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How to Survive a Long Car Ride with Kids

August 22, 2021 by KT Leave a Comment

Car Ride Travel Hacks for Long Car Rides with Toddlers and Kids

Are you looking to do a long car ride with babies, toddlers, and/or kids soon? Are you looking for some car ride travel tips? Well, I have some tips on how to survive long car rides with toddlers and kids.

We have done a lot of car ride travel lately thanks to the pandemic, and it’s honestly not as bad as I thought it would be. Our longest trip was a 24-hour trip to visit the in-laws and it was more enjoyable that I thought it may be.

So here are a few ways to survive long car rides with children because there’s definitely better ways to make the long hauls than others!

Drive Overnight

Driving overnight is the best when traveling with babies, toddlers, and kids.

I know it’s not always possible, but when it is, it is so much easier!

We drive from New England to Florida, and we leave at 6-7PM at night, and arrive in the later afternoon/early evening the next day. We go straight, and we find it preferable from driving two full days and a hotel stay in between. (But we are also crazy.)

It’s exhausting for the parents, but you get quiet kids for a big portion of your trip if you travel overnight! My husband and I have a system… 6 hours each back and forth until we arrive, when humanly possible.

We are EXHAUSTED, but it’s so much better! Especially when the kids are sleeping for half the drive!

We have also done half overnight where we will go to bed at home early and sleep for awhile and then wake our kids up in the middle of the night to get an early start. They will go back to bed (usually) and we get to sleep in our beds and get a few hours of shut eye before we begin our journey.

Whenever possible, try to do some or most of the drive during the overnights. The road and the car is more peaceful and you’ll make better time because you’ll have less rest and food stops and you’ll need less mental breaks too!

Be Boring Beforehand

I think one reason why my kids do so well with long car rides is that they are use to being bored. We don’t always entertain them– especially during car rides. We never had a DVD player or any screens in the car, and don’t really entertain them during short or medium car rides.

Keeping kids bored can be such a blessing because they can figure out how to entertain themselves and enjoy the little things.

Start training your kids now to be bored and entertain themselves so they will do better in the car for future car rides!

Take Breaks Wisely

We like to plan out our breaks and use them wisely. We usually start at the evening, and plan to go through until we need gas (and pee), which is usually six hours in our case. And then in another six hours we get gas again and then get out and grab breakfast.

We usually take our breaks only when needed. Sometimes we just do McDonald’s or other foods to go and eat while we are driving, because the kids keep busy eating their meal in the car for a half hour while we don’t waste any driving time, and sometimes they need that time to get out and run wild for a half hour out of the car.

You’ll kind of know when you can get away with more travel or when you need to just stop. And sometimes just bringing them into a gas station and picking out snacks will do the trick, and other times, you may need to find a playground or restaurant or something else to break it up.

We like to stop only when we all need it, because sometimes we’d rather just get to our destination and other times we need more time.

Plan for Anything

One thing I didn’t realize when we started our road trip adventures was how interesting it was driving in other parts of the country was.

I didn’t realize that the South didn’t have the convenient travel plazas that the northeast has with gas, bathrooms, and food right off the highway. Once we hit Virginia on i-95, I realized we would need to get off the highway everytime.

We would try to find big gas stations attached to restaurants to help us save time, but sometimes it was hard to read maps to make sure we would pick correctly.

I found that we made a lot of mistakes our first go around. When we first started our road trip adventures, we wasted more time on our breaks, just because we didn’t have it planned out as well as I thought.

We’d arrive at 24 hour gas stations, but the inside would be locked because the gas was credit card only, so we wouldn’t be able to use the bathroom, and would need another stop.

We also would hit more traffic or make better time and not be where we thought we may be on the road.

I would try to plan for everything or as much as possible and try to be flexible.

You may want to keep a travel app like Priceline on your phone so you can book a hotel on the road if you need it and other handy apps on our phone like gas apps and such.

I also made a list of playgrounds right off the highway and other short travel stops if we needed a break for my kids.

You never know what can happen when you travel, so I always find that planning for different scenarios can be helpful.

Dollar Store Finds

I love going to the Dollar Store beforehand and getting some new toys and new finds. I find it’s a great way to keep the kids busy with something new without spending a lot of money.

It’s amazing how something new can keep someone busy for a little while. I also like to bring in some of my kids favorite toys that I don’t let them play with as much for the sake of keeping them busy when I really need it.

