Archive for the 'Life' Category

Neighborhood Star:
Think you need a six-figure income to hire a personal assistant who’ll do your dirty work?
Mimi Citarella, an Orland Park mom, says folks on a budget can benefit by turning over the task of running errands to somebody else — namely her.
The owner of All Around Concierge, Citarella says she combines the services of […]

eWorldWire:
For naturopathic doctor Pamela Frank, all of the following are in a day’s work:
a) Being a single mom of a two-year-old
b) Being an entrepreneur and running a small business
c) Being a doctor
d) Being a triathlete
As if single motherhood, being a business owner and naturopath weren’t already enough, Frank has incorporated training for a triathlon into […]

WheelingCountrySide:
Busy moms look for ways to socialize with other moms while their children play.
One option is the new Nibbles’ Play Cafe, 13 Huntington Lane, Wheeling, designed to provide a safe place for children ages 6 months to 7 years to play and give their moms a break. Nibbles’ will be having its grand opening from […]

Forbes.com:
Stephanie Nelson, a Marriott International sales and marketing executive, wanted to stay home with two young children but needed to make that financially feasible. She began studying couponing in 1995, and has turned it into an art form that saves her $75 to $100 a week on grocery bills.
That led to start her “The Coupon […]

HometownAnnapolis.com:
Melissa Stanton never set out to be a stay-at-home mother.
It just sort of happened as the result of a confluence of events — her husband taking an out-of-state job, her own long commute to a high-pressure New York magazine editing job, and the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
‘I woke up one day and said, ‘You know […]

Inquirer.net Blogs:
I can spot them 50 feet away — mommies with not a single strand of hair out of place, carrying tiny handbags, and with fingernails done to perfection. Mommies who are slim, trim, and confident. Sometimes, I wonder if I decided too early to be a work-at-home mom.
Think big, bulky, baby bags and endless […]

The Wichita Eagle:
Long before gas and food prices started rising, Tawra Kellam pinched pennies everywhere she could.
She feeds her family of five on $350 a month, serving favorites such as fajitas, tacos and beef Stroganoff.
The local mother has made a business — and a name for herself — living frugally.
She operates www.livingonadime.com, a Web site […]

It’s not often we hear about people taking a moment for tea. Karen Hattaway still does. She’s even built a business around it. Sweet Necessi-Teas is an online boutique that offers wonderful little tea treasures such as aprons, cup/saucer totes, clothing, and other accessories that can be enjoyed.
A mother and wife, Karen […]

Jill Caren is a mom with no childhood momentos of her own. No photos to show her children of when she was a baby and it’s not something she can get back. Instead of just feeling bad about what she’s missing, she created a business to help other parents avoid that same problem. […]

Brantford Expositor:
Necessity became the mother of invention for first-time mom Stacey Battersby, who cured her sleepless nights by coming up with a safer alternative to traditional crib bedding.
“It promotes peace of mind for parents,” said the city woman, whose SleepaRoo system is being sold at speciality stores across Ontario, as well as online.
It’s also captured […]