May

19

Quick Tips for the Single Mom: SAH

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May 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Stay-at-home mothers are very busy, even when all of their children are in school all day. Stay at home single moms are even busier, because their is no one there to help them out.
Here are just a few tips to make your day a little easier:
1. Get ready for your day while your children are [...]

May

5

Quick Tips for the Single Mom: The Stay-At-Home Mom

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May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment

As a SAHM, you have many responsibilities. While it sometimes may seem difficult to get to everything, you do have an advantage over the WAHM, or a mother who works outside of the home or goes to school.
Here are some tips to help you through your day:

Create a schedule. You can schedule meals, chores and [...]

Mar

27

Stay-At-Home Moms: The Pros and the Cons

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March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Being a stay-at-home mom is a wonderful experience, but it is not always a viable one for a single mother. In order for this to work, you must have money to live off. How you go about getting the money to do this is up to you, but it may not be easy.
Maybe you invested [...]

Feb

25

Time Management for Single Mothers Part 3: Time Alone

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February 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment

It is important to discuss what the single mother can be doing when her children are either in bed for the evening or gone. I have posts that talk about relaxing while your children are gone, but usually single mothers have things to that we must get done.
Here are some ideas for things to do when [...]

Feb

24

Time Management for Single Mothers Part 2: Children, Family and Friends

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February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment

In Time Management for Single Mothers Part 1, I discussed different ways in which we can get through our daily lives in an organized fashion. In part 2, I am going to discuss some different ways in which we can organize our time with the people that we love.
The most important aspect of our lives [...]

Feb

23

Time Management for Single Mothers Part 1: Getting Everything Ready

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February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Mornings can be a very hectic time for the single mother. There is no help in getting yourself and/or your children out the door. This can make mornings very stressful for your family, whether you work outside the home or not.
Creating a routine for you and your children can be very helpful in relieving the [...]

Nov

25

Single Mothers Homesteading

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November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Are you tired of:

City Life?
Chemical laden foods?
Utility bills that are to high?
Wastefulness?
Your neighbors partying late at night, even when you have to get up early the next morning for work or school?

I am tired of all of these things and more. Right now, however, I cannot afford to move my daughter and I to a [...]

Nov

13

Helpful Information for the Single Parent

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November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Here are some articles from Living the Low-Income Life that may be useful to you. They are originally from my Low-Income site, so they may seem dated. However, the concepts themselves still apply. I am closing the site. The blog above gets a lot more traffic than the site does, and I will save money if [...]

Aug

18

Scheduling Time for Yourself

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August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Stay-at-home mothers need to have at least a small break every day, especially if they are also single. Taking care of our children is the most important job that we will ever have, but to do this well, we should be able to take a break each day so that we may relax and get our thoughts [...]