It's been quite a while since I've been in here and just wanted to say "hi." I hope you've been doing well. Take care.
Enjoy the rest of your week! Oh yeah, feel free to add me to your friends list if you so wish. I already added you to mine.
I really like your site here, your posts are very interesting. May I add you to my friends list so I can be sure to drop back now and again?
As I mentioned before, congrats on the new addition. I hope you enjoy the rest of your week.
My tween and I enjoy doing these each year....to add to our tree and to give as gifts. We have so much fun! Just wanted to share! My friends passed these on to me, and I am sharing them with you! Have FUN!
In this posting there are recipes for:
Bake Art Dough
Scented Cinnamon Ornaments
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Bake-Art Dough
4 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
1 cup salt
1 ½ cups water
Blend flour and salt, add water and stir. When water is mixed in, shape dough into a ball. Knead dough about 5 minutes or until texture is smooth and pliable. Add more flour if dough is sticky, add more water is dough is crumbly. Roll dough out on lightly floured surface to 1/8” . Cut out ornaments and place on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for approx. 20-25 minutes. With spatula remove baked pieces to cooling rack and allow to cool completely. Store unused dough in plastic wrap. Makes approx. 3 dozen shapes.
NOTE: Bake-Art dough is for decorating purposes only such as ornaments and magnets, it is not edible.
TIPS:
To make ornaments, cut a small hole near the top of cut-out design using a straw before baking. Thread with colored ribbon if desired.
After your Bake-Art pieces are cool, decorate with non-toxic paint, glue on decorations and glitter.
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Scented Cinnamon Ornaments
4 oz Cinnamon
1 tbsp Cloves
1 tbsp Nutmeg
3/4 cup Applesauce
2 tbsp White glue
Ribbon
In medium bowl, combine cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Add
applesauce and glue; stir to combine. Work mixture with hands 2 to 3
minutes or until dough is smooth and ingredients are thoroughly
mixed. Divide into 4 portions. On floured surface, roll each portion
to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut dough with floured cookie cutters of
desired shapes. Using straw or toothpick, make a small hole in the
top of the ornament. Place cutouts on wire racks and allow to dry at
room temperature for several days or dry them in a dehydrator. Thread
ribbon through hole in ornament. DO NOT EAT. Makes about 32 (2 inch)
ornaments.
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In Friendship,
Jenn Rogers, Founder Moms United in Business, www.momsunited.biz
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This is really neat! I learned about "letterboxing" from Emphasis on Moms, http://emphasisonmo
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This is a great activity for the whole family! We are planning on giving this a try this weekend. There are actually a few letterboxes in my area.
In Friendship,
Get your business/myspace page listed in the MUIB Business Directory! The cost is $5.00 per listing via PayPal for an entire YEAR! The MUIB Business Directory (http://www.momsunited.biz) will be launched in the next few weeks. We will promote the directory through the same avenues used to promote MUIB...many online networking groups, myspace, cafemom, momzoo, through our message board, on the site, through our blog, yuwie...you get the idea!
Interested? Please email me personally at momsunited@msn.com instead of replying here due to the many responses, it is easier to keep things a bit organized!
Send me the following info:
Name of Business:
Owner:
URL:
Brief Description:
Contact Info:
Once I list your business(es) I will then send you an email requesting payment. No payment is taken before your business is listed.
Here's to our continued success, my friends!
In Friendship,
Jennifer Rogers, Founder MUIB
http://www.momsunited.biz
Please pass this along to your friends, thru myspace and any groups you are a member of! This is open to all WAHMs! However, please do not SPAM others, only post to people that you know, or are in opt in mailing lists that accept these types of emails.
Thanks so much!
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We have many exciting things going on at MUIB!
We hold a quarterly referral contest and we are looking for donations of products to be used as prizes! You do not have to be a member of MUIB, http://www.momsunited.biz, but we encourage you to do so!
Interested in joining us? Visit http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Moms_United_In_Business/
For those of you that have volunteered your products and services already, a huge thank you and I will be contacting you soon!
We are also about to launch the MUIB Member Appreciation drawing, a random drawing to be held monthly. We are also in need of prizes for this!
More contests coming soon!
What do you get in exchange for donating a prize? You will have a large ad on the main site promoting the contest you are sponsoring, with a pic and info about your products and your biz! Take a peek at the main site http://www.momsunited.biz and see our current sponsors ad!
Interested?
Contact me personally at momsunited@msn.com
In Friendship,
~Jennifer Rogers, Founder MUIB
New members seemed to be a bit overwhelmed at all we have to offer, and other members may forget everything we do offer, and potiential members are interested in learning more! So, bookmark http://moms-united.blogspot.com/2007/08/everything-you-need-to-know-about-muib.html, which has the following info!
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Moms United in Business is dedicated to supporting you both personally and professionally, it's OUR business! With so many opportunities to serve the WAHM community, we wanted to sum everything up for you in one place, to make things seem a bit less overwhelming, and make it easier to take advantage of all of the many exciting opportunities we offer to serve you!
