Thursday, November 12, 2009

Sick at home

Well over the past 2 day both my kids and husband came down with the flu, one after another, I however lucked out and did not get sick (knock on wood). I was told that if they have the flu symptoms chances are it is the H1N1 but who knows as they were not tested and I was told not to bring them in to the DR unless the symptoms presisted or got worse.

It all started with my youngest at 2am, with my oldest at 4am followed by my husband at 6am. All were thowing up, had a fever, didn't have an appietiete, and my husbands cough increased as he has asthma, so I was concerned. My oldest daughter seemed to be the least sick throwing up only in the morning with a fever and the having the fever top out at about 101.8. By the afternoon she was up and about saying that she felt much better. My husband and yougest daughter got the worst of it, both having a fever of 101.8 for most of the day finally ending prior to bed, both threw up into the afternoon every now and then until the evening. Needless to say all of us were in one bed room that night so that I could keep a close eye on everyone just incase the symptoms returned. The next day other than being tired they all seemed fine with now fevers and no more throwing up. Today my husband is back at work and both girls are playing and eating again.

Today I am just plan tired, after 2 days of taking care of the family it takes it's toll. But I am very glad that they are all feeling better and that we weathered the flu, I hope others do as well.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Paid for surveys??

I am sure that everyone has seen the ads saying you can make money for just taking surveys. I have seen them I have even looked at them as I enjoy taking surveys, some can be interesting and informative other can be pointless and don't even relate to your life. But getting paid to do surveys well... you can.

However you have to do a lot of surveys. So far the only survey company that I have actually gotten money from is Global Test Market (www.golbaltestmarket.com) about 100USD (1000 points) in over 2 years...not much but it has paid for a couple nice dinners for date nights with my hubby.

Other surveys give you points and then you can spend the points but it seems to take about as long to get enough to get decent amount of points so that you can get a decent gift.

Granted I pick and choose and I don't do every survey that come across my e-mail and I don't always qualify for the full survey but you do get "points" for at least taking parts of the survey, but I don't look at this as an income. I don't see surveys as a way to make big money fast, so be aware that you won't get rich. But if you are looking for extra cash every now and then enjoy them and the benefits that you can receive.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

health

I have in the recent days been bombarded with Health questions. With the H1N1 virus striking at every turn, or so the media says, it gets pretty scary. Now I am not saying that this new Flu isn't dangerous, I believe that it can be and is to certain people. But it makes me take stoke of what I am doing for my family and their health.
This is a daunting task, some don't want any form of vaccination in their bodies, and other seem to go over board and everything in between. I am trying to gather as much information as possible on this new out break of the flu but it is so hard to get any consistent facts. Like for instance I want to know how many people die each year of just the regular seasonal flu's and compare it to how many have died from the H1n1. Or what other reactions are possible allergic or side effect...those seem to change based on who you talk to.
So if you are like me post a comment and lets have a discussion. I don't want this to be a debate about getting the shots or not but a discussion of what it is what it may or may not do just so that maybe we can start getting some facts from each other and what we have heard.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

working with kids

Okay so I have just begun with the google program. I got approved for my site and I am up and running. So far it has taken 2 days to get to this stag but so far the steps are fairly easy to follow and use.
I don't mind working for a living in fact I enjoy being able to get out of the house without the family in tow, but I enjoy being at home. I have always been a home body, even as a child it was hard for me to even spend the night at a friends house with out feeling some sort of home sickness. Thank goodness I have been get over it or I would still be living at home with Dad. I am sure that would not have been a good thing with a husband and now 2 kids.
However I still get feelings of home sickness when I am away from my family and kids, it is just different now. I must have inherited the worry wart syndrome from my mother.
Either way I would prefer to stay at home but still make money. isn't that the dream of just about everyone, why else would so many people play the lottery...that is still an option I keep trying every week. But getting rich quick ideas don't seem to be the answer so I will try this program and work at it just like everything else.

Monday, October 26, 2009

money and being a mom

Is it just me or is money tight when you are a stay at home mom with only one income.
For us it can be, in fact I have taken a pt job at night so that we can bring in some extra money to pay of cards and just to have a bit of fun money.
I am always hoping to find a job that I can work from home at and continually find wonderful scams that want my money. It never seems to be a good fit. So after a bit of searching online I found the google work at home program posting that I have heard about. So I am going to give it a try to see how well it works and if I truly can make money on it.
I will be blogging about it to let you know if it works and how I am doing at it.

All part in parcel with being at home with my kids.

The start of many

Well after 3 years of being a mom at home I have decided to talk about being a mom at home.
It isn't as easy as it sounds some days and money can be tight but in the end it is completely worth it...right?

I am hoping to help other mom's by voicing my experiences and thoughts to let them know that none of us are alone, we all go through the same things at times and will have doubts some days. Being a mom is a job in itself and can feel like you have two jobs if you also are a working mom FT or PT.

I am looking forward to posting more so I hope you enjoy it as well.