Make a treadmill desk for almost free! It is crazy how much these new treadmill desks cost! (Looking for how to DIY a sitting Desk in a small space jump to this post.) Even A. J. Jacobs in his book Drop Dead Healthy talks about making a treadmill desk instead of purchasing a high priced…
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Win the Battle with Your Time Wasters
Time wasters are serious business for a work-from-home mom. They rob us of the one commodity we must have to be successful–time. Battle Strategy Against Time Wasters #1 Know your enemy Time is not your enemy, but how you choose to spend it is. Write down the three biggest time wasters in your day. Examples:…
How Friendsgiving Saved My Marriage: A Love Story
Friendsgiving is such a strange term. All I can see is the cast of Friends, Ross, Monica, Joey, Rachel, Chandler, and Phoebe sitting down to a very late turkey dinner after some emotional struggle almost crashed their friendship. Isn’t that what all the episodes were about? A relationship issue that threatened to destroy the”Friends” bond. Be Sure…
Do You Increase Giving When You Start Making More Money?
When your income expands, do you increase giving? As Christians, we are taught to give 10% of our income to the church. So the simple answer would be yes. But is that really what Jesus intended? At 26, Gregory Baumer, Co-Author of God and Money: How We Discovered True Riches At Harvard Business School,…
5 Helpful Smartphone Addiction Recovery Apps You Need to Upload
Smartphone recovery apps to keep you sober? Wow! someone was thinking! What do we always, always have with us? Lose your keys, problem, lose your wallet, that’s an issue, lose your phone, Defcon 1 emergency!! Losing your sobriety is the crisis that stops all other life crises. It is brilliant to pair the two items together….
5 Reasons Camping on the 10th Step will Save Your Holidays
Holidays are a jolly old time for all of us. Wrong! Holidays for recovering and active addicted families are a struggle of the “picture perfect” colliding with the present day reality of our lives. Dusting off your 10th step will increase your likelihood of a peaceful holiday season. 10th Step Work The AA Big Book…
The Truth About NERF Guns in 3 Words
Ultimate Indoor Fun! Growing up in a girl house we did not have NERF guns. Water guns maybe, but you can’t use those inside or year round. Be sure to Pin this for later. As a mom of two sons, I carry Nerf darts in my robe pocket in case of an ambush. In fact…
Who Should Give, When to Give, How to Give As A Christian
Giving is an often a hidden and tricky subject even in the halls of our churches. Churches call it stewardship; the secular world calls it charitable giving. As Christians what is our responsibility to God and community in the areas of giving? This post is part of a multipart series on giving and tithing after…
So You Married An Addict
Realizing you married an addict brings about a host of emotions. My first thought was I can handle this. We just need to get him to a counselor and an AA program. Secondly, I can love away the hurts of his past life and the addiction will go away. Truly, my all time favorite is,…