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One of the hardest things to do is finding the strength to stand up and begin again after experiencing a devastating situation.  Whether your business is going south, a new product bombed, or if you are facing a personal setback.  This is something I personally have been going thru with my divorce.  I admit that when you are experiencing hard times, sometimes you need to take a break to reflect, heal, and find the learning in the situation.  But it’s what you do next that really matters. Do you hide in a closet and dwell in your pain?  Or do you look deep inside yourself, find your courage, and step forward?

I actually was so devastated with my divorce I took a corporate job for 6 weeks just to get a paycheck and not have to think.  And while it was what I needed mentally at the time, I found myself feeling guilty.  Those 4 walls of that corporate office were fencing me in.  And I felt God calling me to step up to the plate, be brave, and get back in action. So here I am back to motivate, courage, and inspire.  And what’s funny, is how all of you have given so much back to me in the process.

My faith has been such a comfort during this time.  I felt God telling me “I will take care of you”.  This morning I heard the words, “Remember who you  are” from Lion King.  I also thought back to the words of Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz saying “I had the power all along within me”.

I realized that I was making a choice about whether I was “ready” to claim my power again or play victim.  Today I chose to reclaim my power.  And it feels good.

What have you been through in life and business that really knocked you down?  How did you find the courage to recover and get back in the game?

Wishing you all strength and courage in your journey.  Be bold, step out, and SHINE!

Kristie T

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Okay, I thought I had this puppy proofing the office thing down. My little puppy is so darn smart. Ginger looks for the second I leave my seat pulled out and jumps right on my desk to get anything she can get her hands on.

She chewed up and destroyed my cell phone.
She took my wedding ring and put it outside on the patio (fun night the family spent looking for it - not!)

So I cleared everything I thought was within puppy height out of reach. I cleared the bottom 2 shelves of my bookshelf. And do you know that little dog can now jump, grab books off my top shelf, and chew them up?

I’m gonna have to gate up my office. Don’t know what else to do?

Any more tips on puppy proofing the office? Geez. I thought child proofing the office was bad.

Anyone else suffering from pet sabotage of your home business empire?

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Neat! Seems our mom blog has the right stuff. Mother’s Day Central has named Kristie T’s Home Business blog as one of the Top 100 Mom Blogs. YEAH! Thanks to all of our readers for your readership and spreading the word about our blog. We appreciate you!

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Last Wednesday was my birthday. I had a plethora of client projects going on. And there’s always things on the to do list. Some of my friends were asking me, “Kristie, are you going to work on your birthday?”

So, I decided to take my birthday off. And MAN did I have a great day. I went boating with some business friends of mine. We cruised on Lake Michigan to Kenosha. Then we grabbed a bit to eat at Chops. I had the salmon and the most incredible potatoes with bacon, cheese, and the works. YUM!

Then when I got home I was greeting with gorgeous peach roses from my mom (Mom - I love you! Thanks!). And my awesome husband baked me a cake. (Wow was that awesome - totally blew me away!). It even was decorated with my new “forever age” of 34. (decided that was a good age to stop at *grin).

And to top it all off, I got the biggest pile of birthday cards. It’s funny, this year since I got big into sending cards and things to build the relationships in my life, now I get WAY more cards too. And it’s FUN! I never felt more loved in my life.

I had a very happy “34th” birthday! You don’t work on your bday do you? Hope when it’s your birthday that you take the day off too!

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Hey work at home moms — what do you do with your kids in the summer to keep them busy? Do you send them to summer camps? Do you get the season tickets to the local pool? Keeping the kids happy and entertained during the summer is challenging, especially when you work from home. If the kids aren’t happy, you won’t be happy, and then you won’t be able to work.

We do a lot of playdates at our house. We go to the library and get books. We rent movies. And the kids LOVE being on the computer. Here’s a list of 83 Fun Summertime Activities for the Kids.

And then yesterday we did something cool - we gave the kids chores. But instead of telling the kids what chores they had to do, we let them take ownership in the process. We had a family meeting. We made a list together of all the chores in the house. Then we let the kids pick which chores they wanted to do.

Here is a free chore chart for the kids to help them keep track of their chores.

I am SO surprised how much they enjoyed being part of the planning process. And so far, it’s day 2, they are still happily pitching in doing chores.

Do your kids do chores? How do you assign what they do? How do you keep your kids entertained during the summer?

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Just to let you all know I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth, or gotten bored with my blog. I just needed to take a little personal time out. I LOVE my work and helping all of you. And it was high time to take a break and focus on family and give back a bit to them. I feel so thankful to have a career that let’s me take some “chill time” when I need to.

Anyway, I missed you all very much. And I wanted to let you know “I’m back”.

Hope everything is good with you.

Let’s stir up some fun and make money together… *grin*

Love you all bunches!

Your work at home mom friend,
Kristie T

Kristie T

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Webmomz is excited to announce the winner of our Webmomz 2007 Business Grant - Mary Redmon.

Mary is the founder of , e-Balance, Inc., an online company that specializes in balancing (reconciling) personal, small-business and corporate checking accounts.

Her companty, e-Balance, Inc. balances your bank accounts for you and guarantees three-business-day period or the service is FREE.

Part of Mary’s vision was to provide jobs for moms who want to work from home. e-Balance, Inc. offers stay-at-home moms a solid, reliable work-at-home opportunities with room for advancement.

So congratulations again to Mary! A job well done! We are excited to hear more about how you’re after company is coming along! You can learn more about Mary’s business online at e-BalanceInc.com.

=> See story of our 2007 Business Grant Winner here:

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There’s a new hot spot on the net you’ll want to check out. It’s call Compass Life Designs. It’s a terrific free community just for women that has incredible information, resources, and support for creating a happy life and fulfilling work. (We could all use a little of that huh?)

They’ve got an incredible line up of experts on hand. And I’m darn excited to share that I have been asked to be a Compass Life Design featured small business expert for their home business column.

It’s like flipping thru the pages of your favorite women’s magazine - only you can do it online without getting a paper cut! You’ll find advice on abundance, prosperity, beauty and style, careers, dreams, financial success, health & fitness, home management, parenting, relationships, self care, small business, spirit and inspiration and more!

It’s founded by Kim Fulcher, America’s Reinvention Coach.

Check it out at CompassLifeDesigns.com!

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Webmomz is thrilled to be featured in this month’s cover story of Costco Connection magazine entitled, “Moms in Business“. The article features the work at home advice from myself and other mom entrepreneur experts including Ellen Parlapiano and Patricia Cobe (authors of the book Momspreneurs Online - which I am a contributing author to)

Read about successful mom business owners including:

- Julie Steele - inventor of the No Squeeze Juice Box
- Susan Dunk - inventor of the Toddler Coddler
- Laurie Zerga - inventor of Culinary Camp
- Marina Westerdahl - inventor of Comfy Crawlers padded pants for crawling babies
- Tamara Monosoff - author of The Mom Inventors Handbook and Secrets of Millionaire Moms
- Denise Marshall - inventor of the Mac and Cool, a dish that speeds cooling time of hot meals

Click to read the Moms in Business article from Costco Connection Magazine.

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You guys are terrific! Because of you, I was nominated - and WON - the title of WAHM MVP on the WAHMTalkRadio contest with Kelly McCausey.
So thank you so much to all of you who sent in your votes, the wonderful testimonies, and made this happen. I am so honored and thankful. You are the BEST!

Listen to my interview with Kelly on this week’s WAHMTalkRadio here.

Kristie T

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