Tip # 1

Tip for mothers:

Keep them busy while they're awake. Work when they're asleep. It's less house cleaning :)

The Quilting Bee Family Now on Etsy

I'm so excited! I've discovered that I can put my hand made items on Etsy, and they sell them for me. It's already high ranking in the search engines, it's easy to use, and not expensive at all. So now I have more time with my children, and less time trying to get visitors to my site. Doesn't that just sound great?

Being a mother, it seems I don't have a moment to spare through the day, so when I found Etsy so easy to use, I was delighted. I can list 3 or 4 items in the time it takes me to edit and upload the pictures for one item on my own site. That means I can get more done faster. Anything that saves time is a welcome break for me.

Now don't get the impression that I'm abandoning the quiltingbeefamily.com website. No way! Etsy only allows me to sell things I've made myself. So for the rest of the family's creations, I need my own web store. Feel free to visit either of the sites. Selling things online has been a great way for me to be at home with my children and still help with the household expenses. And let me tell you, it's not headache free, but it's worth it once you get it figured out.

Work at Home

Work at home doesn't mean you have to have a paying job. Any mother knows that keeping up a home is a lot of work. For a stay at home mother, there's a lot more to it than just being home. The word "mother" tells that there are children to be taken care of, fed, clothed, cleaned up after, and brought up properly besides the keeping up of the home. So instead of naming this blog "Stay at Home Mother" I have called it "Work at Home Mother" because that is what a mother does. Visit us often for tips on cleaning, laundry, meal planning, recipes, and other interesting tid bits that may interest a work at home mother.

The Laundry Solution

If you asked me what the hardest thing about running a home is I would have to say it's the laundry. Day in and day out people around here are wearing clothes, and getting them dirty too. If I could find a way to get to the top (or the bottom) of that mountain in the laundry room...

Here is my best solution. GET UP AND DO IT. Wishing it was done doesn't do the trick.

Next, be grateful that we have such fine things to wear, and children to dress, of course. Gratitude can brighten any job.

Involve the children. They can fold clothing and they all know where their clothes go, they're the ones that get them out every day. Children can also carry laundry to the laundry room. They can change batches under supervision. You don't have to do it all yourself.

Fast Easy Delicious Strawberry Cheese Cake

Six simple ingredients. Perfect for kids cooking. A favorite for the whole family. Makes 3 pies in just 10 min.

You will need:

• 3 packages of cream cheese (warmed to room temperature)
• 16 oz frozen whipped topping (thawed in the refigerator)
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 3 graham cracker crusts
• fresh strawberries
• 1 box strawberry Danish Dessert

1. Make sure the whipped topping is thawed and the cream cheese is room tempurature for your cheese cake to be creamy and smooth.
2. Combine first three ingredients.
3. Whip until creamy and smooth.
4. Remove plastic cover from each pie crust. Keep the covers.
5. Spread cream cheese mixure into crusts.
6. Slice strawberries and arrange on top of each pie.
7. Prepare Danish Dessert according to package directions.
8. Spread 1/3 of Danish Dessert on each pie.
9. Put plastic covers back on pies.
10. Refridgerate pies unil firm. About 2 hours.

Makes 3 Pies. Preptime: 10min.

The Secrets of Getting Three Square Meals a Day Without the Hassle and Expense

Have you ever rushed to the store, but didn't have time to plan the grocery list before you left? It's easy to get caught in the rush of trying to get ready to leave: looking for lost shoes, washing little faces, picking up dirty socks, finding the car keys, making peace between siblings, and finally getting everyone into their car seats. Now you've made it to the store, but don't have a clue what to buy because you don't know what your making for dinner. Every one is hungry and their begging to buy everything. So you load up on quick ready-made junk food. Then head for the check out before some one starts screaming. You hope that today you can make it out of the store while things are calm and you are still in control of the situation.

Then the total. It hits you every time. How expensive can it get? You know there has to be a better way. So you resolve to plan ahead next time. You are determined to plan the meals and grocery list carefully before going to the store again. But you get home. Baby's crying. Brother stubs his toe. Sister is unwrapping everything that looks good. By the time you get the groceries all hauled in and put away, the idea of planning ahead has been completely forgotten. Maybe after the children are in bed and the house is quiet you'll do that planning you were planning to do.

Now that their all asleep your ready to plan the meals, right? No, it has entirely left your mind. Breakfast is the farthest thing from your mind as you sink exhausted into your bed.

Don't you wish that planning could all be done for you, the lists written and ready to go? Now they are. For 100 days every meal is already planned and the grocery lists prepared. Now you know just what to buy and what to make for every meal for 100 days. Get your Menu in a Box and cut the worry, hassle, and expense of getting healthy meals to your family three times a day.