15 Things I Wish I Had Known When I Started Blogging

I've been blogging going on twelve years, and the truth is I've made money during most of that time. Whether it was full-time income or just enough for a drink at Starbucks. But feast or famine I've maintained this site to some degree. But that is truly something I want to change, I love Not Your Mom Blog, I've grown it as my kids have grown and I always wanted to keep it up as a bit of a … [Read more...]

20+ Ways To Focus Better While Working At Home

  As a work at home entrepreneur one of my biggest downfalls is maintaining my focus on what I need to do. There are always a hundred things to do and about five times that trying to get my attention. And when you own your own business, because let's be honest if you use your blog, Etsy shop,  Ebay account, or consulting gigs to make money, it's your business. So it's important to do your … [Read more...]

2018 Content Calendar & Income Report Spreadsheets – Free Download

I've been reevaluating my sites and what I have planned for 2018 after a mostly quiet 2017. So to get started I've created a blog income report and a content calendar to keep myself organized and to . My goals for 2018 include helping others with their blogs and to be a consistent presence on my blog. So my first act of helping you be the best most organized blogger you can be is to give you these … [Read more...]

10 Reasons To Start A Blog

Have you been thinking about starting a blog? And your doubts are strong and you aren't sure why you should? Well there are totally NO bad reasons why you should start a blog, in fact there are many good reasons! And I've chosen to give you a handful of them! 10 Reasons why you should start a blog: Make money while working from home. Next, to being creative, this is my favorite reason. It is … [Read more...]

10+ Time Management Tips For The Work At Home Parent

As a work at home parent, one of the biggest things that I struggle with is....TIME and Productivity. I write books, blog and sell on Etsy. And while I don't always have deadlines put on my work, it is important to put self-imposed deadlines in place and follow those. But I seriously struggle with those deadlines and have to stick my head down and accomplish my deadlines. So I compiled this list … [Read more...]

10 Tips For Running A Successful Etsy Shop

I have recently ventured into the world of selling on Etsy and I have to admit that it has been good to me. I am hoping that between Etsy, this awesome blog and my books that I can make a full-time income between all three. After all I am a single mother going back to college while I raise two sons on my own. And while doing all of that it is hard to work outside of the home. That's why I am going … [Read more...]