Breakdancing Babies are here!

Too Cute!!! A great laugh for any mommy... or anyone who appreciates dancing babies!

A Sad Day... The Loss of Two Legends

It always surprises me how I react to the news of a dying celebrity since I don't follow movie actors or musicians all that closely. I'm more of a news junkie than anything else and cried for 2 days when my beloved Tony Snow passed away not so very long ago.

Hearing the shocking news of Michael Jackson's passing has me feeling down and yet I didn't buy his music or follow his career. Really all I knew of him were the hideous tabloids that have plagued his image for over a decade. They made me ill and I say that not knowing how much of the claims he was charged with were truth or fiction. I don't need to know, don't care to know... regardless of what the real story is, it's a sad one.

Then there's Farrah Facett. I didn't follow her career either, but did see a segment of her battle with cancer. Just enough to break my heart. The sound of a strong woman coming from a frail body... it was evident that her battle for life wouldn't be a long one.

In any case, I'd like to express my deepest sympathies to both families. It's really sad even for a mom like myself who knew very little about either individual.

Storage Solutions for Gardening Moms

I absolutely love the garden sheds at Tigersheds.com! Seriously, they're stunning for a shed and how often have you heard the words stunning and shed in the same sentence? lol Additionally they're affordable. If you're an avid gardener or just have a lot of outdoor tools and supplies to store outside your home, this is a great option that will only add beauty to your property.

When I was a kid, my father had the ugliest green metal shed behind our house. It was unattractive and really didn't help the look of our lawn... in fact there was a reason he had it where he did... behind the house, well hidden by full grown bushy trees that kept eyes from focusing too closely on the unit. If only he'd had one of these handsome wooden garden sheds.

If you're looking to buy garden sheds, and you're in the UK, be sure to take a look at what's available from Tiger Sheds. They have a variety of sizes and models to choose from all with a nice warm colored finish that actually match our deck work. A garden shed will give your tools and supplies a new home, out of the reach of little hands and will serve to help you keep house and home in good order.

Tigersheds.com also offers attractive log cabin style storage sheds, many of which offer larger windows and windowed doors. So, depending on what you're looking for, the log cabins might be a better fit for you. A couple of the log cabins would even make fun play houses for children. They are that nice! Who would have guessed that a storage unit could look so good?

I guess I just didn't realize that anything intended for storage, could look nice! I just wasn't raised that way! lol My in-laws have a beautiful storage gazebo in their yard, but they built it themselves. It was their own design, a trip to the store for all the materials, and a lot of work, but yes it is nice. Tiger Sheds offers equally nice units, and no engineering or architectural design skills on your behalf required! Very cool!

Interesting Read for Mom's Looking for WAH Possibilities

I say possibilities since we're not all looking to work for someone else... some of us are happier working for ourselves. I haven't read every piece on this site, but did find what I did read exceptionally interesting. It's really one person's perspective on working from home with links embedded in a variety of areas. This site is probably serves as a work from home venture for it's owner and there's not a thing wrong with that! However, it's important to consider this possibility before reading through the articles. If the author tries to steer you towards a particular business opportunity for example, be sure to research it independently to be sure it is the right fit for you. With that said, I do believe this writing mom's intentions are good.

What I appreciate about the Home Jobs for Mom website is the coverage of topics that seem to apply to most women who would find themselves on my own blog. There is even a job page, but please follow all leads you may find there with the best of discretion. One good rule of thumb is that you should never be asked for banking information or money for a job offer. If it's a business opportunity you will likely be asked to pay a start up fee, which is all together different. Such fees often go towards paying for your start up materials, possibly even products, and sometimes even your own website.

Ok ladies... venture on with me as we read through the Home Jobs for Mom site and tell me what you think!

Musician Mommies?

If you're reading my blog you're probably a mom. I wonder how many of my readers are musicians or women who are looking to learn to play an instrument? Most of us have children who either play an instrument or who will at some time take music lessons. What does this all amount too? The need for instruments! lol

Reverb is currently offering musicians in all shapes, sizes, and musical abilities with great savings on high quality musical instruments. I'm currently taking a look at their musical instrument shop and thinking about my own children. My husband is a drummer and we currently have 3 drums sets in our basement. Fortunately only one is assembled! lol Our children are definitely interested in music, but we're in those early stages of knowing where to focus their attention. They currently seem equally interested in drums and guitar, so which way to go is the current question at hand.