Some other toys that I like for road trips besides dollar tree trinkets are:

  • Tegu Blocks
  • Wikki Stix
  • Melissa & Doug Water Wow!
  • Etch A Sketch & Drawing Boards
  • Paper and Markers

The Best Snacks

Snacks. Snacks. Snacks.

Snacks can be a lifesaver when traveling. My kids get the best snacks when traveling. Usually new snacks to try or their favorite snacks they don’t get often.

I usually try to go with less messy snacks and snacks that take a long time to eat like fruit roll-ups.

You may also prefer to have them pick out their own snacks beforehand or at a truck stop so they have something to be excited about too.

Movie Time

It’s one of my last moves, but movies or tv shows can be great for long car rides with toddlers and kids. We usually do so to either reward very great behavior or to save our own sanity.

I especially put a movie on when I need to sleep and everyone is wide awake and making many requests to me while I’m riding shotgun.

Because I’m cheap, I never invested in a portable DVD system or anything. I usually just put my kindle fire on the arm rest and let the kids use that, but there’s so many different ways to use movies and screens as entertainment.

Bring a Potty with You

If you have new potty-trained children or children that need to go quickly, you may want to bring a potty with you.

I have a fond memory of my son always picking the worst times to need to go the bathroom, so the potty can come in handy for those emergency stops in unideal places.

Practice Makes Perfect

The more you travel, the easier it gets. At least, that’s been my experience. Our kids have gotten so much better with driving in the car. I remember feeling so defeated when it took us DOUBLE the time it would normally take, but now with my kids 4&6, we don’t take nearly as long when they were younger.

We’ve been better at picking places to stop, and we’ve learned when we really need to stop and when we can push it a bit. Also, the older they get, it’s gets better too because you can stop less and they will be more comfortable with longer trips!

Good Luck on your road trip travels with young kids!

Filed Under: Travel, Uncategorized

Seashell Letter Art for Kids

July 23, 2021 by KT Leave a Comment

Seashell Letter Art, a great seashell craft with kids for some free home decor!

Collecting seashells with toddlers and kids is such a fun summer activity. My kids love bringing buckets to the beach and bringing home seashell treasures!

I also love when I can turn one fun activity with the kids into another!

There are so many fun seashell crafts and projects you can do with seashells after collecting!

We ended up turning our seashells into artwork– letter art to be precise!

It’s pretty easy to do….

First collect your supplies:

  • Seashells
  • Letter(s) (Cut yourself or buy pre-cut from an art store like Michaels)
  • Glue Gun and Glue
  • Hanger for the back

After you have your supplies, wash and dry your seashells. We used a hose to wash all of our seashells and then left them to dry overnight on a beach towel when the weather was really nice.

Seashells on a blanket from the beach getting ready for seashell art and crafts

After the seashells were ready to go, decide where you want your seashells on your letter of your choice. You can also use a canvas or something else if you don’t want to use a letter.

We used a letter for each of our children’s name, and then used their letter for their seashell artwork.

After you layout the shells how you want them, carefully glue each one with a hot glue gun.

Creating Seashell Letter Art, a great arts and crafts with seashells for kids

My kids put the shells how they wanted them, and then my husband did the hot glue gun part so our kids didn’t burn themselves.

Let the glue dry… and then hang it up and enjoy!

It’s pretty easy to do and it’s a great way to have pretty artwork from your kids and the beach!

Have you done any fun seashells arts and crafts with kids?!?

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How to Make Quick and Easy Homemade Hand Soap

March 11, 2020 by KT Leave a Comment

Quick and Easy Homemade Hand Soap

I love making homemade hand soap… it’s quick, easy, healthy, and really inexpensive too!

I started making my own homemade hand soap shortly after I had kids because I wanted to use less harmful chemicals in daily life and organic soap was really expensive!

Now, I still make it because it’s actually SO CONVENIENT and CHEAP!

I buy a 32oz bottle of Dr. Bronner’s on Amazon for $16 and it lasts a really long time… that one bottle usually lasts close to a year. Crazy.

So here’s my recipe for this super easy, clean homemade hand soap:

*This post does contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy if you have any questions.

Easy Homemade Hand Soap Recipe

  • 1-2 tsp of Castile Soap (I use Dr. Bronner’s)
  • Filtered or Distilled Water (I use filtered water from my side fridge dispenser)
  • Foam Pump Dispenser
  • Essential Oils (Optional)

Fill the foam soap dispenser almost full with filtered or distilled water and then add 1-2 tsp of castile soap to the top.

