Bondie Metchore is a web designer, social media manager for Amanda Frances, business consultant, mom and wife. She is passionate about God, universal law, learning, business and the freedom it can provide.

When Bondie first moved to the US, she had difficulty finding a job in her field of teaching English so she decided to boldly and bravely start her own business! She started designing websites and has been building her business ever since.

Working full time from home with small children can be challenging, but Bondie has learned to embrace the chaos and make it work.

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Some of the things that Bondie does NOT do includes all the cooking and cleaning and keeping a spotless home.

You can find Bondie on her website BondieMetchore.com, on Instagram @girldesigningdreams or on Facebook/bondiedesign

Favorites: Book: You are a BadAss at Making Money by Jen Sincero Show: The Office, New Girl, This is Us, Grey's Anatomy App: Planoly, SnowLifehack: Dictating comments into her iPhone Social Media: @xoamandafrances Podcast: Tony Robins

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Today is the first in my new series of bonus Friday episodes where I dive into the Making it Work part of this podcast. Today I discuss my word of the year and how it sets my intention for the year.

What is your word of the year? I would love to hear! Email me and let me know or comment below.

Liz Gendreau is a project manager in IT, award winning personal finance blogger at Chief Mom Officer, mom of 3 and wife. She is passionate about being a good women, encourage women to be in tech and personal finance.

She started her blog Chief Mom Officer to help teach other women how to manager their finances, find success in their careers and achieve financial freedom. Liz shares SO MUCH great personal finance information including her big three questions she always starts with:

1. What is your current financial situation?
2. Where do you want to get to financially?
3. How do you plan on getting there?

The questions sound so basic, but they truly are the building blocks of any financial goals!

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Some of the things that Liz does NOT do includes watching TV and a lot of the work around the home. Her husband is a stay at home dad and fills a lot of roles around the house.

You can find at ChiefMomOfficer.org or on Instagram @Liz_chiefmomofficer or Twitter @LizOfficer

Favorites: Book: Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley and William Danko Show: The Great British Bake-off App: Twitter, Instagram, Adobe Photoshop MixLifehack: Automate your bills! Social Media: @thefinancetwins @picksuppennies Podcast: Clark Howard, Dave Ramsey, Stacking Benjamins, Afford Anything, So Money

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Cheryl McCutchan has a PhD in biology, is a freelance science illustrator, animator, writer and editor. She is also a mom and wife who loves to be outdoors!

Freelance isn't the most common type of work within the scientific community. Cheryl was working on her post doc and was having difficulty managing motherhood and her academic work. She made the choice to pursue freelance work to allow her to be the kind of mom she wanted to be and live the life she wanted.

Years later she continues to have steady work, professional fulfillment and the family life she wants!

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Some of the things that Cheryl does NOT do includes commuting, managing her household, showering every day and taking care of their dogs.

You can find Cheryl at her website AnimediaScience.com, on Instagram @animedia_science or on Twitter @DrCheryldraws

Favorites: Book: The Throne of Glass series by Sarah Maas Show: Queer Eye for the Straight Guy App: Instagram, Twitter, MyFitnessPalLifehack: Doesn't use a lot of plastics Social Media: @patflynn, @sethgodin Podcast: Smart Passive Income, Marie Forleo TV, The Infinite Monkey Cage, Science Findings on NPR

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Cheri Kevane is a wife, mom, home decor lover and product and business developer in the financial industry. She is passionate about creativity and home building.  Several years ago Cheri and her husband started dreaming about their dream farmhouse. They poured over designs and finally built their dream home! Cheri documented it all on her blog and her instagram where she shares all about their farmhouse and other home decor.

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Some of the things that Cheri does NOT do include yoga anymore (although she hopes to get back into it next year), go on many vacations or buy a new car every few years (they focus their money on their priorities which for them is their home).

You can find Cheri at www.strangefarmhouse.com or on Instagram @strangefarmhouse

FavoritesBook: Girl, Wash your Face by Rachel Hollis Show: The Haunting of Hill House, HGTV App: Instagram and PinterestLifehack: Go to bed early Social Media: @cottonstem Podcast: Rise Podcast, true crime podcasts

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Jalpa Williby is a an award winning author, full time physical therapist, mom and army wife. She is passionate about making a difference in this world and does this through her work with patients and the books she writes. She tries to always include a message in her books that she feels is important.

