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This post is a guest post from Mike Reeves-McMillan, who also writes about stress management and other personal development topics at his blog, Living Skillfully.

When you’re juggling a lot of different responsibilities, it’s easy for motivation to slip. You seem to spend your whole day lurching from crisis to crisis, only to come to the end of the day without much of a sense of achievement. What to do?

Here’s a technique which I call two-level goals.

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Being a stay-at-home parent, as many of you are probably aware, is no picnic. Sure you get to spend all day with your kids and there are certainly benefits, like seeing all their firsts and watching them miraculously grow from crying, feeding, sleeping dependents into actual little people with comprehensible thoughts and emotions.

But the parent who goes off to work each day will probably never understand that while they get breaks and leave their work at the office when they log out, you are on the clock 24/7. And it can be even more difficult if you decide to embark upon a course in homeschooling. Trying to juggle your everyday household duties (cleaning, shopping, errands, food preparation, etc.) with the demands of being a teacher and a parent can sometimes leave you feeling like a sinking ship. But there are ways to swim to the surface, stay afloat, and head for calmer waters.

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This post is a guest post by Laurie Neumann, a home business coach from the Christian Home Business Connection.

Many homeschool moms look for ways to earn some extra income and ease the financial burdens of their family.  But homeschool moms are also very busy people.  They are not only homeschooling their children, but running them to different activities plus keeping up the house, the shopping, and a host of other things.  To even think of them adding a job to their schedule is unimaginable for most women.

Well, there is another way!  A home based business can prove to be a such a blessing to the homeschool mom as well as her family.  It allows her to contribute to the family finances and eases some of the stress from her husband.  What woman doesn’t want to do that?

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The idea for this post came from my own two children, who desperately want a Nintendo DS lite. Much to their disgust, I tend not to buy them anything they want. I told them they needed to earn their own money so they can buy it themselves.

My children’s pocket money still has to come out of the family budget, so I’d still be indirectly paying for their gadgets. I suggested to them that they earn the money by writing. Sneaky, aren’t I? I know most homeschooling mums will say that their children don’t like writing, and mine are no different. However, with the thought of a sparkling new DS in front of them, they approached it with gusto, particularly my 9 year old. So, what did they write?

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As you’d be well aware, a good chunk of my online income comes from writing web content.

I was sitting back with my cuppa this morning, perusing my paypal account, and I discovered that, although the month is only three quarters through, my income from writing has, for the first time since I started taking it seriously,  exceeded double my usual monthly income from my part time “out of the home” job.

Keep in mind that this is writing part time, while I’m looking after my two children and taking them to homeschooling excursions. So, it’s very much a viable option for mums who want to earn from home while they’re caring for a family. I will admit, though, that the housework isn’t always up to date, and I’m often working late at night. I’d rather put up with that than have to find work outside the home.

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When you’re building your website, it’s vital that you have good content, to make it worthwhile for your visitors to stay. Articles, videos and even reviews of useful products will make sure they learn something new when they visit your site.

But, how does your website look? I guess if you’re in a serious type of niche, such as business, a sensible looking site is okay, but it could still be improved by an attractive header. If you’re in a non business niche – weight loss, dog training or any other niche – a good looking header will improve the appearance of your site, and make the visit visually pleasing.

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