That’s it. It’s super easy.

I reuse the same pump dispenser (one I had from a store bought soap) and just fill with my water from my fridge dispenser and add a few squirts of castile soap.

You can also use essential oils to add a little scent and fun to it, but it’s totally optional.

It takes me less than 30 seconds, and I really run to the store to buy soap.

And, even better, castile soap is available on Amazon and it’s the price I normally pay.

If you figure $16 a bottle for castile soap with 2 tsp each time, you’re spending around .16 per refill without figuring the cost of changing your filter. But it’s still cheaper than the store bough stuff.

Super easy, super green, and super cheap.

There you go. Happy hand soap making!

Filed Under: Saving Money, Uncategorized

How to Watch Hallmark Christmas Movies

November 3, 2019 by KT Leave a Comment

How to Watch The Hallmark Channel without cable

Are you looking to watch Hallmark Christmas movies but don’t have cable? How do you get the Hallmark Channel through streaming?

I love a good Hallmark movie, especially a Hallmark Christmas movie, but unfortunately the Hallmark Channel is one of the harder channels to watch without a cable package. (And I’m far too frugal to pay for cable!)

Hallmark Channel does offer their own streaming service, Hallmark Channel Now, but unfortunately, it only includes older movies and does not include new and live movies.

Hallmark Movies Now is $5.99/month but is not an option if you are looking for new Hallmark Christmas movies or looking to stream current programs.

Also, some of the biggest streaming providers don’t offer any Hallmark options.

I already had access to the biggest streaming options, but I still couldn’t access the Hallmark Channel.

Here are the popular streaming options I currently have access to:

  • Amazon Prime
  • Hulu
  • Netflix
  • YouTube TV

Unfortunately, none of the options above offered the ability to watch new Hallmark movies or stream live– especially 2019 Hallmark Christmas Movies!

I found some old Hallmark and Hallmark-ish movies on Amazon Prime and Netflix, but unfortunately the selection was very limited.

You can get When Calls The Heart and The Good Witch on Netflix but the latest season usually isn’t available until a new season starts.

So, how can you stream the Hallmark Channel live and watch Hallmark Christmas Movies this year?

*This post does contain affiliate links. Please see my disclosure policy if you have any questions.

How to Watch the Hallmark Channel Legally Without Cable

There’s a few different streaming options to watch the Hallmark Channel (and other channels too!)

  • Frndly: Package options vary between $5.99-$9.99/month, Free 7-Day Trial
  • FuboTV: Options starting at $54.99/month for 70+ channels, Free 7-Day Trial
  • Philo: $20/month for 58 channels, Free 7-Day Trial
  • Sling TV: Packages starting as low as $25**/month (but you would need to add on Hallmark Channel to a package for $5/month). **There’s a 40% off deal currently, making it $15 month + $5 add on = As low as $20/month. Free 7-Day Trial.
  • Playstation Vue: $54.99/month for the Core package, but $65.99 for the Elite package to get all 3 Hallmark Channels. Free 5-Day Trial.
  • AT&T TV Now (Formerly DirecTV Now): Packages start at $50/month

You can always sign up for a trial and then cancel it before the trial ends. You can try a few and see what you like best. The free trials may even get you through the Christmas season!

Keep in mind that not every option below may work for you and not every streaming option will take every streaming device. You’ll want to research further to make sure you’ll be able to stream with your Smart TV, streaming device, and/or online.

You will also need a streaming device and/or a Smart TV to stream from your TV. Here are some of the most popular streaming devices:

  • Firestick
  • Roku
  • Apple TV
  • Chromecast

There are other streaming options as well, so make sure to research to see what would work best for you!

I have a Firestick and Smart TV and have no complaints with either and perfect for streaming Hallmark Christmas movies and other favorites this Christmas season!

I'm Watching Hallmark Christmas Movies Socks, Hallmark Channel Inspired Socks

How Do I Stream the Hallmark Channel?

Frndly. After all the options, I decided to do the free trial for Frndly and so far so good.

I decided to do the $7.99 option because I’d like the DVR option and have the ability to record Christmas movies and watch it whenever I want!

It’s so nice to be able to watch Hallmark Christmas movies live AND to record for later!

I also didn’t want to pay $50/month for a streaming service because I don’t want or need a bunch of different channels at this time since I’m pretty much covered with other channels with other services.

I may try Philo at some point though because it would be nice to watch Lifetime Christmas movies, but I may just wait a little closer to Christmas to do so. We will see.