The Official MUIB Website, http://www.momsunited.biz/
The central hotspot featuring advertising opportunities and updated happenings of MUIB.
The MUIB Networking and Support Group, http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/Moms_United_In_Business/
We offer free membership and many free advertising opportunities for active members. However, we do periodic clean sweeps and non-active members and members with email settings of no mail or special notices will be deleted (except under special circumstances...we do allow active members to take this option when needed). This is an interactive group of motivated and energetic women dedicated to supporting one another in all aspects of business and in life.
The MUIB Blog, http://moms-united.blogspot.com/, the MUIB connection to the blogging community, offering periodic updates, inspirational articles and everything in between! Be sure to sign up at the blog to receive updated posts in your inbox!
MUIB Monthly, http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/muib_monthly/.
The official newsletter of MUIB.
Our topics include important updates, free ad opportunities, paid ad opportunities, new contest info and the following topics:
MUIB Referral Contest
MUIB Member Spotlight
Moms United in Business
Moms United in Discovering the Woman Within
Moms United in Personal Growth
Moms United in Parenting
Moms United in Marriage and Relationships
Moms United in Making a House a Home
Moms United in Spiritual Growth
Moms United in Prayer
Moms United in Gratitude
Moms United in Encouragement
We accept articles in exchange for an ad in the newsletter for members and non-members as well. Free ads to active members, low cost ads for non-members.
MUIB Member Spotlight
Member is featured for one month on the main page of our site, http://www.momsunited.biz/, and on the MUIB Member Spotlight page, http://www.momsunited.biz-a.googlepages.com/muibspotlight and is also featured in the newsletter.
MUIB Referral Contest
Our referral contest is held quarterly. The MUIB member referring the most members will win the quarterly prize (which varies visit the site at http://www.momsunited.biz/ to see our current prize and deadline) and will also receive free advertising on the main site as well. Members and non-members are always welcome to submit prizes (the advantage of prize donations is that your product and site will be featured on the main site giving both you and your business more exposure!). Contact us at momsunited@msn.com if you are interested in a prize donation.
MUIB also has a VERY active MySpace page, so be sure to add us to your friends! Visit us at http://www.myspace.com/momsunitedinbusiness.
Interested in a link or banner exchange with MUIB? Visit http://www.momsunited.biz-a.googlepages.com/linktomuib.
MUIB has just launched a swap group for active members http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/MUIB_Swap_Group/:
To participate in our swaps, you must be an active member of Moms United in Business. Check us out at http://www.momsunited.biz/! How Does This Work? We exchange business cards, fillers and sample products to promote MUIB members businesses in our local communities. We work together to promote, support and network contributing the the success of all involved, both personally and professionally.
We also have two groups for posting ads and affiliate links (open to all WAHMs, not just MUIB members):
WAHM Ads Welcome, http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/WAHM_Ads_Welcome/
MUIB Biz Ops, http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/muib_biz_ops/
The only rule here is family friendly and you must be on daily digest to keep your membership, that's it!
Looking for affordable advertising, but no time to be an active member of MUIB, check out the site, http://www.momsunited.biz/ for our current ad specials!
So, here ya go! Your one stop to find out all you need to know about MUIB. Have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me!
In Friendship,
~Jennifer Rogers, Founder MUIB
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It is now after 2:30 am, and I am still up working. Why am I still awake at this ungodly hour? Little Miss and Little Princess have been giving this Mama a run for her money!
Speaking of money, I am pleased to announce I am making money online! The last couple of years I have been working in my spare time with Moms United in Business (MUIB), an organization I founded to help WAHMs network and find support and friendship all Moms at home desperately crave and need. I decided it was time I too, begin to make some money for myself!
I have found many different avenues for making money online, from writing articles to charging for advertising for ads placed on the MUIB website and newsletter for non-members (members receive free advertising, a perk for helping MUIB continue to grow and be the success it is today). I have come across a new venture I am so excited about through blogsvertise. Getting paid to do what I love to do....getting paid to blog.
Blogsvertise in my personal opinion, is a win win situation. Both parties involved get something beneficial out of the deal, and to me that's a good thing, my friends!
Blogsvertise also has an affiliate program, and as soon as I am able to get up and going in the morning (or later today I should "say") I am going to invite all of my networking contacts to join me in this new venture. If you are interested in joining me, click here!
I am always researching new avenues to make a bit of money online, and what I have found is that truly in all honesty you are going to have to work for EVERY dollar you make. I am not a very crafty Mama, and I am not into selling or making products to sell, but I do love to write and have a way with words, so writing is the avenue I have chosen to make some money. Paid surveys and such to me are a waste of time, and my precious free time is limited having to take care of my tween, my toddler and my newborn!
Well, I must close for now...Little Miss is up AGAIN...needing some Mama love! Is this child of mine teething again?????? Waking up off and on like this is just not like her!
I have started a new blog "The True Tales of a Mini Van Mama"... http://truetalesofaminivanmama.blogspot.com/
I will still of course be posting here, but this blog has so many random topics! I decided to start a blog solely for the purpose of our family life, a personal diary of sorts, so come on by!
