When it comes to inspiring your employees, the options may seem obvious. Pay raises, team building days, cake… the tried and true methods of getting the team to enjoy work life and each other’s company more. But employers aren’t just responsible for feeding their worker’s wallets and stomachs – with the amount of time people spend in the office these days, companies should be looking out for their workers overall wellbeing.
5 Reasons To Leave Your Business Behind And Enjoy The Great Outdoors
categories: Business Ideas, Business Management, Career Development, Motivation, Work from Home, Your Skills
When you started your business I bet one of your main reasons for doing so was the freedom to create your own schedule and work your own hours.
You wanted a piece of that wonderful entrepreneurial lifestyle of working from the beach, jetting off on an impromptu vacation on your yacht or dropping everything to head away to one of your holiday homes…..
You may not be quite at that stage yet, but are you actually taking advantage of the freedom you have and scheduling regular time out? Are you taking regular holidays or mini retreats or taking a whole day out during the week just because?
Show Me The Money! How To Treat Your Business As An Investment
A few months back I was reading a fascinating article in Entrepreneur.com about how few entrepreneurs start a business with the end in mind. The all important exit strategy seems elusive to many of us yet it is so important to have that end goal in mind.
I was so impressed by the points in the article and the level of advice given, plus the fact that she’d just written a book called Show Me The Money that I just decided to email Chia-Li Chien and tell her so.
The Real Definition of An Entrepreneur
I have to admit when I first labeled myself an `Entrepreneur’ I thought I now sounded very intriguing, slightly mysterious, and seriously interesting. Almost sexy.
Found a new place to shop!
categories: Parenting, Site Reviews
I ran across a site called Clever Cuties, which sells apparel for geeks and nerds. 
There are several places to find geeky gear like this, but I was really impressed with the site layout, additional features, and the artwork on the apparel is really geeky cute!
The “My Mom’s a Geek” t-shirt seems to fit Geeky Moms.com really well, don’t you think?
Clevercuties.com…not an affiliate but a really fun place to do some virtual shopping.
Best Practices to Teach Basic Computer Movement – Part One
It takes a lot of effort and time to teach a young child how to use a mouse or keyboard. It takes even longer to get them comfortable enough to maneuver through a GUI with little effort. Yet, once your toddler or young child becomes comfortable at this level, the amount of actual intervention on your part decreases immensely. The goal is not to get them an interactive babysitter but to give them independent computer skills which will build them a strong foundation for their future. Children of today will never remember a time when computers or the Internet did not play a predominate role in their lives. (Unless of course they grow up sheltered from modern technology.) These kids excluded, the geeky child is engulfed by technology.
The future of computers is fuzzy but one thing is certain: they will never go away. With that promising thought in mind, let’s get our children off on the right track and give them the tools to empower their lives with an open and ready to learn attitude.
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TLSBooks.com
My daughter came to my office with me after her dance class this morning. We had such a great time! I scooted a chair up to my desk, opened up her juice box, and then printed off gobs of worksheets for her to complete. I used the site TLSBooks.com to print the worksheets. I am excited to have found the site. The site description says there are thousands of worksheets & color sheets for free, and they aren’t kidding! Not only are they free, but they are very good quality. The site categorizes by age group and then into different subjects. I’m very impressed by the site. Usually if you are looking for worksheets, you run into websites with loads of pop-ups and links hidden within ads. TLSBooks.com is free of ads and no signing up. Check it out and let your printer go wild!
Strawberry Girl’s Dreamsicle
categories: Children & Technology, Cooking Tech for Kids
New Recipe from My Little Geek
This drink is good for evening get-togethers and movie nights. My little girl came up with all the ingredients. You will need a blender or a smoothie maker. In this example, we use a blender.
Strawberry Girl’s Dreamsicle
3 scoops of ice cream
1/4 cup of sugar
2 cups of milk
1/4 cup ice (a few cubes or crushed)
1 cup of Strawberry milk mix
Blend until smooth. Serves 3.
Cooking Mama ‘mia!
I purchased the Nintendo DS version of Cooking Mama in hopes my 4 year old wannabe Rachel Ray would entertain herself for at least 30 minutes. Instead of hammering in my fridge or breaking eggs in her miniature fantasy kitchen she could crack a few with the DS wand right? Wrong. Either her age or impatient temperament was a factor in their disagreement. Instead of freeing up some of my MUCH needed and desired relaxation time, I listened to cries and whines about how "Mama can’t do it…" or "I can’t do this!"
Free Online Educational Games for Kids
Here’s a list of my kids’ favorite online games. . .they don’t even realize they are learning!
Star Fall
My three year old daughter loves this website. She learned her letters in a matter of days, and also what sound each letter makes. The main purpose of Star Fall is to focus on teaching children how to read. This site is great because you aren’t required to download anything and they update the content on a continuous basis. If kids have gone through the entire site a few times, they can come back a week later and there will be something new for them to do. The manner in which content is displayed is very intuitive and easy for preschoolers to follow. This is a must have bookmarked site if you have preschool aged children.
Prongo.com
Prongo.com is another free educational game site that continues to provide fun interactive activities for kids of all ages.
The Kidz Page
The Kidz Page is loaded with activities for kids. From education games, to printouts, to games that are just plain entertaining, this site is an endless resource for parents wanting to give their kids computer time without having to worry.
Sheppard Software
The Sheppard Software website offers free online games with educational value for older children. The content is broken down into different subjects, such as Math, Vocabulary & Science. The games are entertaining and don’t make you feel like you are learning. I personally enjoy the ‘Math Man’ game, it takes me back to my Ms.PacMan faze but I’m actually working my brain while playing!