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Another Day Another Way To Be Thankful For Home Based Work

It seems like every day, I find new reasons to be thankful that I work from home. Since every day in my life as a stay at home mom is slightly different, I have the opportunity to see my situation as a home – based professional from many different angles. Today, my observations in this area consist of two primary sentiments. Today’s first reason that I am thankful to be a home – based professional comes from my experience as a lawyer. I am thankful that as the owner of my own tiny little law firm, I am in control … Continue reading →

Stay Strong

Sometimes as a mom you just have to stay strong for your child. That is how I have been feeling lately as we prepare to see our firstborn son leave the nest. While I would love to spend every moment I can crying about the fact that he will be gone, missing the old days and cherishing everything about him…I have to remember that his departure isn’t just about me. It is about him. Whenever a child leaves home, no matter what their destination, they are bound to have their own fears or worries. I imagine that for my son … Continue reading →

Summer For The Home – Based Professional

Summer can be a challenging time for home – based professionals, but it can also be a lot of fun. Some of the challenges of summer include your family’s shifting schedule and figuring out how to fit in some vacation time from both a time management and a money management perspective. Fortunately, as a home – based professional you have a lot of decision – making power when it comes to finding creative solutions to those challenges. Since my children are very young and I am a stay at home mom, I do not yet have to figure out a … Continue reading →

What is the Perfect Age To Stay Alone?

How old is old enough? How young is too young? How do you decide? When you are a single mother one of the biggest financial outlays comes from daycare. Depending on the age of your child, number of children and where you live, daycare can be your biggest monthly expense. Most of us will happily pay the money for the peace of mind of knowing our child is safe while we work. Every day we make decisions, starting as soon as they are born, taking a quick shower while the baby naps is ok but is running to the basement … Continue reading →

Giving Thanks for My Home Based Businesses

Tomorrow is my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving. I love the idea of dedicating an entire day to reflecting on things that we are thankful for and spending time with loved ones. In fact, one of the things that I enjoy the most about it is that the arrival of Thanksgiving gets people in a grateful and appreciative mood before the actual holiday as well as during and after it. Today, I would like to join my fellow bloggers Richele McFarlin and Stephanie Romero in expressing thanks for my home based businesses. My two home based businesses have given me the freedom … Continue reading →

Diary of a Work at Home Mom Part 19

Lately, I have been blessed with quite a bit of work for both of my home based businesses. That is exciting, because like most people out there, I like to get paid. I also enjoy my work and it is good to know that there is plenty to do. It would be untruthful for me to portray that having this good fortune is all sunshine and roses, though. For the past couple of days, I have been on the road with my almost two year old son. We are accompanying my husband as he does some work – related travel. … Continue reading →

Building a Home-Based Business from the Ground Up – Part 4

Today I am finishing up my 4 part series on “Building a Home-Based Business from the Ground Up.” As a recap, I discussed laying a foundation (coming up with a business plan), pouring the concrete (firming up your final decisions on the direction you are going to go with your business) and framing (the skeleton and support system to your business). In this final blog I will discuss the fun elements you add to your business. Now I have never built a home but I know others who have. They really enjoy the final phases, picking out colors and fixtures. … Continue reading →

There’s No Place like Home …

And yet, having a home of one’s own seems like a nearly impossible dream in this economy. It takes a long time to save up the money necessary for a down payment, and having a large down payment seems the only way to bring the monthly payment down to where it can really be afforded. Many renters feel trapped right now, thinking that they will never be able to break out of their current situation and achieve their dream of ownership. My husband and I own our trailer home, but it’s only a three-bedroom, two bath, and with four children, … Continue reading →

Can You Homeschool When You’re Sick All the Time?

Recently, one of my readers asked me if it’s possible to homeschool when you’re sick all the time. I’d like to take a moment to answer that question, coming from a place of experience because quite frankly, I’ve been sick most of my life. No need to go into a long list of all my ailments, but we’ll just say that health and I have not been the very best of friends. First of all, yes, it’s extremely possible. You can adapt your schooling style to meet your own limitations. You can do low-key activities on days when your energy … Continue reading →

New Series: Interview With A Real Home-Based Professional

For those of us that work from home (or those who dream about it) it is always good to hear about real home-based professionals. Not only is it great to know that we are not alone in the choices and challenges that we face every day, it is inspiring to see what others do for work and how they have been able to make working from home work for them. I am pleased to bring you the first of a series of interviews with successful home-based professionals. I hope that you enjoy learning about them as much as I do. … Continue reading →