In Friendship,
~Jenn
My Dad just called and shared the news...He and my soon-to-be StepMama have FINALLY set a date! Daddy's getting married! It's about time!
We are all so excited. They have been together for what? 6 years now? Dad just recently sold my childhood home, and I could not for the life of me, go to the house to say goodbye. So many memories there, some good that I will cherish for a lifetime, and yet others I wish I could forget. I was also about to have our newest little miracle, Sarah Nicole and I just was not up to going due to both physical and emotional reasons.
It is indeed a new beginning, for all of us. Change is indeed part of life's journey, is it not?
It is so easy to lose yourself. I have a constant struggle trying to hang on to who I am as I play out the roles in my daily life as a wife and mother. I love my husband, he is an absolute godsend, and I love my children, they are my ultimate blessings.
However, I feel deep down that I am meant to do something outside of these roles with my life. I just struggle with trying to find out what that is. I guess, deep down, we all are searching for our purpose, our destiny. It is just part of the human condition.
Being human. That's difficult sometimes, isn't it? We strive daily for perfection, only to find that no, we are not perfect. All we can do is the best we can do, and try with all of our might to accept that.
I am a perfectionist at heart. Always have been. One of my downfalls as a perfectionist is that it often leads to procrastination which then leads to paralysis. If I can't do it perfectly, then I don't do it at all.
Not a very savvy way to get things accomplished, now is it? I am trying to not be so hard on myself. To accept myself for who I am and be open to the possibilities life has to offer. If I do nothing, I have failed. Yet sometimes failure is easier to deal with then success. If we fail, we can always find someone, anyone else to blame...and usually that someone is ourselves.
I know, I for one, need to become as forgiving of myself as I am of others. To not feel guilty when I fail to be perfect.
Perfection is overrated. It is I think, easier to just be me. At least that's what I continue to tell myself.
I want to be authentic, be the woman I am meant to be, and learn to accept myself, faults and all. I think, my friends, this is going to be a lifelong process.
I am addicted to blogging. I admit it. I claim it. I love meeting new people, "hearing" ideas and comments from others, and the social interaction of all of my online endeavors.
As a SAHM, being online offers me a connection I crave with the outside world. I think at times it is the only thing that keeps me sane.
Are you addicted to blogging? Leave a comment with a link to your own blog, and I will be sure to come by for a visit!
Outside of being a wife, mother, sister, daughter and/or friend, how do you really see yourself? I ask, because we seem to get so wrapped up in our roles in life that we forget, or neglect to find out who we truly are...myself included. My husband had a friend stop by for a visit last weekend, and he brought his new girlfriend. The new girlfriend was very nice, but I know I must have bored her! She does not have any children, and I caught myself going on and on about my kids. It hit me, is this all I am...a mom? Can't I find something else to talk about? Has it been so long that I have been out of the loop that I have forgotten how to be interesting?
Don't get me wrong. I LOVE being a wife and mother. With a tween, a toddler and a newborn, my life does indeed revolve around my children. I had not noticed this about myself before, because usually I encounter Moms, and of course we are thrilled to discuss our kids.
Just curious, how do you define yourself outside of the various roles you play out in life?
Me? I am a passionate and tenderhearted woman, and I want to make a difference in this world (we all do, don't we?). I am a writer at heart, and yes it is a passion that burns deep and strong.
What about you?
Christie Silvers is not only a wife and mother, but a published author as well! Christie has been busy pursuing her dream, and her efforts are paying off! I have known Christie for a few years now and she is not only a fantastic writer, but a supportive and uplifting friend as well!
Christie has recently published a book, "Toddler Logic: 50 Things That Your Toddler Wants You to Know". I purchased a copy for myself, and can't wait to read it! Being the Mom of a toddler, I know I for one need all the help I can get!
If you have a few free minutes (rare I know!) take a few minutes and visit her personal site!
In Friendship,
~Jenn, MUIB Founder & President
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Liberty, a MUIB member, is kicking off her new business and has made a MySpace page, and she's looking to network.
I have known Lib for years now, and she is such an awesome friend! She is also expecting another little miracle soon, so needless to say she has her hands full!
Let's help her get to networking on MySpace! Help another Mama out!
http://www.myspace.com/beesquarevas
Thanks so much! Repost to your friends, if ya don't mind!
In Friendship,
~Jenn, MUIB Founder
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I have been on "maternity leave" but am getting back into the swing of things, and though I have taken a bit of a break from MUIB, I have continued to network.
That said, in the near future I will be charging for advertising on MUIB, but for all current members I will post ads for free, for life!
So...if you, or you know of anyone that could benefit from free advertising, have them join the yahoo group.
I have come to a point that with as much love, effort, sweat, and tears that I too should make a bit of a profit helping others make money for their families. My family should benefit as well!
I will be posting soon Tto the yahoo site in reference to ad info to be added to the MUIB website.
For the most active members they will have more exposure on the site, and for inactive members they will be deleted. This may sound a bit harsh, but I too put a lot of time into this endeavor, and I feel that only those that contribute should benefit.
~Jenn, MUIB Founder
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