5 Real ways to Earn EXTRA Income

Being a stay at home Mom is a beautiful thing, I get to see my little one everyday. See him learn & do funny things. But I must admit at times I miss the working environment & of course the INCOME.
So since becoming a Stay At Home Mom, I have been on the lookout for ways to make money!
But there is so many scams & some things take up sooo Much time that honestly I don't have. Here Are 5 that are easy & are real things, I have gotten money from.

1. Mercari or Offer Up
• selling stuff you don't longer use or need
• Mercari is an app that is for everyone & you ship the item; they offer shipping labels.
• Offer up is also an app but this one is local 
  
  
2. Receipt Hog
• You take a picture of your receipts & you get points after so many points you get an amazon gift card or PayPal
• You also have different ways to get coins. Their is spins.
• connect with email
• Use online receipts as well
3. Ibotta
• It is a grocery app. It has several stores & you can get points from. 
• I haven't used it too much yet but I know several people that have gotten up to 70 dollars.
4. Ebates
• I love shopping online, sometimes probably more than going to some store. Ebates really does give you cash for shopping through them. Cash back can be up to 10% sometimes, now its linked with app SHOPULAR so its easier.
5. Swaybucks

• http://www.swagbucks.com/p/register?rb=21799086

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Of course you aren't going to get rich from these but if you do them often, you will get some cash.

I have gotten about 80.00 in Mercari & offer up. Receipt Hog, I have gotten about 10 dollars. Swaybucks I have gotten 20 dollars in 3 months. Ebates I have received like 45 dollars. Like I said you won't get rich but its nice to have a little extra for urself or to add to savings. Or a nice dinner. Let me know if you have any ways to make extra income.

Much Love 

JessC

Minimalist Mom Wardrobe

I have always been known to have a ton of clothes. Even though I had so much whenever I had my son I struggled to find anything in my closet that I wanted to wear. I started a cycle of just sweat pants & a shirt. I knew I had too many things I didn't like so whenever I looked at my closet I would just give up. With my husband being in the military & our constant moving I started minimizing my belongings. Then I moved on to my closet, now I have staple pieces that work for me.
A young mom wardrobe that i love & works.
These are most of my fall/winter clothes. I mix & max these and they all work. They are comfortable to be home doing things but also comfortable enough to be out & about with my toddler.
9 Shirts
-Denim long sleeve button up
-Blue & white stripes 3/4 long sleeve
-Maroon v neck
-Olive tank top
-Long Sleeve Sheer Floral top
-Olive 3/4 long sleeve
-Stripped 3/4 long sleeve
-Black Long Sleeve
-white v neck
5 Jacktes
-Long sleeve leather jacket
-Leather Vest
-Long cardigan
-short cardigan
-olive military jacket
5 pants
-light denim boyfriend jeans
-black washed jeans
-white distressed jeans
-dark washed jeans
-black dressed pants
5 shoes
-High heels boots
-brown combat boots
-black vans
-Running shoes
-maroon pointed flats
3 Accessories
- Fun scarf
-light grey fringe scarf

 

Let me know if you would love to see outfits with these pieces. They are basic stuff you can find anywhere at a very affordable price. What do you have in your closet that you think is a must? Thanks for reading, don't forget to follow me here & all my social media.

Much Love 

JessC

Homemade Chicken Nuggets

My toddler like most toddlers I'm sure is picky sometimes. One day he loves something & the next day he hates it. Its frustrating to say the least, but I think what is more annoying is the waste of food & money. We used to buy pre-made chicken nuggets & sometimes he ate them & sometimes they just ended up smashed up or in my husbands mouth. I always battle with wanting to eat better ,being healthier, being more aware of what I put in my body. I'm not perfect nor do I follow all those rules but I do think about it often. Then I thought to myself wow I do all this thinking and planning healthier stuff for myself yet here I am feeding my baby something that is often talked about being not good. So I thought why not make some of my own, I know exactly whats in them & I save some money! Two big things on the pro side so I tried it.

CHICKEN NUGGETS

Ingredients:
Chicken Breast
Flour
Eggs
Corn Flakes
Salt & Pepper
Garlic Powder
Paprika or Any seasoning you enjoy

I used 3 small/med chicken breast and cut them up into small chunks.

 

         

     ....Some bowls with flour & garlic powder. Eggs. & Crushed up Corn Flakes w/seasoning

Oven on 350 & Bake for 20 minutes 

Toddler ready

Yummy end result

Its simple a little time consuming but homemade always tastes so much better in my opinion. You can use breadcrumbs if you prefer or just plain flour but I absolutely prefer the crunchiness that cornflakes give the chicken. What are some spices you think will make this delicious. If you have a better recipe let me know! Thanks for reading. Much Love
JessC

Bilingual Toddler

How to raise bilingual kiddos

When I was younger being able to speak two languages didn't really matter to me. I didn't see the importance of it, but as I got older I started to really understand and reap the benefits of being bilingual. 

