RESOURCES

Whether you were a stay-at-home Mom, or one who worked outside the home while raising your kids, now that they’re grown and gone, it’s time to:

FIND YOUR NEXT

RECONNECT

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FIND YOUR NEXT

COPING WITH THE EMPTY NEST

Chicken Soup For The Soul: Empty Nesters, Jack Canfield
Empty Nest, Full Life, Jill Savage
Finding Joy In The Empty Nest, Jim Burns, Ph.D
From Mom To Me Again, Melissa Shultz
The Empty Nest Companion, Susan Gross
The Mel Robbins Podcast (Listen To Episode 211)

WHAT’S NEXT FOR WORK?

FREE FIND YOUR NEXT Brainstorming Worksheet For The Empty Nester Mom

printer laptop and office supplies on desk

ONLINE BUSINESS

FREE EMPTY NESTER MOM To .com ONLINE BUSINESS Checklist

When I started answering (vs. just asking) questions in Facebook Groups, I realized that I needed to share what I’ve learned about starting an Online Business.

So, in an effort to help others, I created EMPTY NESTER MOM To .com (The Guide).

All Empty Nester Moms should start an Online Business, full time or as a side hustle while working The 9-5!

Learn how I started my Online Business:

If you don’t already have what you need to start your Online Business, the following recommendations can help get you started:

EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, TASKS

Laptop

Desktop

Printer

Apple iPad Pro (Optional)

Apple Pencil 2.0 (Optional)

Smartphone Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

FREE CHOOSE YOUR NICHE Worksheet

FREE DEFINE YOUR AVATAR Worksheet

Sign Up With Bluehost Web Hosting Service

Purchase Legal Templates Protect Your Online Business

Hire Northwest Registered Agent Form An LLC To Protect Your Personal Assets

Sign Up For FREE Canva Account Create Graphics For Your Website/Social Media

Subscribe To Deposit Photos For Your Website/Social Media

Create A FREE Grammarly Account Writing Assistant

Take The Perfecting Blogging Course *

Sign Up With An Email Service Provider (ESP):

MailerLite (Best For Beginners)
Active Campaign
Kit (Formerly ConvertKit)

Marketing Courses

* Ultimate Perfecting Blogging Bundle (Best Deal: All Four Courses)

Learn How To Sell What You Know

Coursecademy (Course)
Graham Cochrane (Book)
Cindy Bidar (Membership)

Choose A Platform To Sell Your Courses

Phone, Gear, Tools For Starting A YouTube Channel And/Or Podcast

Smartphone
Tripod
Lighting
Movo Lapel Microphones
Edit Videos: CapCut (Beginners); Adobe Premiere Pro (Advanced)
Stock Videos/Images: Storyblocks, Deposit Photos
Royalty-Free Music: Epidemic Sound
Create AI Images: Ideogram

Sell Digital And/Or Physical Products On The Following Platforms:

BUSINESS BOOKS

Two Weeks Notice Amy Porterfield
How To Get Paid For What You Know Graham Cochrane
The Go-Giver John David Mann/Bob Burg
The One Thing Gary W. Keller, Jay Papasan
YouTube Secrets Sean Cannell
Free To Focus Michael Hyatt
Atomic Habits James Clear
Show Your Work Austin Kleon
The Greatness Mindset Lewis Howes
The 4-Hour Work Week Timothy Ferriss

RECONNECT

As an Empty Nester Mom, this is your time to reconnect with who and what you love!

FITNESS

weights exercise mat water bottle jumprope ball

Strength Training

Bowflex Home Gym

Cardio

Bowflex Treadclimber

Miscellaneous

Dumbbells
Jump Rope
Exercise Ball
Exercise Mat
Water Bottle
Activewear
Shoes

SELF-CARE

Grab the FREE EMPTY NESTER Self-Care Beauty Product Checklist, which includes items I have purchased and use, or have researched/recommend.

WHAT’S NEXT FOR FUN?

All work and no play? No thank you! It’s also time for Empty Nester Moms to have some fun!

ART

art supplies pens pencils scissors in metal containers on table

Surface Pattern Design

Learn about Surface Pattern Design from artist, pattern designer, and creative educator, Bonnie Christine. For her Surface Pattern Design course, you’ll need:

Laptop or Desktop Computer (See Above)
Apple iPad Pro and Apple iPencil 2.0 (See Above)

You’ll also need the following tools and supplies:

Adobe Illlustrator (Free Trial)
Smartphone
Sketchbook
Drawing Pens

Print On Demand

Design your own shirt, mugs, etc. with Canva and Printify.

BAKING

bread blueberries on cutting board plate on table

Want to reconnect with baking, or get into it for the first time?

Start by making Quick Breads with my family recipes—Banana, Blueberry, Pumpkin, Rhubarb, and Zucchini—they’re so delicious!

Family Quick Bread Recipes—COMING SOON!

CRAFTS

Miniature Christmas Tree

I created this handmade Miniature Christmas Tree for my mother-in-law, and another one for my best friend as a wedding gift.

You can learn how to do it for yourself, or for someone you love!

How To Make A Miniature Christmas Tree—COMING SOON!

GARDENING

Floret Flower Farm’s Gardening Books, by Erin Benzakein

Discovering Dahlias
Cut Flower Garden
A Year In Flowers

Another flower gardening pro is Marryn Mathis at The Farmhouse Flower Farm. You can find her online, along with her beautiful book, Sweet Pea School.

Gardening Favs Supply List—COMING SOON!

EMPTY NESTER LIFE

Now’s the time to reconnect with your spouse!

Start by thinking and talking about what brought you together many years ago, before raising your family.

Make a bucket list of what you’d like to get back into, and new things you’d like to try together. Also, make a list of the places you’d like to go.

Use this worksheet to create your bucket list:

FREE EMPTY NESTER LIFE Bucket List

Every couple’s list will be different. For me and my husband, some of our biggest connections were through outdoor activities.

Now, with extra time on our hands, we are doing more Boating, Crabbing, Fishing, Shrimping, Waverunning, Traveling, and hopefully RVing again!

BOATING WITH PETE

Boating, and all the fun activities associated with it, is a great way to reconnect with your spouse, other family members, and friends. Now that we’re Empty Nesters, I have a lot more time, again, to go Boating With Pete!

If you want to get into Boating, my husband can help you get on the water faster!

Website: BoatingWithPete.com

YouTube: Boating With Pete

Both COMING SOON!

Need help with buying a boat?

Get started with this FREE EMPTY NESTER Boat-Buying Worksheet!

The following equipment/supply checklists include items we have purchased and use, or have researched/recommend.

BOATING