• Posts Tagged ‘Work’

    When I Grow Up…

    by  • August 21, 2011 • Ramblings

    It’s a new week of prompts for the Veracity Blogathon. This week is domestication. Today’s topic:

    When you were younger what did you want to be when you grew up? Looking at ur life now, how close are you to that job and what do you aspire to do now career wise?

    As far back as I can remember, I have wanted to be an elementary school teacher. I used to have old desks from a school here, and I would pretend to teach my cousins. If I was playing alone, I would teach my stuffed animals. When my sister was little, I worked with her and taught her most of her alphabet before she went to school. I love children, and to me, teaching is one of the biggest impacts you can make on the future.

    Since having Sawyer, however, my career goals have changed a little. Right now, I want to continue being a work at home mom, doing freelance writing and internet marketing. I cannot imagine having to send him to daycare at this point. I want to be home with him so that I can prepare him for school. Daycares around here are nothing by babysitters, and I want my son to learn as much as he can before he starts Pre-K. James and I have also considered the idea of me homeschooling, but not sure yet.

    WAHM Woes

    by  • May 6, 2011 • Home Life

    As many of my readers know, I work at home as a freelance writer. Basically, this involves writing content for other people and getting paid for it. Since just before Sawyer was born, I have been looking into other ways of making money online so I don’t have to work so much each week and still make the same amount of income. This hasn’t been the easiest task. I think it’s one reason that this blog gets deserted so much. By the time I finish working, I don’t have the desire to type up a blog post.

    I have been dabbling in Internet Marketing for a couple years now, but just got serious about it in the last several months. My goal is to have all of my income be passive, with very little maintenance work required. This is possible, though it takes a lot of initial set up. I have been selling content recently, which is a bit different than freelance work. With freelancing, you have clients and you write what they want you to and get paid for it. With selling, there’s not guarantee you will make money. It is riskier, but the benefits outweigh the possible negatives…if you learn how to do it right.

    I have been kinda burned out on my work this week, which is why I have turned to my blog. It’s difficult to work at home with a 7 1/2 month old, even when James comes home from work. Then, there’s dinner to be cook, kitchen to be cleaned, laundry to be done, and 50 other things that I need to do. This is the time I am supposed to work, since I don’t get much computer time during the day. Plus, I am not where near by goals at this point, but I think the off time I have taken this week will allow me to start fresh next week. Being a WAHM is definitely no walk in the park, but I wouldn’t trade the ability to stay home with my son for any job at the moment!