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Posted by: Melissa @ Mommy Living the Life of Riley on September 25th, 2011    Filed in: Tips, Techniques, How-Tos & Advice

Super Woman Women lose sleep over lots of things, like kids and work, but a new survey released by Manilla.com reveals money matters keep them awake much more than men. In fact, the study conducted by Catalyst Group revealed "Financial worries are the biggest reason women stay up at night, with nearly one in three females saying they burn the midnight oil over money woes."

Asked what keeps them awake, 35 percent of men replied "nothing."

Ah, to be a man.

Lack of time to pinch pennies is a real problem for most women, particularly those forced into the supermom role, buried in the sandwich generation, or serving as home CFOs. Here are six tips to help all you superwomen make the best use of your time to save money.

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Posted by: Melissa @ Mommy Living the Life of Riley on September 22nd, 2011    Filed in: Tips, Techniques, How-Tos & Advice

This post brought to you by Boy Scouts of America. All opinions are 100% mine.

Being a Boy Scout is one of the true symbols of Americana, ranking right up there with apple pie and baseball.  The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million members.

AdvertisementThe Boy Scouts of America's goal is to train youth in responsible citizenship, character development, and self-reliance through participation in a wide range of outdoor activities and educational programs.  Older age level Scouts also take part in career-oriented programs in partnership with community organizations.  Younger Scouts learn typical Scouting values such as trustworthiness, good citizenship, and outdoors skills, through a variety of activities such as camping, aquatics, and hiking.

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Posted by: Melissa @ Mommy Living the Life of Riley on September 20th, 2011    Filed in: Tips, Techniques, How-Tos & Advice

Sleep DeprivationSometimes it feels like we can never catch up on sleep!  It’s easy to let our personal health and wellness take a back seat to everything else going on in our busy lives. In addition to your health, missing out on a good night's sleep could lead to many unfortunate consequences affecting those around you, including relationship problems, alertness and memory.  The effects of sleep deprivation can be widespread.  Job performance, driving ability and even your heart health can be dramatically affected by lack of sleep.

Here are some tips to get your sleep and healthy lifestyle habits back on track:

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Posted by: Melissa @ Mommy Living the Life of Riley on September 19th, 2011    Filed in: Tips, Techniques, How-Tos & Advice

This post brought to you by MyReviewsNow.net. All opinions are 100% mine.

If you're reading this right now, then I already know that you love product reviews from ordinary folk like me, since that is primarily what comprises the posts on this blog.  I've been a firm believer in the product review of an average Joe long before beginning this blog, for I've been burned too many times on a product that looked phenomenal but then turned out to be a complete dud!  Honest product reviews have helped me innumerable times to steer clear of the flashy, worthless products and even lead me to find wonderful, quality products that I had no idea ever existed.

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Posted by: Melissa @ Mommy Living the Life of Riley on September 19th, 2011    Filed in: Tips, Techniques, How-Tos & Advice

Kids ExercisingCarrie Scheiner is not ashamed of being a bit of a math nerd.

But don’t let her degree in Math education from Rutgers University fool you – she is also a big fan of physical fitness, and her passion for both has led to her to think of exercise for kids in a completely new way.

"As adults, we don’t think about it, but much of our exercise regimens revolve around counting," said Scheiner, creator ofExploracise, an exercise DVD for kids and parents (www.exploracise.com). "So I began thinking about how much more fun, and healthy, math could be for kids if we combined it with exercise. That was the genesis of my combination of the two disciplines."

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Posted by: Melissa @ Mommy Living the Life of Riley on September 19th, 2011    Filed in: Tips, Techniques, How-Tos & Advice

Working Mother Best Companies Working Mother magazine readers want flexibility and they want it now. In survey after survey, working moms rank flexible work arrangements as the most desired benefit they seek, even higher than compensation or paid days off. The 2011 Working Mother 100 Best Companies, released today, are meeting this need and reaping big rewards through increased productivity, better employee loyalty and even lower absenteeism.

Flexible work arrangements at the 2011 Working Mother 100 Best Companies are themselves flexible, giving employees the power to create their own workday and workplace, even their own flexible career path. "The Working Mother 100 Best Companies allow employees to flex their day, their week, their year and their career," said Carol Evans, President of Working Mother Media. "And these companies are benefitting in so many ways. Not only do they enhance loyalty and dedication among their employees with children, but their entire workforce has a high level of readiness and adaptability when disasters strike."

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