I’m a part of a group of lovely ladies that blog, and so many of them make money from various items such as affiliates, sponsored posts, and ads. It is so neat to me that they find all these ways to make money with their websites.  Most of them are also stay at home moms so it allows them the luxury of staying at home, but it also allows them to contribute to the family income.  As a single mom, I’m interested in finding ways to make money without going too far and being all ads or sponsored posts.  As I look around, I think the affiliate options are the most non-interfering as they are just used in context, but then I’m not sure how many of my readers would … Read entire article »

So the first two weeks of school – no problem. Dieted and lost 8 pounds, but the busy life and stress have hit full storm and I’m now exhausted at the end of the day – too exhausted to cook healthy. And snacking again instead of even sitting and eating meals.  I know I need to correct it, but then the day starts and time just doesn’t permit it.  I’ve been looking for some type of natural appetite suppressants that work since I am back to eating a little more than I wanted, but not really helping any. Starting tomorrow though even if I am starving, I’m going back to South Beach Phase 1 of no starches and sugars. Maybe that will get me back to motivated… … Read entire article »