What to do on the weekends, when you are a single mother on a budget can seem like a very difficult thing to answer. But in reality there is actually alot of things we can do with out having to spend alot of money and still keep the kids entertained. Here are some things that I have found keep my kids happy and entertained and are mostly free or low cost. I hope these can help you bring a little fun back into your life.
1. Never underestimate the fun of a good old fashioned playground. Kids will love it and it is a great way them to release energy and stress.
2. The beach is always free to go into, stock up on some cold drinks to prevent dehydration when it's hot out. Other than that, grab your swimsuits, sunscreen and have a great day out!
3. Movies, dollar theaters and drive in theaters. I recommend drive-ins because it is the most economic way of seeing new releases. Make some homemade popcorn, grab some juices or drinks at the local dollar store and make for a great night.
4. Take a walk around your neighborhood, always a good way to burn some calories, release some stress and talk with the kids about their day.
5. The local library, is a great place to go. There you can checkout books, magazines, and even rent out numerous movies all for free!
6. Ice cream shop, it's hot..the kids are moody..ice cream has soothing effects with children.
7. Board games..make it a monopoly night who doesn't love monopoly?
These are just a few ideas for having a good weekend on a budget with your kiddos.
Hope you enjoy them and create a few of your own too.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
You can't force a man to be a father. Life lessons.
One of the hardest parts of being a single mother, for me has been dealing with the Ex. He is not the type of person one may call easy to deal with. Aside from the fact that he has serious problems in his life that he needs help with, he has never really been there. We have been to court, he has filed for custody of my son in order to escape his child support responsibilities. After all the court visits and his failure to even appear in court, the judge finally said some words to me that just clicked in my head. "You can't force a man to be a father." At the time I had not realized it, but for the sake of my son have his dad around this was exactly what I was trying to do. And after years of him popping in and out of my sons life. Playing with my sons emotions, I have decided that I am no longer forcing anything to happen. I have all the rights towards my son nowadays but not by choice, he just does not want to be present. After I stopped feeling bad that my son did not have his daddy to share things with, I realized that my son does have me. And I get to watch him grow, I get the kisses, I get the hugs, I get the love. I am perfectly fine with that nowadays. Besides that, I rather be the one doing this than putting my son in any kind of danger as he would be with his father who is not mentally/physically stable. As hard as it may be, to be a single mom, sometimes you gotta take a long hard look realistically at the situation and see if all that arguing and going back and forth to court is worth it. Now by all means, if the father actually wants to be involved that is a great blessing. But for those of us who know what a dead beat dad is, stop forcing it to happen. You will reap the rewards and time and child support will eventually catch up with him. No matter how hard things get, never stop trying and never give up. Your child has you, he needs you. Be there.
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If you are struggling to make ends meet and would like a little help with some extra income, working from home feel free to check out my website and get started with a great legitimate company.
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Monday, October 22, 2012
Working from home and loving it!!
Hi there, so I have recently decided to become a stay at home mom and I am always on the lookout for legitimate ways I can make extra income for my household. I recently began working with Motor Club of Amerca (MCA). And I really enjoy doing this from the comfort of my own home. It is a really simple and easy to do job. Basically you are informing people about the benefits of this great Motor Club, such as Roadside Assistance, Travel Assistance, Emergency Towing, Dental, Pharmacy and Vision discounts and much more. This is a great company that offers the flexibility to work from home basically copying and pasting ads online promoting the business. The best part of all is for every person you refer to the program you get $80 commision. Now this is not a get rich quick scheme or a make a million overnight deal. This is true legit work. Just promoting the benefits of this awesome plan. Check out this video on my site for more information and feel free to contact me at Yarissabella@yahoo.com if you would like to get started. I offer training and you also get a free website to promote your online business. http://mcaworkforce.com/?a=14384
Surviving the Holidays as a single mom
For the past 6 years I have had to figure out how to make the holidays happen in my household. Being a single mother has got to be the hardest job in the world. But at the same time, it is also the most rewarding job. I have come up with a list of things I do every year to make things happen so that my children can have a sense of happiness. stability and tradition in their lives, even though we no longer live in the "traditional household." These things have helped me tremendously and I hope they also help you. Nothing is impossible as long as you set your heart to it. Your children deserve the best of you every day.
