Archive for the 'Personal' Category

Stay at home - are you ready for the loneliness?

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Photo by Tom@HK
Loneliness is a common experience for stay at home individuals. Even an introvert like me needs human interaction to stay sane and happy. And I mean interaction beyond one’s spouse or partner and children, especially if, like me, you spend the entire day with a semi-verbal toddler who always needs to be cleaned [...]

Can I make $10 in 30 days?

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Photo by peasap
I’ve joined the 30 Day Challenge! This is a FREE online training program on internet marketing. Ed Dale and his colleagues are teaching us the basics of internet marketing and the goal is to make at least $10 in 30 days! Ed is a casual and occasionally funny guy who seems to know [...]

How I overcame work at home information overload

Monday, February 4th, 2008

Photo by Chaparral [Kendra]
Last week, I found myself unable to empty my email in-boxes (despite what I had learned from Getting Things Done). I couldn’t focus on anything; I would flit from one blog or website to the next and then to an E-book. I wasn’t making progress on my to-list. What was happening [...]

How to prepare financially for your home business

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

Photo: Piggy Bank by annia316 ?
I’ve been uneasy about my earlier post about preparing to leave my office job, because I think I glossed over the financial part of the preparations. I only mentioned that I was learning about frugal living because I didn’t expect to replace my office income with a home business right [...]

Having second thoughts: Is working at home right for me?

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

Photo: Snow Wall by Ezzz
In the six days since I began this blog, I’ve felt like quitting three times.
The first time was when I discovered that it took so much time to blog. I had a long list of topics for blog posts, but no time to finish even one. I could only write [...]

Countdown to being a work at home Mom

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Photo: Tunnels of Time by fdecomite
 
I’m down to my last few days in the office. On February 1, I will officially be unemployed, a stay-at-home Mom, and hopefully, still earning money. Am I ready?
I’m trying to get ready. Here’s what I’ve been doing:

10 reasons to work at home

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

Photo: “Freedom” by [K]
Upon hearing that I’m about to leave my job, many people are incredulous. After all, I make a pretty good living, I work in a prestigious organization, I do noble work that helps improve people’s lives, our medical insurance plan is good, and my office is very tolerant when I have a [...]