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Who is My Audience (Part II): Reflecting on the Blogging Population

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Okay, I actually started writing this post, “Part II,” a few weeks ago! But I am finally finished with it now! As I was writing my post about volunteering at my daughter’s school, I was thinking about who was here reading these posts. It seems pretty clear that the majority of people reading my posts are women, since they make up the majority of the regular contributors to this site, either as bloggers or forum thread posters. I was thinking about the fact that dads were not present, and how most dads still have fairly traditional roles: they work at … Continue reading →

Gardens Reveal so Much

It’s always good to branch out into other areas. That’s what I’m doing as I come to join you on the Home blog. Up till now, I’ve been writing for Marriage and Christian Family and I will still be doing that, but Michele thought I might like to contribute some ideas about home, so here I am. I’m planning on doing some articles about gardening. Gardening? I hear you say, as anyone who knows me knows me or has been reading my other blogs, know I don’t do gardening. But I do love gardens and do have a lot of … Continue reading →

Is There a Right Way to Load the Dishwasher?

It seems it’s been eons ago now that Jade sent me a link to an article with the subject line “housework issues.” It directed me to an article entitled “Don’t let the dishwasher ruin your marriage.” It was about a woman who’s given up loading the dishwasher because, as she put it, “No matter how I load it, my husband comes after me and reloads it.” I didn’t have a chance to write about it then. (It was around the time my mom moved in with us.) Also, housework is one of those subjects that seemed to be covered pretty … Continue reading →

Make Extra Money this Spring

Do you need a little extra cash to get you through? With rising prices on food and gas and the needs of growing families, you might just feel a little tight. Here are a number of easy ways to make some money this spring. Yard sale season is here! Take advantage of this fact to go around your home and turn all of your unused and unwanted items into some cash. A good yard sale can yield about $500, although I have known one family who made more than $1,000 in their first yard sale of the season. If you … Continue reading →

The Pets Blog Week in Review for January 21-27

What happened last week in the Pets Blog? Aimee had a pretty eventful week at the cat clinic where she works, which made for excellent articles. As for me, I wasn’t as prolific as my blogging partner but had some “surprising” articles just the same. Check out the daily play-by-plays to see what I mean. Monday, January 21 I.C.E. Stickers: Have You Got One Posted? Who’s going to save your pets in a home emergency if you’re not around to tell emergency responders there are pets inside? An I.C.E sticker will! What is FVRCP? I’ll give you some hints: it’s … Continue reading →

How Can I Improve? A Question for All of Us

I believe that it is truly important as an employee (but as a person in general, to always ask yourself how you can improve in certain areas of your life. If you feel that your eating habits leave little to be desired, then you should consider eating better foods. If you have been lagging behind in the exercise department, it might be time to dust off those running shoes and take them out for a jog. Do you have a bad habit that you need to break? Then sit down and make a plan to do so. To me, life … Continue reading →

So What Do Teachers Do During The Summer?

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The summer is here. As many of you know, most school systems are out for summer vacation. In turn, that means that teachers are also on a break. So what do teachers do during their time off during the two summer months of June and July? Some teachers must compensate for the lost of pay. Teachers are paid on a ten-month salary. Some teachers opt to have their ten-month salary split into eleven months. However, teaching is not a high salary job. Many teachers take on summer jobs, such as tutoring, summer programs, blogging, department store work, etc. Teachers with … Continue reading →

Getting a Substitute

With vacation season coming up, some of us might feel like we cannot leave our home businesses in order to get a little rest and relaxation. While shutting up shop for a week or two is one way to handle the whole home business question, you might also consider getting a substitute or someone to come in and “cover things” for you while you take a little time off. Just because you are a sole proprietor running a home business, doesn’t mean that you can’t take advantage of some tried and true ways to make sure work is under control … Continue reading →

Reasons I am glad I Homeschool: Change of Scenery

This week I am blogging from Richmond Virginia. The kids and I are traveling with my husband who works as an IT (Internet Technology) contractor. We wanted some extra time with him and a change of scenery as well. Since he travels quite a bit, homeschooling makes it easier for us to get quality time with him because we are not necessarily tied to a school year calendar. Sure, the children and I have commitments that do not allow us to travel all of the time. There are arts and academic classes, which are important, and we hate to miss … Continue reading →

Show me the Money, Honey!

Otherwise known as “What You Will Make as a Families.com Blogger”… I am writing a mini-series on how to become a Families.com blogger, and what the benefits are to being one. If you missed the beginning of the series, feel free to start reading it here. If you just missed yesterday’s blog, you can find it here. Okay, so I held off discussing the money portion of this job because I figured if I told you what you would make as a blogger up front, you would say, “Great, I’ll just apply and skip the rest of this stuff!” And … Continue reading →