The Pitfalls of Freelancing [infographic]

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Are you self-employed? Do you consider yourself to be a freelancer?  I left my full-time job about 5 years ago to stay home with my boys. I enjoy what I do and love the flexibility. I’ve had people ask me before why I work from home, if it’s worth it and do I get tired [...]

Just Keep Swimming!

Need some encouragement? Just Keep Swimming

Do you ever have those days where you feel buried, discouraged or like nothing is going the way it should? I’ve had about three or four of those days in a row. Now, I’m not complaining, not really — my life is generally pretty fantastic… but, last night I was pretty flustered–looking at my to-do list, [...]

Let’s Eat Some Frogs, Shall We?

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Say what? Let me back up a step or two here…. This morning while drinking my coffee I stumbled over to Pinterest and searched “WAHM” just to see what would appear. (Am I the only one that is using Pinterest in place of Google these days?) I discovered the SimpleMom website and good lord, if [...]

How Do You Stay Motivated?

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Some days working from home can be a struggle — The kids, the laundry, the house work… it can be so daunting! I try to keep to the same schedule, some days it works great– Other days I’m asking my husband (okay, maybe even begging him) to take the kids out because they aren’t allowing [...]