1. The most important thing I have learned is to start buying Christmas presents early, around September/October is a good time to set lay away plans at stores and to start buying things little by little so that you don't get overwhelmed with everything you have to buy.
2. As far as Thanksgiving Dinner goes, I like to buy my turkey a few weeks ahead of time. If there is a Walmart Supercenter near you, That is one of the best and most economic places to buy your Thanksgiving meal.
3. Create your own traditions. So maybe daddy is not around this year and it is up to you to make things happen. Relax you can do this, throw out all the traditional ideas of how holidays should be spent and spend them in a way that makes you and your kids happy. You don't have to travel if you cannot afford it, you dont' have to buy the whole extended family presents if you cannot afford it. The holidays are about love and giving thanks. And sometimes it is perfectly fine to celebrate a quite dinner at home with the kids. I cook every Thanksgiving in my small little apartment and me and my kids watch movies, then we go and see the Christmas lights that night. In tradition we also put up out Little Christmas tree. Everybody is happy. And I am peaceful.
4. Budget now for the holiday season. If you simply are not making ends meet now matter how much you are trying, consider a work from home opportunity that offers you that extra income plus the chance to stay home with your babies. Check out my work from home website with a real legitimate company that I work for myself. http://ntpowerteam1.weebly.com/
5. Understand that the holidays do not need to be perfect. They just need to be enjoyable. And this is your chance to get creative and think outside the box. You can do anything you want now. Your single mother status comes with alot of responsibility, but it also comes with alot of freedom. Freedom to choose how you raise your babies, freedom to sleep in, freedom to stay home with them, freedom to go out and find new and exciting things for you and your family to enjoy.
I hope you and your family have a great holiday season, please make sure you continue to read my blog for new tips and survival strategies for us single mothers. Keep doing what you do, because at the end of the day you get the best reward of all, your babies kisses.
Hugs,
Noraima Torres
http://ntpowerteam1.weebly.com/
1. The most important thing I have learned is to start buying Christmas presents early, around September/October is a good time to set lay away plans at stores and to start buying things little by little so that you don't get overwhelmed with everything you have to buy.
2. As far as Thanksgiving Dinner goes, I like to buy my turkey a few weeks ahead of time. If there is a Walmart Supercenter near you, That is one of the best and most economic places to buy your Thanksgiving meal.
3. Create your own traditions. So maybe daddy is not around this year and it is up to you to make things happen. Relax you can do this, throw out all the traditional ideas of how holidays should be spent and spend them in a way that makes you and your kids happy. You don't have to travel if you cannot afford it, you dont' have to buy the whole extended family presents if you cannot afford it. The holidays are about love and giving thanks. And sometimes it is perfectly fine to celebrate a quite dinner at home with the kids. I cook every Thanksgiving in my small little apartment and me and my kids watch movies, then we go and see the Christmas lights that night. In tradition we also put up out Little Christmas tree. Everybody is happy. And I am peaceful.
4. Budget now for the holiday season. If you simply are not making ends meet now matter how much you are trying, consider a work from home opportunity that offers you that extra income plus the chance to stay home with your babies. Check out my work from home website with a real legitimate company that I work for myself. http://ntpowerteam1.weebly.com/
5. Understand that the holidays do not need to be perfect. They just need to be enjoyable. And this is your chance to get creative and think outside the box. You can do anything you want now. Your single mother status comes with alot of responsibility, but it also comes with alot of freedom. Freedom to choose how you raise your babies, freedom to sleep in, freedom to stay home with them, freedom to go out and find new and exciting things for you and your family to enjoy.
I hope you and your family have a great holiday season, please make sure you continue to read my blog for new tips and survival strategies for us single mothers. Keep doing what you do, because at the end of the day you get the best reward of all, your babies kisses.
Hugs,
Noraima Torres
http://ntpowerteam1.weebly.com/
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