Eight Simple Productivity Tips while working at home
Can you believe we are in the middle of August already? I took last week off from writing so I could focus on getting my daughter all set for her senior year of high school and to work on my other business, Avon. I’ve been a work at home Mom for many, many years, but I know many of you are working from home for the first time during back to school season. A position many never thought would happen. It can be a tricky transition from office to home office. First of all, you are no longer surrounded by coworkers, instead you’ve got family and pets, who can grab your attention quickly. Your mindset might be completely different at home than at work, so have grace with yourself during the transition! Despite its challenges, working from home can be a great opportunity to be productive and possibly even take your quality of work up a notch, with these eight simple productivity tips while working from home.
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Tips to help ease the stress of family caregiving
This Christmas was hard. I was really sick with the flu and I had to rely on my husband and daughters to do the lion’s share of holiday preparations. When you are so sick you can do little more than take medicine, rest and accept the loving help your family is providing; you have a lot of time to pray and reflect on your life and the year coming to an end. One of the greatest sorrows of 2017 was losing my mother in law. Not having her sweet presence with us this Christmas was a challenge. She was missed! I feel like I honor her by sharing today's tips. They come from personal experience of helping my family navigate the stresses and challenges of family caregiving while we helped care for my mother in law before her passing earlier this year.
Maximize your shopping trips for a stress-free holiday season
- Low levels of natural light and cooler temperatures mean you’ll need to adjust how much water and fertilizer you give.
- Some plants adapt to hanging planters and terrariums better than others.
- Some succulents can even be toxic to your indoor animals.
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Weekly Chore Prompt: Make a Holiday Hostess cleaning Checklist
Baking Soda Cleaning Tips & A New Weekly Chore Prompt series!
Welcome to my Weekly Chore Prompt:
Deep Cleaning Begins with help from Mr. Clean #Liquidmuscle #ad
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Helpful Homemaking – Checklist Tips
- Put away lotions- check.
- Revamp pantry- check.
- Unmuck back hallway for the bazillionth time. Check.
- If it is dirty, cluttered, unfiled, on the list it goes.
Helpful Homemaking- New uses for your Lint Roller
- Take 3 tablespoons Arm and Hammer Baking soda
- 1 cup ice cubes
- Pour ice down drain. Top with baking soda.
- Turn on water (medium-low cold) and turn on garbage disposal.
- Let run until the ice cubes stop making the loud noise that scares your cat or dog (about 30 seconds.)
- Then run hot water down drain for about 30 seconds and done! Clean smelling drains again. This should last at least a week depending on what you are putting down the garbage disposal.
No big news flash there, but while I’m standing there contemplating the next load (you know, should it be darks or lights or whites) I noticed a funky odor wafting around.
Reclaim your outdoor spaces with plants
Outdoor entertaining is one of the great joys of summer. Until, of course, the bugs invade and have you wishing for a magic bug zapper. Tired of shooing bugs and getting bit?
Check out this handy tip:
Instead of sprays, pesticides and candles why not try a cluster of mosquito-repelling potted plants?
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Check out One Kings Lane's article Easy Update: Mosquito-Repelling Potagerie for more information about how a trio of lush potted plants will have you saying good-bye to bug spray. Using these plants is not only pretty, but it's a quick and environmentally friendly way to reclaim your outdoor spaces.
I didn't know Catnip was more effective than DEET at repelling mosquito's, did you?
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4 Strategies to Maintain a Successful Business
Today on My WAHM Plan I'm working on my blog and I came across this timely article on wahm.com. I had to share it here.
You're a WAHM with a new business and wondering about successful business strategies. This guide will help you with a few of the ideas.
Strategy 1: Planning
"Plans are nothing; planning is everything." Eisenhower said it all with that statement. Plans always change--however it's important to plan your strategies. People think of planning as final decisions with no chance to change your mind later. However true planning involves looking at a number of choices and choosing the best path to take. Sometimes planning takes you off your chosen plan, and that's ok. Keep your eye on the goal and change accordingly.
Keep these steps in mind when planning.
•Set a realistic financial goal to achieve for the year.
•Consider the challenges you will need to overcome to reach your goal.
•Decide what you need to achieve to overcome those challenges.
•Calculate how much it will cost you to achieve those results.
•Evaluate how you are currently spending your time and money.
•At this point go over both your current spending and activities alongside the spending and activities you need to achieve your goal. Eliminate spending and activity that is not productive towards your goals.
You need not be set in your planning, in fact be prepared to adjust the plan. Things will change, and you will need to change with it. Planning is a continual process.
Strategy 2: Customer Service
Let's face it, customers keep you in business. Without your customers, you would have no revenue. Therefore, it is important to take care of your customers and make sure they are satisfied. Most revenue comes from repeat customers, not new ones. Keeping your customers should ALWAYS be the priority.
Strategy 3: Don't be Afraid of Risk
Business is fickle and ever changing. Neglecting risks will cause your industry to stagnate and lag behind your competitors. It is important to change with the times because return always increases with risk. However, it is important to balance risk taking with safety. Risky ventures have large payoffs because they are so risky. When deciding on taking on a new risk for your company, carefully evaluate the pros and cons and make sure that your return is worth the risk. This is where your planning comes in!
Strategy 4: Retain a Competitive Edge
To gain and keep customers, you need to provide a product or service that is better than anyone else has. It is always important to keep an edge over your competitors. If a rival business overshadows what you do best, you will need to discover another competitive edge. This is where you will usually need to take risks. If you discover a new and better way to perform a service or craft a product, seek out that edge and keep it private for as long as you can.
To run a successful business, it just takes a lot of planning. You want to provide a superior product or service to your customers, and always treat them well. Take risks if they benefit your company, and always retain the edge which makes you stand out over your rivals.