: 2009-11-01 @ 13:24:36 EST
Medical transcription jobs can often be done from home. Companies hiring for medical transcription jobs from home usually require experience and/or certification. However, some will hire medical … - Free Child Care - Finding Free Child Care - How to Find Free Child C…Updated: 2009-10-30 @ 11:02:06 EDT
I bet you're skeptical of the idea of free child care. If you get what you pay for, then child care is something you'll want to pay for. But I'm not suggesting free child care from just anyone. In … - Child Care Providers for Work at Home Moms - Types of Child Care Pro…Updated: 2009-10-30 @ 10:56:46 EDT
Just because you work from home doesn’t mean deciding which of the many child care providers are available to you is easy. In fact, work at home moms have additional issues to consider wh… - Virtual Call Center Office Requirements - Home Offices for Virtual C…Updated: 2009-10-25 @ 14:43:21 EDT
A virtual call center is a call center based in someone's home. To become a virtual call center agent, you will need a home office that meets certain requirements, which vary from company to compan… - Home Call Center FAQ - Work at Home Call Center Jobs - At Home Call …Updated: 2009-10-25 @ 14:36:00 EDT
To find a home call center job (aka virtual call centers), start by researching potential companies carefully. Though there are many legitimate companies hiring work at home call center agents, cal… - Work at Home Jobs - Directory of Companies Hiring Work at Home Jobs …Updated: 2009-10-25 @ 14:23:55 EDT
Companies that hire for work at home jobs are not always easy to locate. When looking for work at home jobs, start by finding company that is currently hiring in your field by using this alphabetic… - Work at Home Scams - Typical Work at Home Scams…Updated: 2009-10-25 @ 13:39:41 EDT
Work at home scams typically fall under several variations on a few themes. Some are pure cons while others are simply poor money making opportunities. This list of work at home scams outlines both… - Work at Home Scam - Share Stories About a Work at Home Scama…Updated: 2009-10-25 @ 13:25:39 EDT
A work at home scam can be tricky to detect. And while many people may not have lost money to a work at home scam, some have. Others have lost time to questionable ventures that never paid off. Som… - Legitimate Home Jobs - Find Legitimate Home Jobs - Finding Legitimat…Updated: 2009-10-25 @ 12:55:12 EDT
When getting started working from home, figuring out which are legitimate home jobs, and which are work at home scams can be tough. But as you cull through the many Internet job postings and ads, a… - Writing Jobs - Finding Work at Home Writing Jobs - Freelance Writing…Updated: 2009-10-23 @ 12:06:37 EDT
Writing is an extremely versatile profession. Writing jobs run the gamut from freelancing for consumer magazines to self-publishing on the Internet. Typically work-at-home writers and editors work… - How Much TV Viewing for WAHM Kids - TV Viewing for Children of Work …Updated: 2009-10-14 @ 15:48:48 EDT
When it comes to TV viewing, every parent wonders: How much is too much TV? Left to their own devices, many kids will make TV viewing their sole vocation. TV viewing should be only one (sparingly u… - TV Time in a WAHM Family - Setting TV Time Rules for Work at Home M…Updated: 2009-10-14 @ 15:46:51 EDT
Setting TV time rules for your children as part of a larger set of work-at-home ground rules benefits both you and your child. And though kids would probably prefer no limits to their TV time, res… - Nursing Jobs from Home - Work at Home as a Telephone Nurse - Telecom…Updated: 2009-10-12 @ 20:00:38 EDT
At first glance, nursing seems like hands-on profession not adaptable to telecommuting. But nursing can take many forms including working as a telecommuting nurse doing telephone triage or as a cas… - Independent Play - Independent Play Activities for Kids of Work at H…Updated: 2009-10-08 @ 10:07:37 EDT
Independent play is an important skill for all kids, but children of work at home moms, in particular, should know some independent play activities. This list of independent play activities for chi… - Working at Home - Rewards of Working at Home - Reasons for Working a…Updated: 2009-10-07 @ 08:51:47 EDT
Working at home plays out a little differently for everyone. Work-at-home moms' career paths, home office setups, and childcare arrangements vary greatly. However, the reasons they are working at h… - Holiday Budget - Set Your Holiday Budget Early and Save for Christma…Updated: 2009-10-06 @ 16:39:37 EDT
to avoid holiday debt set a holiday budget and start saving for Christmas early. Here are four strategies to save for the Christmas holidays. Obviously the farther away the holiday season, the more… - Telecommute - Telecommute Definition - What is TelecommutingUpdated: 2009-10-06 @ 10:13:37 EDT
Telecommute simply means to work from a remote location, usually a home office, by electronically linking to a company. For many, telecommute implies employment. More on the definition of telecommu… - School Fundraising - Tips for Handling School Fundraising for Work…Updated: 2009-09-10 @ 09:29:56 EDT
Few parents are thrilled about participating school fundraising, but work-at-home parents have an even harder time with it. Without a network of office mates that so many parents sell to (and buy f… - Save Money and Save Time at the Grocery Store - Save Money and Time …Updated: 2009-09-10 @ 08:06:01 EDT
Saving both money and time is a neat trick that most of us wish we could do everywhere -- not just the grocery store. So often the two have an inverse relationship. Saving money takes time; saving … - School Snow Day Activities - Things to Do on a School Snow Day -Plan…Updated: 2009-08-31 @ 08:45:29 EDT
Making school snow day contingency plans is extra work for parents, but kids love snow days! When school is cancelled, parents need to make child care arrangement and also think up some fun snow da… - Working From Home Saves Money - How Working at Home Saves Money - Sa…Updated: 2009-08-31 @ 08:37:19 EDT
While working from home is not without start up costs, many of those costs can be defrayed by the savings that working from home brings. So if you're thinking about switching from the office life t… - Gifts for Work at Home Moms - Gifts for the WAHM This Christmas or H…Updated: 2009-08-27 @ 20:13:50 EDT
When it comes to gifts, work-at-home moms are in some ways very like most other moms. We come in many varieties: the practical mom, the busy mom, the mom in need in need of a little indulgence or m… - Rules for Work at Home Moms - Ground Rules for Working from Home - W…Updated: 2009-08-18 @ 16:09:51 EDT
Setting work rules for your family (and yourself) is the key to success for any work-at-home mom. While every family's specific ground rules may differ, these are some decisions that work-at-home m… - Google Ads Offering Work-at-Home OpportunitiesUpdated: 2009-08-12 @ 19:35:14 EDT
Google Ads, promoting work-at-home opportunities, appear on most pages of this website. Many of these ads are not offering legitimate opportunities…