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How to Balance the Work At Home Mom Life
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How to Balance the Work at Home Mom Life

I never thought I’d be a working mom. Let alone a work at home mom. I knew I’d always find ways to make a little money to add to our finances on the side, but this life I’m living. I never imagined it. Here I am, though, trying to figure out how to balance it […]

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Influencer Marketing for Dummies
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Influencer Marketing for Dummies Review + WIN a copy of the book!

I received the Influencer Marketing for Dummies book for free. This review is 100% my own thoughts and opinions.  As many of you know, I started going back to school in the fall of 2014. I was a bit scared and nervous because over the years my ideas and dreams had morphed far from what […]

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What to get your Blogger Friend for Christmas

So it’s December, and you’re down to the last few people on your Christmas list. What do you get that one friend – the blogger friend – maybe it’s your spouse (hint hint Mark…), or a sister, maybe your sister in law, or even your mother. You want to help them pursue the dreams they […]

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Did you know I share sales?

Over the course of the past few years I’ve been trying to update the layout of Home Maid Simple to make it as user friendly to you as possible. I don’t want to overwhelm you with ads that you may not be interested in. I do like to share some sales, and companies however that […]

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Blogging Conferences: Are they important? {Think About It!}

A few months after I began blogging more for me, and less just about the kids, I heard that they had conferences for bloggers. All over the country bloggers gather together to learn, pick the minds of professionals, and network. Think About It! In just about every line of work, professionals gather together in some […]

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The Best of 2012

Yesterday I shared with you a review of our life in 2012. Today I’d like to share some of the favorite blog posts. I’ll start with the reader favorites. These are the posts that were visited most frequently in 2012 (minus any giveaway posts). After (sort of) Kitchen We started our year with a kitchen remodel. […]

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Blogging VS Broadcast Media {Think About It}

  Thanks for joining Home Maid Simple, Mumfection, and Tim and Angi’s blog for our weekly Think About it Thursday. Each week we discuss a thought provoking topic. Sometimes they’re serious, others are funny – but we hope they all make you think! In a world of daily grind, we often just go through actions […]

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Blogathon Bash Wrap Up #blogathon2

Wow! What a wild and crazy blogging weekend! I am so glad I participated in this blogathon. I got so much work done behind stage here at Home Maid Simple!  I got some personal goals accomplished, like weeding through all my emails, organizing my schedule, writing up some rough drafts, brainstorming post ideas, and scheduling […]

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Blogathon Bash – Kick Off Post

This weekend I’m taking part in a Blogathon Bash. All weekend long a bunch of bloggers are taking time to focus on their blogs big time. Working on new posts, cleaning up blog designs, and promoting posts through social media outlets.  Here at Home Maid Simple, I’m going to focus on writing many posts and […]

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