Being able to translate for someone in need

Connecting with others that also spoke Spanish in my case

Knowing the positives of future work benefits of being able to speak another language. big PLUS.

Now that I have my son, there was no doubt in our minds that we wanted our son to speak SPANISH. Both my husband & I are able to speak spanish but since the beginning English has been our primary language spoken between us. However, now that we have our son we realized, HOW is he going to learn spanish if we don't speak it?

Adapting to just Spanish with each other has been rather difficult actually (who would have thought) RIGHT?! Did any of you have this problem? We try but we always end up back to English. Now that my son is 2, he is starting to talk and there is no doubt English is his primary language. My son is 2yrs & 4months and he can complete some sentences. Even though I am incredibly proud. I can't help but to feel a little disappointed in myself. I used to say that I was soo proud of my roots and that my children would speak Spanish. I felt guilty because I pictured his future, Him as an older young man saying he doesn't speak spanish and can only understand a little. His parents,both spanish speakers, and he doesn't know. So I tried somethings & slowly but surely he is catching on.

Change tv language to secondary language

-Now when he watches cartoons or even movies he sees them in Spanish

Repeat words both in English & Spanish

-Describe things around the house through or day in Both languages

Whenever I'm speaking to him I try to only speak Spanish

-Using hands or body language just incase he doesn't catch on

Short & simple

-Trying to say & have him repeat short & simple words

Books in Spanish

-Night time stories are in Spanish

Those are some of the things I changed around the house & I have noticed that he is picking it up, slowly as he also learns how to talk. 

I have a couple DIY projects I have started to teach him more spanish words & I will shortly post once they are complete. 

Are any of you bilingual? any tips? 

I think that no matter the other language its a beautiful thing to pass down to your kiddos. Not to mention a pretty awesome thing to be able to speak more than one. 

Please if you have great tips, educational movies or shows for learning 2 languages let me know. Email me, comment, & follow.
Much Love 
JessC

Favorite Lipsticks & Swatches

I have been wearing makeup since I was a freshman in HighSchool, but I always hated wearing lipstick. I thought that no matter what color I wore it looked horrible. But if there is one thing that makes the whole makeup look its lipstick!

It takes your makeup from a 6 to a 10!! 

Im a darker complexion so some colors don't look good on me, but I think all the shades I have will work for most.

My Favorite Lipsticks

After cleaning with wipe & makeup remover
this is what is left. Shows how pigmented they are

Bottom Up(Milani, Love Bug, Calypso,Point Zero,
Androgyny, Unicorn Blood, Leo, Nyx, London Ciate Berry)

COLOURPOP LIQUID LIPSTICKS

They are affordable & beautiful. My favorite formula of their brand is the ultra satin lip.

POINT ZERO A cool toned grey brown

CALYPSO satin mid-tone pink

LOVE BUG matte rich mahogany This one is a matte lipstick(so your lips need to be prepared before, lip scrub & chapstick)

JEFFREE STARS VELOUR LIQUID LIPSTICK

They are higher end but still affordable, I think that they have the best formula. They aren't drying & super pigmented

UNICORN BLOOD dark rusty matte re

ANDROGYNY Sultry, plum mauve, matte 

LEO True matte honey brown.

Milani
Rose Femme Muave purple sheer look

NYX
Stockholm MID-TONE BEIGE PINK
M Ciate London Liquid Velvet
Pin-Up Berry- Beautiful berry

Calypso

Milani

Point Zero

Berry

Unicorn Blood

Adrogyny

Leo

All Lipsticks with Flash

Love Bug

Social Media

I'm Trying to grow a connection with anyone that reads my post. Please follow my social media so I can follow you as well. Recently did a Twitter & Pinterest. 

TWITTER: https://twitter.com/jessc08

PINTEREST:www.pinterest.com/notjustayoungmo

EMAIL: notjustayoungmomblog@gmail.com

I do have a Instagram Let me know if you want that one. 

I would love to make friends. Any moms or bloggers.

MUCH LOVE 

JESSC

Military Spouse- Family & Friends

I have been a military spouse for a couple of years and I want to say it gets easier, but so far I can't make that statement. I love my husband and our life. Of course I support him, his goals, and his amazing bravery to want to protect. That being said sometimes its hard.

FAMILY. I am such a family oriented person. My best friend without a doubt is my mom and I have a great relationship with my brothers, so when I realized that I would no longer get to see them everyday it kinda hit me hard. But as a spouse of someone in the military, I need to be strong. Try to be brave just like my husband of course its different. Some of us are so far from our family & friends that we only get to see them once a year if that. How do we coup with being away? Love. My little family keeps me going.

FRIENDS. Not only do I miss my family but I miss my friends. I have a small handful of great friendships. Friendships that I have had for years! Friends that have been there for me & friends that we've shared endless laughs. Not seeing them is also tough. They are starting their Famlies we are all going through life changing events and I can't help but to feel some sadness that I am not there. That we aren't sharing these moments together. Of course there is those calls and messages, but honestly is it ever the same.

