WAHM Tips: Freelancing Mistakes I’ve Made {Prelude to a guest post}

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Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes. -- Oscar Wilde I talk a lot about bliss and finding that Oprah-fied "aha" moment, here on the blog. The truth is, though: It ain't easy, that journey towards bliss. In fact, the truth is this: The path towards living a life you love is paved with (ahem, excuse my French)and failures. The key to ...continue reading

WAHM Tips: Find a Need in Your Niche and Fill It

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In a coaching session I had a few months ago, I told the coach about my desire to provide a service to women (moms, in particular) who wanted to work from home, doing something they loved while being with the people they love the most: their family members. My coach, Tala, was instrumental in helping me find a path towards this desire. Later on, my WAHM ...continue reading

Be My Guest: Sharing Life as Moms Through Guest Posting

There's something delightful about having a guest over, at least for me, as a work at home mom. I'm a lot like my mother: I like meeting people and I like having guests over. That's what happens when you have a father whose gift it is to be a connector, and a mom who was brought up in a family who made it their business to entertain people at home. Here ...continue reading

How to Let Go of Blogging Burnout

Work-at-home-mom-blogging burnout (def., n): The state of stress and irritability of a blogging, work-at-home mother who visibily lacks sleep, borders on maternal insanity from juggling toddler care, breastfeeding, work commitments while badly needing a keratin treatment. It's the English tutor in me emerging when I make definitions like this (Did I ever ...continue reading

Don’t Blog Just for Goodie Bags: Mom Blogging and Getting Paid for Posts

Lori's post on Babble Crunch hit a soft spot with me yesterday. "We’re worth more than gratitude, chances to win free tampons, or a measly link. We’re worth a damn paycheck. If anybody could blog, they wouldn’t be asking us. Just remember that." -- Lori Garcia, via Babble Crunch I understand where Lori is coming from. She is an influential ...continue reading