Monday's Mommy Minute

Meet

Nicole Elliott
A Christian Mom
from North Carolina


Nicole owns a scrap-for-hire business called Artistic Albums by Nicole. She creates digital scrapbook pages for clients. She can also create custom engagement, graduation, and birth announcements and specialized photo Christmas "cards".




How many children? One 19 month old daughter.

Favorite Movie: I have SO many favorites is too hard to pick just one! If I was forced to it would be the Lord of the Ringsseries (all 3) and The Guardian.

Favorite family activity:  having dinner together :)

Something we would be surprised to discover about you: I lived in Wyoming in the same house from the time I was born till I was 19 years old. In the past 4 years I've moved 4 times since then!!!

How has your faith in God helped you raise your family and run your business?My faith in God has helped me raise my family and run my business because I try to make him the center of everything. I couldn't do any of what I do if it wasn't for Him!!!!

Favorite item you've designed: "The Big Day"


Any specials you are running or discounts you would like to offer: Right now I have my 5 for 5 deal going on where new customers get their first 5 pages of any size for $5 a piece. For anyone reading this I'll do an addtional 5 pages for $5!!!! :D Or I'll create a custom announcement/card for only $5
 
Website: www.artisticalbumsbynicole.com
 
 
To find out more about Nicole and her business visit: http://www.reallyworkingfromhome.com/ in the Moms Like Me section!

The Homemaking Cottage

Known as "a gathering place where homemakers share ideas for keeping home and family," The Homemaking Cottage is filled to the brim with tips, treasures, recipes, activities and more! Founded by Shiloah Baker of North Carolina, The Homemaking Cottage has articles on everything from preparing the Soil for Gardening... to Ways to Increase Your Metabolism... to making a fall pumpkin garland! You can even find sections devoted to Pregnancy and HomeSchooling.

One of my personal favorites was an article about planning interesting Date Nights! One of the ideas I plan to try is "Picnic on the living room floor – don’t forget the candles" (this is noted as an idea especially if babysitting is a challenge).

You will also find Thrifty Living Tips, tips about cleaning & organizing, recipes, family activities and so much more!

AND...I am so excited about the Christmas Extravaganza they are planning for November 1st through December 31st. This is something you will not want to miss!

You can read some of the articles for free, but the Deluxe Edition contains original, longer, and more detailed homemaking articles exclusive to The Homemaking Cottage.

Shiloah says this about the Deluxe Edition:

"The Deluxe Edition is a password protected special edition to the website The Homemaking Cottage. We feature an additional 1001 articles, recipes and crafts that are not found anywhere else. We have five specialty writers who focus on unique and inspiring articles for our subscribers. A six month subscription is regularly priced at $20. Our subscribers receive a 20% discount in our shop, can request articles and have 24 hour a day access to information."

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Friday Favorites Giveaway: FREE STARBUCKS with KOREY CALLOWAY!

Contest Closed.

And the WINNER IS: #24 (random.org) ALICIA WEBSTER

Today's featured
Christian Mom
in Direct Sales
is Korey Calloway
with Ardyss International!




More about Korey:

How long have you been with company: I've been with the company for about 6 months(as of 8/2009).

Short Description of Company: I represent a health and wellness company. Our flagship products are LaVive, a power fruit juice with Acai, Mangosteen, Gogi, Noni, and Pomegranate. And the Body Magic, a garment that helps you drop 2-3 dress sizes in less than 10 minutes without diet, surgery, exercise or pills

 A little about you: I'm married to my best friend and soul mate, and we have 2 beautiful children, Nadia and Donovan. I am the choir director at my church and I sing on the worship team.

 How long have you been a Christian and a little about your faith:I have been a Christian since 1997 and I belong to a nondenominational church. I believe the Jesus Christ died for my sins and rose again. Because of His sacrifice, I am saved by grace through faith and no longer bound to sin.

 Why would someone want to join your particular team? I am a part of team Reshaping U within my company. We are a Christ centered organization that prays together and dose all we can to help each other succeed and take advantage of the 10 ways to get paid in this company.

What is the start-up costs (in entirety. taxes and everything) The startup cost is $350 and that includes about $700 worth of products.

 What is the required purchase to stay active? In order to stay active and eligible to receive a check, you need either a $100 autoship, or $150 on wholesale orders per month.


Find out more here: http://www.drop2sizesnow.net/

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Entries will be acccepted until Sunday 9/20/09 at 10:00pm MT. Winner will be announced and e-mailed Monday a.m.

Multiple Streams of Income

Here is one of the tips from my site about creating multiple income streams:

1. Find something that you’re good at and market it.


What are your strengths? What classes have you taken? Did you get an “A” in English? Can you type? Can you watch children a few days a week? Feel like tutoring? Can you handle cleaning some houses? There is a great list of legitimate work-from-home jobs at http://www.theworkathomewoman.com/wah-jobs/ That list is NOT just for women…so men, make sure you check it out as well. This is where your most dependable and steady source of income will come from at first, so start here! Research your strengths online and start making calls and connections. Check your local classifieds and craigslist. Everyone needs some kind of help! Maybe YOU are the person they are looking for. Once you have income streams from #2 and #3 coming in, you can usually eliminate this first stream if it isn’t something you are passionate about…like cleaning house! Focus on this first stream for the first few months, though. As you are bringing in extra cash, you will be able to afford start-up costs for the next 2 streams of income. "

Read the rest of the article, and more like this at http://www.reallyworkingfromhome.com/