NEW FRIENDS. And how do you even find new friends! If you are a military spouse you know what i mean. ITs so hard to make friends when you are a grown up. & its understandable, we have so much going on in our lives that its hard. And if you take into account that some of us are SHY, not too social, private, scared, picky, or even afraid of drama & judgyness. There is so much. IT TOUGH. Its like dating again. Trying to impress but be yourself. What if they dont like me. What if they think I'm weird, what if I'm too young/old. Then there is the moving so often that whenever you feel like you are making a true connection with someone they either move or you do.

It was just a small rant I had to get out of me. You know. I never cared much for new year stuff. new year new me, but this year I am thinking that I do want to make some changes. Be more OUT there. It is important to have a strong support group when you are so far away from home.
Lets make friends lets do more lets make connections
How do you deal with being away from home?
Any military spouse have tips?
Comment or email me.
Thanks you guys for reading.
MUCH LOVE
JESSC

DISNEYWORLD Tips (learn from my mistakes)

Happy New Years! Wish you and your families the best 2017! With so many blessings and so much love!

Disney World Tips & Tricks
Last year we went to Disney World for my Son's(2yrs) & My First Time. We went with my in laws and my sister & brother in law. It was the most beautiful & greatest vacation ever. We don't see them often so it was so nice to spend some time with them, especially in such a fun & magical place. Even though I enjoyed myself, I realized that I wish we would have done more planning. I am all about going with the flow but I also know that in some situations you need to plan. Well in my opinion Disney is one of those places.

• Plan Ahead

• Plan about 9 months ahead the exact days & where you will be staying(If going during a busy time plan ahead 1 year before)
• Plan a schedule of your days there.
• what park you will visit what days and what times
• If you are going with more family make sure that you take everyone in consideration. (email them a plan or talk with them to come up with one that works for everyone)(I had a semi-plan but my mistake was not sharing it with everyone, so when we got there we knew what parks we were going to but not what times or for how long)
• If staying outside of property 
• look it up. where your place is & the park & restaurants near or in between the 2 places. (We stayed in villas outside Disney, Magical Memories Villas, ours was great. It was clean & beautiful and big enough) 
• Make reservations
• The first night we got there we spent about 30min or more trying to figure where we were eating. Once we decided the place was 2hr wait time! 
• Figure out budget & make reservations accordingly(even places outside the park can get busy)
• In Park Eating
• Decide whether you & the family want to do character dining( it is a great experience especially if you have kiddos)
• Plan it a time where its not typically as busy
• you get the characters more to yourself
• Make reservations
• Decide if its worth it to you! It is EXPENSIVE to do character dinning or eating at one of their restaurants

• We had lunch in Animal Kingdom Tusker House 

• It is a buffet style(recommend and makes it worth it if you are a good eater)
• Price was about 50 each person plus tips included in bill
• We also had lunch at a fast service place
• It was about 30 dollars for just some fish & chips & a drink
• Look into a locker you can rent
• For next time, I want to bring my own food in the park
• Perhaps get a locker so you aren't carrying all that food around the park. 
• It will definitely save you so much money.
• Rides
• Set your 3 fast passes
• Ride a ride between your fast passes.
• Know what your kiddos can ride or can't before hand
• Know everyones MUST DO rides before so you know what fast passes to do during the day. 
• Plan your fast passes around same area
• We spent so much time walking back & forth
• Try to know the park a little before you head in 
• Budget

• Set a budget for overall trip, as well as for each day!
• Get Gift cards
• Target has some & if you buy them with red card you get 5%off
• Buy them with rewards cards so you get cash back
• Don'f forget to add snacks & drinks to the budget because those can add up FAST
• If you are buying souvenirs make list of who & what you want
• So you aren't just going crazy in the store
• Remember you must carry your stuff unless staying in property they can send to your room
• Memory Maker
• You can purchase this and let photographers through out the park take your pictures & you can download them all
• Toddlers

• Rent a Stroller
• If you aren't bringing one with you, rent one outside of park rather than in the park
• Much more comfortable & sometimes the come with stuff(rain cover & smaller cooler)
• Know that they might get over stimulated or might be scared of characters(take their lead and don't get frustrated, it will eventually get better)
• Don't be scared to go back to the room & give them & you a break!
• Pack their favorite snacks. If not their favorite the maybe don't pack because you'll just carry them & they won't eat them
• Don't over pack.
• I ended up hurting my shoulder because how much & how long i carried a backpack with things my son didnt even need or cared for
• HAVE FUN
• Don't let little things get you mad or stressed. 
• There is a lot of people! SO much doesn't depend on you, so relax & just enjoy your family

Not everything will go according to plan but thats okay! Disney is a MAGICAL place & you are with people you love so just enjoy it all no matter the hiccups. Hope you have a great time if you are planning a vacation. What are your tips!? let me know. Its always nice to hear what helps others plus you can never have TOO may TIPS. 

Much Love

JessC