My husband has played in bands for years and years, although in the 14 years I've known him, he's only been playing with a band for 2 1/2. So he took a bit of a break upon meeting me. His current band is amazing! It's so important or maybe better said, essential to his happiness that his children are musically inclined! lol Not that we have a lot of control over this, but the fact that they are interested in playing thrills him to no end.

Drums would be his first choice for the kids, but if they opt for a guitar, there's a good chance they'll eventually want to buy electric guitar's as that's what they've been exposed to. My daughter has also expressed an interest in learning keyboard, which would be my choice too, if I were so inclined to take up lessons.

Reverb is currently offering a Summer sale with savings up to 50% on select items. Just to clarify, this isn't a children's music store... it offers something for everyone... yes, even moms! If you're a professional musician or just someone wanting to make some noise, you'll find great prices on essentials and those not so essential items that you've been dreaming of purchasing. What if that must have item is on sale? Maybe you should look!

Earning Money Through Google Adsense

If you're a blog or website owner, you can make a nice side-income (some even do better than that) with Google Adsense. It's so simple to get started and in fact if you're blogging through a Blogspot blog, you are given the tools directly from your template to insert an Adsense widget.

I've been using Adsense for several years and it's been very reliable. I will caution that users should be sure they're familiar with all of Adsense's terms of service as I've seen many well-meaning bloggers lose their accounts. Just be sure you never solicit clicks for example, but beyond that there are other no-no's that many people don't realize until their accounts are permanently suspended.

With that said I found an article that presents the case for using Google Adsense as an income stream quite nicely and I wanted to share it here: the Work from Home Resource Blog has an article titled: "Google Adsense Revenue- Another Income Stream" .

Google Adsense's TOS has rules about what you can and cannot disclose about your revenues and since I'll confess that I can't recall what those rules are... I'm going to play it safe and just report that I make a little every month. lol You're paid upon reaching $100 and I've never done that in just one month, but that is my goal. It's all about knowing what to write about, where and how to display your ads, and attracting a steady audience to your site. Don't make Adsense your only income source, but add it to whatever it is you're doing and see where it takes you!

Good luck!

UK Moms... Start Saving on Water Heatering Products and Pest Control!

Moms have many important jobs in life, one of which is keeping the families finances in balance. When we're looking for household essentials, it's helpful to know where to shop. If you're currently in the market for water heaters for your home or business... Hygeine Supplies Direct has an impressive inventory, offering unbeatable prices... in fact they guarantee that if you find the same item at another online retailer for less, they'll match that price. I'd never visited the UK's leading online retailer until today and I have to tell you... I really enjoyed navigating the site. I've never found so many options for kettles, beverage heaters, hand wash heaters, water filter kettles and even water coolers.

The water heaters are prevalent on the site... in a wide variety of models and all come with a 30 day money back guarantee. This site provides a very useful tool next to each product giving you a quick overview of where the unit featured is best suitable. For example, is the unit wall mounted or free standing? You'll know at a single glance of the blue checked boxes indicating which features to expect from the unit you're considering.

Then there's the pest control department which I'm particularly interested in. My kids have been coming home from Summer activities covered in bug bites. I can't always control what happens to them when they're not under my wing, but those itchy insect bites only serve as reminder to the fact that mom hasn't found a pest control solution at home. Hsdonline has everything from fly swatters to a bed bug spray. Thankfully we don't have a need to control bed bugs in our home, but did you know such a product was even available? I didn't.

Our big issue this year is mosquitoes; the diseases they can carry are nothing to mess around with. I have a friend infected with West Nile Virus. She's been sick for many months and her unpleasant illness has made me a bit paranoid about these nasty insects. Fortunately, hsdonline sells a variety of products specifically designed to repel and destroy mosquito's. They offer an insect repellent which is advertised as the best to be found. Sounds good to me!

Hsdonline offers pest control for anything and everything you might find lurking in your garden, in your kitchen and as mentioned before, even under your mattress! I also wanted to mention their humane animal traps. My neighbor used to own one of those special cages to trap rabbits who wished to dine on his flower garden and shrubs. He was a good guy who believed in relocating these cute little critters to another side of town rather than sentencing them to a senseless death. I love rabbits... can you tell? : ) In fact I had the pleasure of finding a young bunny bouncing through my lawn just this morning and it made my day!

A Telecommuting Funny

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