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New Weight Loss Blogger Hopes to Change Her Odds

One in eight women will get breast cancer in their lifetime, according to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. That is a scary statistic in and of itself. Now imagine that your mother was diagnosed at 48, and shortly after, died of breast cancer and that both of your grandmothers contracted and died from breast cancer. That’s my reality. As a result, I have become passionate about what is going into my body and maintaining optimal health. While only a limited number of breast cancers are hereditary, I still want to do everything I can to avoid the same fate, and … Continue reading →

Why Working Parents Can Feel Fortunate Too

I have noticed how often parents who stay at home refer to themselves as “lucky” or “fortunate” to be able to do that—stay home and not have to work outside the home. I have to admit, however, that many of the working parents I know and have known feel fortunate to be able to work too. It just seems to be less socially acceptable for us to confess that we feel like lucky parents and people to be able to work and be parents too. I thought it might be time to tell the other side of the story. There … Continue reading →

When Mommies Have to Work

As women of the Church, we have been counseled to stay at home and raise our children rather than entering the work force. We are to be the guardians of the home, to keep it safe from outside influences, and to create a haven for our family members. However, there are now many women who find themselves having to work outside the home. They become divorced or widowed, their husbands have been injured, or their financial situation is such that two incomes are needed. When the lesson “The Women of the Church” was taught in Relief Society last week, one … Continue reading →

Are You a Working Mother?

I know, your first reaction was “Aren’t ALL mothers working mothers?” Yes, they definitely are, but WorkingMother.com is geared toward moms who work outside the home. They’re looking for working moms whose children play video games to take a brief survey. In consideration, they’ll send you a $5 Best Buy gift card by mail. It takes about six weeks to get the card, but the questionnaire only takes a few minutes. $5 for a short quiz is very good pay. We are signed up with just one research firm, and take one or two surveys a month. Usually they’re geared … Continue reading →

Would You Work at Home if You Didn’t Have To?

Have you ever wondered if you would work at home if you didn’t have to? What if you won the lottery? What if your spouse got a substantial raise? What if you got a sudden inheritance? This is a question that is often raised in relation to traditional careers. It seems as if everyone who wins the lottery is asked, “will you continue working?” While the winners often say, “no”…many say that they would be “bored to tears” without a job. I often wonder about my motivation was for starting my work-at-home job. You’ll often hear women say that they … Continue reading →

Want an Easy but Good Workout? How About Walk Away the Pounds?

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Many of you know if you have read my previous blogs in the fitness category that I am a Firm believer. I love The Firm workouts! However, the other day I wasn’t feeling so well, battling a late summer cold. My nose was stuffy, my chest hurt and my body felt like I had been hit by a truck. Yet, call me crazy, I felt the need to work off that pizza I had eaten the night before. I knew I needed to do something, but I didn’t want to completely kill myself in the process. I looked at The … Continue reading →

Unless You Are a Guy You Can Get Pregnant

Seven. That’s how many years it took before my kid asked the question. You know; the one that begins with “How” and ends with “do mommies get pregnant?” Before getting married and giving birth, I wondered how and when I would discuss the birds and the bees with my children. Well, I found out the when: July 2012. Unfortunately, I didn’t quite figure out the “how.” Sadly, I was not prepared to get into the nitty-gritty reproductive details with my second grader, so I mumbled something about God being in charge of giving the gift of life, blah, blah, blah, … Continue reading →

Spending Time With My Sister Part IV

It is amazing how time gets away from us. We made a really quick stop at the grocery store; both my sister and I have very quick gaits and we were moving through the store to get the items that we needed. Upon our return, we realized that we really did not have very much time to make the frosting and eat dinner. As soon as we walked in the apartment I got to work making the cream cheese frosting and my sister nursed the baby. After the muffins were iced, we rushed to eat as much of our dinner … Continue reading →

Support Home-Based Business This Holiday Season

As you plan your holiday shopping this year, you may want to see how many of your gifts and other holiday purchases you can buy from home-based workers. You may think that you will only be able to purchase a gift or two from people in your local area, but I would encourage you to expand your search and look around online to see what you can find. While you may not be able to find someone who makes or sells everything that you need right in your community, there are so many home-based workers that sell all kinds of … Continue reading →

A Muslim Mommy and a Mormon Mommy

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When I moved back to Utah last year, I was eager to make new friends. That is because when I left Georgia where I was living for two years, I left behind a great group of girlfriends that I still miss everyday. Yes, I can keep in touch with them via facebook and the blogs, and phone, but it is just not the same. My ward was an older, more established ward with not a lot of young Moms. It was hard connecting with those few young Moms there were in the ward because we were only living there temporarily. … Continue reading →