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What Makes a Marriage Work?

With so many marriages ending in divorce, it can leave you to wonder, “What makes a marriage work?” Now I am by no means an expert but I will very soon be celebrating 21 years of marriage, so hopefully I can provide at least some encouragement. Let me start off by saying this. I will never tell someone, “I have been happily married for 20 years.” That would be a lie. While there definitely has been more happiness than not, mixed in have been times where I wondered if we would make it. To pretend otherwise doesn’t really do any … Continue reading →

Special Needs Blog Week in Review – Week of July 8 -14, 2012

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Every week, the Special Needs Blog Week in Review brings you a brief summary of each of the blogs that have appeared here in the past seven days. This is a quick and easy way to find out about the blogs that you might have missed when they were first posted. The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on July 9, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of The Coffee Klatch. The episode is called “DSM, Examining a Flawed System That Traps Our Children”. If I understand correctly, this is an episode of the “Bright Not … Continue reading →

Take Time To Be A Better Mom

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Since Mother’s Day is tomorrow it seems like the perfect time to talk about time for yourself. The hardest thing as a single mother is to find time for yourself but it’s also one of the most important things you can do for you and your children. Life can be overwhelming as a single mother and taking time for yourself can help to ground you and calm you down from the stress of life. Taking time for yourself will allow you to be a better parent in the long run. Stepping back and taking a break can help put things … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – April 29 – May 5, 2012

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Every week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review quickly goes over all of the blogs that were posted in the past seven days. There can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen different blogs that appear here weekly. What did you miss? This is an easy way to “ketchup” on everything. Ohio Requires Insurance Coverage for Exotic Animals Ohio now requires owners of exotic animals to purchase a certain amount of liability insurance coverage for each animal they own. They also have to prove that they are providing proper care for the animals, and that they have good fences. The Insurance … Continue reading →

Insurer Shouldn’t have Discriminated Against Moms

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Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC) was telling women who applied for a mortgage insurance policy that their application would be denied unless they got off of maternity leave and returned to work. Courts decided that this was discrimination against women. MGIC now has to pay some very large settlements. In May of 2010, Carly Neals applied with PNC Mortgage to refinance the mortgage loan on the home that she and her husband own. They live in Wexford, Pennsylvania. PNC determined that since Ms. Neals wanted to borrow 90% of the value of her home that she required private mortgage insurance. … Continue reading →

Finding Work That Fits You

Yesterday I wrote about how some jobs that many people consider desirable are actually overrated if you take a closer look at what it is really like to have them. Earlier this month, my colleague Stephanie Romero wrote about a list of the most depressing jobs. I have one job from each of those lists, yet I can honestly say that I love what I do for work. In my opinion, the key to being able to love your work no matter what list or lists it appears on is finding work that fits you well. In order to find … Continue reading →

Setting it Aside for the Moment

A partnership comes with challenges as with any relationship. They say when you marry your spouse you are also marrying a family. The same is true on some level in business. If your business partner is having any family or personal issues it may have an effect on your business. Your business may suffer a time when one partner is working alone due to the other partner’s life situation. You will have to decide if that does occur if you are willing to hold down the fort or close up shop if just for a season. In addition a time … Continue reading →

Dealing With Interruptions In Your Work Day

Sometimes, it is easy to manage your time when you run a home-based business. You set your work hours, choose a planning and organizing system either on your computer or smartphone or on paper and use it religiously, and there you go. Often, things are not that simple though. Your work time becomes riddled with interruptions and your non-work time also gets invaded by work-related interruptions. What is a home-based professional to do about all of these interruptions – the emails, phone calls, and even mail and package deliveries that seem like small things but can really eat into your … Continue reading →

Is Your Home-Based Work Working for Your Family?

Working from home can be a wonderful way for parents to make staying home to care for children make economic sense for their families. Although that is a good thing, it can sometimes be difficult for a parent who is staying home to raise children to decide how to integrate working from home into the rhythm of their days. There is no one set formula for deciding how much work to take on, how many hours to work each day or each week, when to work during the day, or anything else. Add to this the fact that the appropriate … Continue reading →

Diary of a Work-at-Home Mom Part 10

This evening is the last evening of our vacation. We will be enjoying breakfast with my dad, my sister, and her fiancee before we hit the road for a five hour drive home tomorrow. As I think about returning home after this vacation, I am unsure about how I will feel once I am back home. We have enjoyed our time here, but it is quite possible that I will welcome a return to our usual schedule. When we return home, I will be returning to my normal work schedule. There is plenty of work waiting for me when I … Continue reading →