How do you watch Hallmark Christmas movies without cable? What’s your favorite Hallmark Christmas movie?

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Fun Marshmallow Building Activity for All Ages

October 23, 2019 by KT Leave a Comment

marshmallow and toothpick building toddler and kid activity

Building with marshmallows and toothpicks is a classic activity.

I remember in middle school building with marshmallows and toothpicks to see what team could build the strongest bridge and then in high school, the biggest tower.

I even built and played with marshmallows and toothpicks as a grown adult for team building exercises in college and work.

Building with Marshmallows and toothpicks, and other variations too, is a great activity for any age… even toddlers and preschoolers!

My 4 year old was looking for something to do and I wanted to get a few things done on my computer.

My husband was complaining earlier in the day that nobody was eating the marshmallows and they were getting stale… and viola! An easy activity was born.

I gave my building loving boy toothpicks, marshmallows at the table and he went to town while I worked for my laptop.

He LOVED it.

It kept him so busy building and he was learning at the same time.

He actually did pretty good building and it kept him busy for well over 30 minutes.

I always did this activity when I was older, but you can really do this activity at any age.

(My two year old just ate the marshmallows though and made me nervous with the toothpicks so maybe not so young, but my four year old was so great with this activity!)

Marshmallow Building Activity for Kids: Supplies and Instructions

This Marshmallow Building Activity is quite simple.

Here is the supplies needed for this easy kid activity:

  • Marshmallows (the regular size worked better for my 4 year old then the mini ones, but we’ve done both!)
  • Toothpicks

That’s it.

Put the marshmallows and toothpicks out, and let the kids (or adults!) play and build.

You may want to put some paper towels down or tablecloth down first for easy clean up but this wasn’t that messy, so you don’t have to if you don’t want too.

You can also give some instruction or leave it totally up to them to lead the activity.

I personally just set left toothpicks and marshmallows out on the table and let my 4 year old go to town.

He needed some instruction and showed him how to make a box, and then after that, it was all him.

I occasionally held something here and there for him, but it was such a simple and self play activity. A great activity for toddlers– or any age!

However, if your audience is a little older or with groups you could:

  • Create the tallest building without falling
  • Create the sturdiest bridge without breaking
  • Structure that can hold the most weight
  • Create a variety of 3-D shapes

This is such a fun STEM activity for any age and you could create a challenge to it or just leave it open for creative play.

More Ways to Build

You also switch up the supplies if you don’t have marshmallows and toothpicks or switch it up to add a little variety to the activity.

Here are some ideas you could also do to expand on the basic activity:

  • Gum Drops (instead of Marshmallows)
  • Peeps (instead of Marshmallows)
  • Jelly Beans (instead of Marshmallows)
  • Play Dough (instead of Marshmallows)
  • Clay (instead of Marshmallows)
  • Spaghetti (instead of toothpicks)
  • Pipe cleaners (instead of toothpicks)
  • Popsicle sticks (instead of toothpicks)
  • Pretzel sticks (instead of toothpicks)
  • Straws (instead of toothpicks)

You can switch up any or all the supplies or try them all!

There’s so much this little activity can do!

I love introducing marshmallow and toothpick building to my four year old– and he had so much fun with this as a preschooler!

I also did spaghetti and playdough with my two year old, and that was a hit for a younger age!

However, I’m sure I’ll add some new supplies and new challenges as my kids get older! This is such a versatile activity for toddlers to adults!

What is your favorite way to do this simple activity?

You May Also Like: 13 Things I Do Every Day as a Stay At Home Mom

Filed Under: Kid Activities, Uncategorized

How I Made $5,500 in My First Three Months of Blogging

October 7, 2019 by KT 1 Comment

new blogger income report, how to make money blogging

How did I make $5,500 in my first three months of launching a new blog?

I didn’t.

I’m sorry for the clickbait, but this is important. Chances are you are not going to make $5,500 in your first few months of blogging as a brand new blogger in 2019.

I’m tired of reading forums and questions about moms and new bloggers who are doing everything right. They’ve researched extensively, invested in quality classes and tools, and put quality work out.

The blogs are great (especially for a new blog!) and they are doing everything right, but are making zero money. They also just started a months ago and have twelve posts written.

It takes time.

Blogging isn’t a get rich quick scheme, it takes a lot of time and a lot of work!

You can absolutely make $5,500 in blogging over 3 months or even in one month, but it won’t happen right off the bat for a new blogger in 2019.

