Looking for work? Consider starting your own home business!

Are you feeling underappreciated in your work? Do you feel you aren't being paid what you are worth? Would you like more money with more time to enjoy it? Do you long to stay home with your kids? Do you have job insecurity or been laid off recently? Maybe you would just like to provide your family with some of the extras in life or have enough to cover those bills each month. Perhaps a home-based business would be right for you.

Watkins has been rated time and time again as one of the top home-based businesses in North America. Many are limited to one country but not so with Watkins. With distributing centers in both Winona, Minnisota and Winnipeg, Manitoba anyone in Canada, United States or United States holdings are able to enjoy the benefits of this business as well as the wonderful natural products we have.

These are all products we use everyday in our homes and because they are mostly 95% or more natural, they are much better for us than most of the products we buy in our typical grocery or pharmacy. We have 4 product lines: natural gourmet, natural body products (lotions, oils, soap, shampoo, etc.), natural cleaning products and natural remedies and supplements.
For anyone who is interested in this as a business, you are free to retail the products and recieve an excellent commission on doing so, use the products yourself and help other people who wish to start a business or a combination of both. If you are a person who likes do do parties or trade fairs, there is that option as well.

This business is designed as a part-time business where you can achieve with just talking to the people you come in contact with everyday or by stretching your world to reach others on the internet whom you may never meet. The more time you spend the faster your business will grow but with effort, no matter how much time you are able to devote, you can succeed at this business!

For more information on the business, go to www.gonatural441.com
To order products, go to www.watkinsonline.com and enter associate #375441 when prompted to do so.

I would love to help you get started in YOUR own home business.

Cinnamon for Diabetes

Studies have shown that 1/4 tsp. of cinnamon with good essential oils, can lower your blood sugar, cholesterol and fats by as much as 30 percent. It replaces salt in cooked oatmeal and is great on apples, in your coffee and in sweet and savory dishes.

In a study, published by Reuters Health, diabetics who incorporated one gram (less than 1/4 tsp.) into their diet every day for 40 days, experienced a decrease in blood sugar, cholesterol and blood fats. They also suggested that cinnamon could stave off the onset of type 2 diabetes for those at risk. Cinnamon provides compounds that make insulin more efficient and help fat cells recognize and respond to it. As an added bonus, cinnamon contains no added calories. Watkins cinnamon actually tastes sweet but there is no sugar added. It is actually the cinnamon oils without woody fillers that give the delicious taste.

If you wish to try it for yourself, go to www.watkinsonline.com and enter associate #375441. While you are at it, take note of all our wonderful natural products.

Cinnamon Test

Take the cinnamon test! You might think all spices are the same. Not so! When I first started with Watkins and the Summit Group, I got some Watkins cinnamon. I had heard that it was far superior to anything else you could buy in your local store but I always need to see for myself. I got out my brand and put some into my hand and smelled then tasted it. I then did the same with my new Watkins brand. I couldn't believe the difference! When my teenage son came home from school, I said I wanted him to do a blind taste test as he loves cinnamon. I had him close his eyes and put out his hands. I put a little my old brand in one hand and a little of Watkins in the other and told him he could open his eyes. He tasted the Watkins one first and said, "Mmm, tastes like cinnamon." He then tasted the other one, the one he previously enjoyed, and went running to the bathroom to spit it out. He said, "Yuk! It tastes so woody!"
I have told this story at trade fairs, etc. then let the customers try it. They can't believe it either. The Watkins brand keeps all the essential oils with no woody fillers like the typical cinnamon bought in the grocery story. Try it for yourself! www.watkinsonline.com and enter associate #375441

Twice Baked Potatoes that You Can Freeze

6 medium potatoes
2 Tbsp. margarine or butter
1/2 cup light mayonnaise
1/2 cup hot milk
3-4 Tbsp. Watkins Bacon and Cheddar Dip Mix
1 tsp. Watkins parsley flakes
1/2 tsp. onion salt OR Watkins Onion & Garlic Pepper (no added salt)
1/2 tsp. Watkins seasoning salt
1/8 tsp. Watkins granulated pepper
chopped chives, for garnish
chopped green onion OR Watkins Minced Green Onion, for garnish
grated cheddar cheese, for garnish

Pierce potatoes in several spots. Place on rack in 400 F oven for 50-60 minutes (or microwave at baked potato setting) until tender. To test for donenes, insert sharp paring knife into center. Cool until able to handle. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise. Scoop out pulp into medium bowl, leaving thin coating on skins to form shell.
Add next 8 ingredients to potato pulp. Mash well. Stuff shells. Bake in 350F oven for 25-30 minutes to heat through.
Garnish with chives, green onion and a light sprinkle of cheese just before serving.
Makes 12 stuffed potato halves.

To make ahead: Prepare and stuff potatoes early in day or night before. Cover. Chill. To serve, bake as above.

To freeze: Place stuffed potatoes on baking sheet. Freeze for 1 hour. Wrap partially frozen potatoes individually in foil. Freeze up to 4 months. To serve, thaw and heat wrapped potatoes in 350F oven for 25-30 minutes until heated through.

These can also be microwaved! Delicious which ever way you do them.

Pure Peppermint Extract for Mice Control

If you are like me, you would hate to have a mouse in your house! I don't even like gerbils and hamsters as they are too much like mice for me. If you do have a mouse problem, a great natural solution is pure peppermint extract. Put a little on cotton balls and place them where mice have been seen. Dilute some extract with water and spray around the outside of your house and around any areas where mice could get in. Because mice hate peppermint, they will stay away. It is important to use pure peppermint however. I have it on good authority that the peppermint you buy in the store does not work as well as Watkins peppermint. For this and other great natural products go to www.watkinsonline and when prompted, put in associate #375441. Not only will you have a mouse-free home but a great smelling home too!

Just Getting Started!

I'm just getting started with blogging and hope to convey my thoughts and help many get started in their own home based business. I really love what I do and love meeting so many people who are interested in making a little extra money, feeling like they are doing something worthwhile in life or searching for that fortune to retire early and "in style". This business is made up of corporate executives, teachers, homemakers, stay-at-home moms, pastors, students, retirees, etc. both abled and disabled. It is designed to be started as a part-time business that can become a full-time business providing several hundred to several thousand per month. We are supported by Watkins products. Watkins has been recognized as a very ethical company and consistently ranked as one of the best home based businesses in North America. This year they will celebrate 142 years serving U.S.A. and Canada with superior quality products most of which are at least 96% natural! For more information http://www.gonatural441.com/.