Jalpa started writing because she just felt like she had stories inside of her. She never planned to publish them, but after showing them to a few friends they insisted she pursue publishing. Eight books and several awards later, Jalpa continues to write 1-2 books per year!

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Some of the things that Jalpa does NOT do includes lawn care, dishes, attending a lot of social functions, a lot of home decor or going shopping (she much prefers online shopping!)

You can find Jalpa's book on Amazon, and you can find her online at jalpawilliby.com, on Instagram @authorjalpawilliby, Facebook jalpawillibyauthor or Twitter @jalpawilliby.

Favorites: Book: Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini Show: Game of Thrones, Sense 8 App: FitBitLifehack: Taking voice memos when she has story ideas while commuting, doing 100 heel rises as she brushes her teeth Social Media: @willsmith @chrishemsworth Podcast: The Daydreamer

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Heather Adams is the founder of boutique PR firm Choice Publicity, a mom and wife and mentor. She is passionate about raising her sons to be Christian gentlemen and mentoring the next generation of women. 

Our conversation runs through everything from dating our kids and having "the talk" with them, to how she built her PR career, to our favorite lipsticks. Heather loves Tom Ford Ruby Rush, and Revlon Pure Red Matte and I'm newly in love with Maybelline Matte Ink and also have my Nars red lip paint. 

Heather shares about her work mentoring for her sorority and the joy of helping to guide those women through their college years and beyond. She loves helping other women succeed through her work and her volunteer mentoring. 

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Some of the things Heather does NOT do includes taking on clients that do not share the same values, choosing work over her family and cleaning her home (although she admits that she loves the satisfaction of cleaning a bathroom, a sentiment I do not share). 

You can find Heather at her personal account on Instagram @hrdadams, or through Choice Publicity at their website, Instagram, Twitter or Facebook. 

Favorites: Book: Dare to Lead by Brené Brown Show: Madame Secretary, The West Wing, This Is Us App: Instagram, Dashing DishLifehack: When wearing red lipstick, lick your wine glass before sipping to prevent leaving lipstick stains. If you drop wax on the carpet, cover with paper bag and iron it to soak it up.  Social Media: @BaileyRaesKitchen Podcast: Up and Vanished, Dirty John, Building a Story Brand, Unspoken

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Kelsey Pitney is the founder of Elegance Restored, an online boutique, a wife and mom to twin girls and a boy. When her son was 13 months old she had twin girls!!! As she started coming out of the fog of 3 babies in a year, she realized that she needed to use her passions and skills.

Elegance Restored was born out of a desire to have a business that could help to fund adoption. They donate 10% of their profits to A Family for Every Orphan and make sure that all of their products are Fair Trade certified.

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Some of the things Kelsey does NOT do includes packaging all of the orders. After doing everything all by herself she is now getting help in to ship out the orders. She also had her sister-in-law come in to help get her organized!

You can find Kelsey at her online boutique Elegance Restored, on Instagram @elegance_restored or Facebook/elegancerestored

Favorites: Book: Broken Dreams Show: The Good Place App: SketchesLifehack: Collagen protein powder Social Media: @simplylivandco   @jillematthews   @stillbeingmolly   @karisuelewis Podcast: Business with Purpose

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Stephanie Stumph is the founder of BKco, hobby farmer, active mom of two and wife. She is passionate about horses, mountains, the outdoors and helping people. 

At BKco Stephanie makes beautiful beanies hats with bamboo fabric that is luxuriously soft.  Her hats became very popular with chemotherapy patients who found the hats were perfect for protecting their heads after hair loss keeping them cool in the summer and warm in the winter. She didn't feel good profiting off cancer patients so she started her one for one - for every hat that is bought, she will donate one hat to a chemotherapy patient!

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Some of the things that Stephanie does NOT do is keep a perfect house with laundry that's always done, and bringing in firewood.

You can find Stephanie at her shop www. BKco.ca or on Instagram or Facebook. 

Favorites: Book: Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv Show: Outdoor Life Network, Antique Pickers, Log Homes App: Modern Essentials oils appLifehack: A new big wheelbarrow, a shovel with serrated edges Social Media: @happydaysfarm Podcast: Gary Vee

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Welcome to the 2018 Gift Guide! Once again Rachel and I have compiled some great ideas for everyone on your list. Links are all at www.thethingsshedoes.com/2018giftguide  and thank you so much for supporting the show.

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