It takes a lot of work to get there, and if you keep with it, you may get there. It just takes a lot of time, patience, and hard work.

I’m also tired of all the amazing income reports from other bloggers with huge profits and such. It’s overwhelming and exhausting.

I don’t question their results (okay— sometimes) but you have to keep in mind that a lot of blog income reports are from blog experts. They’ve been doing this for awhile, and their blog niche pays nicely. Every niche is different though and experiences will vary greatly.

Although this is a brand new blog, I am not a new blogger. I’ve been blogging for a few years, and I’ve definitely made money. I’ve been able to put food on the table, buy clothing for my always growing children, and sign my son up for swim lessons (which he hated btw).

However, I’ve never made the big bucks that other bloggers have talked about. And that’s okay.

I decided to start completely over and create a mom blog about all the crap I do all day, and see where the journey takes me.

I’m taking my blog experience to a new blog and below are my real experience as a new-old blogger in 2019.

And, I forgot how hard it is to start a new blog. There’s so much to do and worry about and focus on in those first few months. Luckily, I have experience with WordPress and other tools, so it makes it a little easier for me since I’m frugal and never invested in any proper courses.

But things do change fast, and blogging in 2019 is different from 5 years ago!

There’s over ONE BILLION BLOGS NOW. That’s crazy.

So here is my little plan to monetize in 2019 and moving forward, as well as how much I actually made in my first few months with an absolutely brand new blog.

*This post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure policy if you have any questions.

My Plan on Monetizing a Blog in 2019

My plan to monetize my blog to start is pretty simple. I want to focus on simple things and don’t want to spend too much time experimenting.

Here is how I am currently monetizing my blog:

  • Google AdSense
  • VigLink
  • Amazon Affiliates
  • Referral Codes from Things I Love (AirBnB)

That’s It. Yes, that’s my short-term plan for monetizing as I get page views up, find an audience, and find my own voice.

There’s SO many different things to do and learn in the first months of blogging and monetizing shouldn’t be the main focus.

However, I think you should still monetize, but keep it simple.

There’s so many ways to make money blogging but my long term plan is to make money through display ads and affiliate marketing.

My plan is to get my page views up and apply for a great ad network like Mediavine or AdThrive to replace Google AdSense because the payout is much higher.

I also hope to apply for more affiliate marketing programs in the future and focus more on affiliate marketing when I have more time, but for now, I’m keeping my making money blogging plan pretty simple.

Here’s my current monetization strategy for my blog:

Google AdSense

Google AdSense is a great beginner program because it’s fairly easy to get accepted and it’s simple to use.

You simply copy their code and put it on your site. You can select the settings you want, and decide if you want them to put the ads wherever, how often, and the type of ads.

After you put the code on your site and select the settings, you just need to check your account and see your earnings.

You get paid for every click on that ad. It’s pretty simple.

However, if you don’t have a large audience, you won’t get many clicks or a big payday, but it’s a nice starter program.

VigLink

VigLink takes all your links on your website and will make them affiliate links if available.

For example, if you are writing about your family trip to Legoland and you link to Legoland’s main site, VigLink will take that link and make it an affiliate link.

Even better, if someone buys tickets to Legoland, you would get a cut (usually around 5%) from the sale. It’s not big money, but it’s great because you were writing and linking to Legoland anyway, and now you get a small percentage of sales for not doing much.

I think VigLink is a great starter program because you don’t have to worry about finding a lot of different affiliate programs and products to promote, and you can just focus on writing (and all of the other things that come with just getting started).

You just need to put some code on your site and they will automatically make links affiliate links when available.

You can also look at your stats and see what links are getting clicks and what is popular with your audience.

If you find that you made clicks and sales with Kohl’s and Macy’s, find those affiliate programs and apply directly. You will usually make a higher percentage through the affiliate program directly because VigLink will take a cut.

However, VigLink is great for beginner bloggers because you are still applying to affiliate programs and figuring out what merchants will get some traction from readers.

You are also getting income on links that you may have not optimized correctly and a great back up.

You can also pick a variety of settings, and optimize all links to affiliate links or none. I actually don’t have any links optimized at the moment, but I’ll go in and manually create affiliate links.

Instead of searching all around for affiliate programs, I’m just using VigLink and creating affiliate links from there. If I notice an affiliate program is popular, I’ll switch the links later when I’m bigger and get into bigger affiliate networks and get the higher percentage.

Right now, time is limited for me and my audience is small so I’m going for ease and convenience.

