I was going to name this post “I Love Nicole!”, but didn’t figure it would be a big traffic draw, so I went with the next best thing I could think of: “Help For Your Online Business“.

I have been networking with Nicole Dean online for years now. I have watched her grow from a struggling work-at-home-mom to a professional business woman. She never ceases to amaze me with her caring personality and knowledge.  So when Nicole posted What are Successful WAHMs Doing that you Aren’t?, I paid attention and finally decided that I needed some coaching from this woman.

One hour into my coaching with Nicole Dean and I am PUMPED and feeling optimistic about the future of my work-at-home career.  I already have a better understanding on things like finding a profitable niche market, why I need aweber email services, how to draw and keep website traffic, and what to do with all my not-so-successful endeavors so far.  Most of all, I know she will hold me accountable and make me stay focused.

You may be wondering why networking with and watching Nicole grow her business didn’t help me learn all these things before.  Yeah, well, me too.  Her answer to me was “because you weren’t ready”.  Now, I’m ready!!

This morning, I was introduced to the concept of prepaid Visa cards for teens.  They say it is a good combination of giving teens some financial responsibility and monitoring where and how much they can spend. 

Since I don’t have teenagers, I’m not sure what I think about the idea.  On one hand, I’ve seen the financial damage that credit cards can do, and wouldn’t want to teach my children to use them.  On the other hand, we have turned into a society that doesn’t use cash much any more and debit cards are the new financial future.  Is this financial education or not? 

On the monitoring platform, I might have to agree that it is a beneficial concept.  The thought of handing my son cash as a teenager, and not knowing exactly where it goes, frightens me! 

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The website lists benefits for both parents and teens. I’d love to hear what you think!!!

Get out of bed.  Wake the children.  Get them breakfast.  Get dressed.  Take them to the bus.  Come home.  Grab coffee.  Start laundry. Start working.  Grab a snack when you realize that you haven’t eaten yet.  Keep working/cleaning until the kids come home.  Grab another snack.  Eat food while you’re preparing dinner.  Then eat dinner.  Help the kids with homework.  Get the kids ready for bed.  Crash on the couch with a glass of wine.

This is what my day tends to look like.  Not only am I spending too much time in an office chair and not scheduling time for exercise, I’m not eating right.  Lack of exercise plus a poor diet equals big butt! 

Remember my Bikinis & Diet Plans post from early this summer?  Well, I still want to be able to wear that bikini come next June (and not scare people while wearing it)!  Sometimes it’s just so hard to exercise and eat right while being so busy!

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I need to work on getting that exercise routine going again.  I have to schedule it or I’ll never do it.  And I have to start eating regular meals.  My poor metabolism is so confused it doesn’t know what to do. 

What fun!

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