38)Squares of Cheesecake.

There are a lot of bloggers who put countless hours into the work they do on their blog, but I’m not one of them.I really am inspired by all of those ambitious bloggers who work from dawn til way past dusk every single day, plugging away, learning, growing, and providing so much value to their readers.

I even think I might like to be like them when I grow up.I’m totally someone who’s inclined to be just like them, only there’s just no way that’s going to work for me and my family right now.I’ve tried to squeeze in a little extra work here and there all day long, either while the rest of my family is out doing something together, or while they seem to be distracted enough for me to sneak off to my laptop, but I always end up feeling like I’m missing out on all the fun or worse, I feel like a terrible mother for getting annoyed when someone asks for a snack or wants me to come hang out with them.

It just doesn’t work for us at this stage of life and I really need to be present for my family as much as I can, which is kind of why I stopped working outside of the home in the first place!Luckily, after a few years of doing this blogging thing, I’ve kind of managed to hit the nail on the head and provide a great experience and a lot of value for my readers while still pretty much living the “stay at home mom” kind of life that seems to work for our family..

So I’ve found a nice balance where I can get done what I need to get done, still enjoy some nice continued growth with my blog, without having to sacrifice any of my family time.

I thought I’d share a little bit about what I’ve learned today in case it might come in handy to someone else out there trying to keep it all balanced between family, home, and blogging.Subscribe by email to receive free posts straight to your inbox, or follow along using any (or all!)

of the methods below!Do you have any of those brightly-colored plastic eggs laying around and nothing to do with them?I had a whole giant bag that I was saving from last year just in case I thought of a use for them.

Kennedy loves to play with them, but honestly they mostly just make a big mess all over the house when the cats get into them and I’m not so fond of that..I thought I might try making something out of them that would actually look nice sitting on a table instead of making me feel all frustrated.. I’ve seen fabric covered eggs before, but mostly they were a little shabbier than I was in the mood for.