I’m sure that’s a weird strategy for some, but it works for me for now.

Amazon Affiliates

Amazon is a great affiliate program because everyone knows of Amazon and has shopped on the site before.

It’s also easy because you can just link to a product you want to promote.

I know for me, I wasn’t even planning to monetize a post but then I organically talked about a few of our favorite books to read and other favorite products that I love as a mom.

I then decided to put a link to Amazon with product info just in case they wanted more information about the book or to buy it!

I’m sure there’s so many times you talk about a product naturally, and you can just include the product link to Amazon or any other affiliate program or product you want to promote.

However, if you don’t have an audience, you won’t make any sales, even if the product you love is amazing and life-changing.

The other problem about the Amazon affiliate program is that you need to make so many sales within a short time frame. If you don’t do that, you won’t be part of Amazon Affiliates. You can definitely reapply, but you would have to change your link.

It is something you need to consider before applying to the Amazon program. I’d definitely make sure you are launched and have a little bit of traffic first.

Referral Links from Favorite Things

Have you noticed some of your favorite companies and brands have referral programs?

I have, and I love to talk about things that I like. For example, I wrote a post about 13 Tips & Tricks for Saving Money with AirBnB.

I love AirBnB and in the post, I also shared my referral link. When people use my referral link, they will receive a $40 credit towards their first travel booking, and I’ll get $30 in free credit.

It’s not real money, but I’ll gladly take $30 in AirBnB credit because I travel frequently with my family!

So many different companies offer affiliate programs, and usually you just need to copy the link and share it! You don’t even have to apply to a program to promote!

Sometimes you may also find referral programs when you are organically talking about things!

For example, my hosting company is SiteGround and it makes sense to talk about them in this post since I’m talking about blogging! They have a referral program for free hosting, and I’m taking about them so it makes sense to add a link!

You’ll want to compare programs though because sometimes you can apply directly for an affiliate program and it makes much more sense because it’s actual money instead of credit and it may be a much better offer.

However, sometimes the credit is a better deal or just easier, especially when you are just getting started.

It’s also a great starter because you don’t need to apply for anything and you can check out how your favorite companies perform

Real Income Report as a New Blog

So how much money did a new blog make in 2019 with an exhausted mom by the helm who apparently has some experience blogging before?

Here’s my tiny income report with this new adventure:

  • Google AdSense: $24.50
  • VigLink: .15
  • Amazon: $0
  • Free Credits & Perks: $0
  • Total earned in 2019 so far: $24.65

That’s it. I actually bought my domain and hosting in the Spring with SiteGround. (They’ve been a great hosting company to work with so far– I’ve had no problems!)

It took me a little bit to launch my blog and my first post went live in Mid June so it’s been over 3 months and I’ve made less than $25 in 2019! (And that doesn’t even count expenses…)

I’m a little embarrassed to say I’ve blogged before because I feel like I should have done so much better, but it is what it is.

I also have two little ones, so it definitely hard to launch a blog and keep up with everything as a stay at home mom. There’s also so many other bloggers, especially mom bloggers out there so it can definitely be hard to stand out sometimes!

My time is definitely limited these days, and when I have time when the kids are in bed… I’m exhausted, and just want to call it a night. Sometimes, I do.

I wanted to share my income report as a new blog to give others a realistic look at blogging as a stay at home mom, whether you have experience or not.

It’s a lot of work, especially in the beginning, but I’m blogging for the long game.

I don’t want to discourage you to start a blog, but I want to give you a realistic outlook. I feel like there’s so much YOU NEED TO START A BLOG NOW material out there, and it’s just not for everyone.

It takes a lot of work and perseverance. Did I mention there’s over A BILLION BLOGS?

With that said, I still think blogging is a wonderful option– especially for stay at home moms and others who want a creative outlet and want to work from anywhere at anytime.

It’s so amazing to have so much flexibility and be my own boss, and I love that I can put in the hours I can into it.

I also love that someone can write an article with affiliate links, and still receive income a few income from it a few years later! (I obviously don’t currently experience this at the moment- but hope too!)

Blogging is such an interesting option, and not for everyone. If you need immediate income, I’d probably search elsewhere or do blogging in addition to freelancing or another side hustle.

Blogging is definitely crowded in 2019, but I still think you can make money from blogging as a new blogger– you just need to be patient! I hope that is the case at least!

Are you a blogger? Do you have the same experience as me? What is your monetization strategy for 2019?

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