Creating the perfect home office Creating the perfect home office is more important than ever! With the Coronavirus still going around, working at home is becoming the new normal and it looks like it’ll stay that way for a while.  This post contains affiliate links I’ve been looking at ways to make my office as comfortable as possible since it’ll be home for the foreseeable future. There are some must-have items that will make the home office both a comfortable and productive environment.  Heating and Cooling Normally the warmer temperatures don’t bother me. If I need to escape and work in a colder place, I generally go to the library…

Creating the perfect gym at home Creating the perfect gym at home has been on my mind these last couple of weeks. With being at home a lot more due to the Coronavirus, I’ve been looking at increasing my home workouts.  This post contains affiliate links Gyms around the country are closed right now, and I’m missing that a lot. But exercise and weight loss can still easily be achieved at home. It doesn’t take a ton of money or space. I love both aspects of that! Because I can still exercise.  Lately I’ve had a severe lack of energy and that is what prompted me to create this list…

Self-Care for Writers and Bloggers Self-care for writers and bloggers. Self-care is important for everyone, but it is especially true for bloggers and writers. I have been suffering from an ugly case of tendinitis for the last couple of weeks. This has not been a pleasant experience, believe me.  This post contains affiliate links Not being able to work without extreme pain has been a nightmare. Once I figured out the problem, I started researching root causes and solutions as well. This really made me start thinking about how I take care of myself. One of the biggest things I read about tendinitis is that it isn’t one big thing…

Being a writer, blogger, and entrepreneur is an amazing thing! I have the ability to work from anywhere I want and make some amazing connections and friendships along the way. Once I chose this career path, I honestly can’t imagine doing anything else.  This post contains affiliate links With being able to work mostly from home, I’m always giving fellow bloggers advice on creating their own workspace and home office. Doing so gives structure, formality, and organization. All three are key components of being a successful business owner. In this post I have created a list of office must-haves that help with organization, and are all things I own and…

As many of you know, I’ve been blogging at The Prepping Wife for almost a year now. My official celebration will be in October. What an exciting milestone to celebrate! After that time and effort I’ve put into it, I can’t see doing anything else besides being a career blogger because I love it.  My blog has grown into something amazing, seeing almost 10,000 people visiting in a month, a good and consistently growing social following, and well over 500 email subscribers. That continued growth and support makes me very excited for the future and what comes next for me.  From my blog, I’m launching a product line right now…

I have come to realize over the last year that these seven cardinal rules of life are a roadmap to an amazing and happy life. Once I really started to implement them, my mindset completely changed, and I was no longer a negative person. It was very much a turning point in my life, and a wonderful one. I could not have done anything better for myself than changing my mindset by implementing these into my life. Make peace with the past. I can’t change the past. It’s done and over. I’ve made peace with it, and I’ve moved on. If someone else wants to hang on to it, that…

Working from home is absolutely amazing! Who doesn’t dream of that? Being able to work at home in my pajamas, in a totally relaxed environment, whenever I want to. Dreams do come true! But I have learned there are some steps to take to be the most productive while working at home. The drawback to working at home is that it is easy to slack off or be distracted. Here are my seven tips to help combat that so I can be the most productive at home. This post contains affiliate links Create a workspace. I can’t stress this one enough, and that is why it is tip number one.…

Winter is here and it is brutal this year! It is not showing signs of warming up any time soon either. What do we need during the winter? Accessories to stay warm and comfortable! Here are a list of my favorites to make the winter months more comfortable and enjoyable, as well as productive. This post contains affiliate links The North Face women’s gloves. I’ve never found a pair of gloves that fit so beautifully. I loved them so much that I bought a second pair. These gloves go everywhere with me. I go hiking with them, they’re great for target practice when my fingers are cold. I can work…

What is a vision board? It is a collage or collection of images that talk about our dreams and goals. This is designed to serve as a source of inspiration and motivation to achieve those dreams and goals. What you focus on grows. This is my motto for this year, and why I created my vision board. Everything that I want to focus on all in one really easy to see place. I must confess that at one point I thought these kinds of things were ridiculous. Especially when long-grown adults were telling me this was a good idea and they had done it. Why in the world would a…

As I look back on 2018, it was a big year for me. Lots of change and growth to go around. Which is a great thing. This made me start thinking about new year’s resolutions. Some people think it is ridiculous, some make them every year. What do you do? For me, I’ve never really been a big fan. Life will still go on just the same as it always has. How am I going to suddenly wake up January 1st and do big things? The answer is, I’m probably not going to do that. But in all reality, we can all still do big things in 2019. This is…