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5 Things To Do With Your Kids Once The Weather Turns Frightful

Image courtesy of Ron Bird / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Currently I’m a work-at-home mom and since my three-year-old son goes to preschool only three days a week, that means there are two days where I have to entertain him and try to get work done at the same time. Simply put, it’s a hard balance. I don't want to ignore him for two hours while I work, but doing the whole stop-start thing makes … [Continue reading...]

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It’s My Two-Year Anniversary Of Getting Laid Off!

Two years ago, I was working on a website redesign at my former job, getting ready to move it into final stages. I went to the bathroom and when I came back, my voicemail light was blinking. It was my boss, asking me to come see her when I got the chance. I made a mental note to go see her in a minute, but I wanted to make sure I had some good news to share first. About 20 minutes later, I … [Continue reading...]

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10 Hardest Things About The Work-At-Home Mom Life (And How I’m Attempting To Solve Them), Part Two

Read part one if you missed it here. 7. Always feeling like I'm "on." As a work-at-home mom whose business revolves primarily around social media, it's hard for me to truly rest because my clients have needs 24/7. When I wake up in the morning and I have a slew of Facebook posts to respond to, it makes me feel bad, even though I know my clients don't expect me to be up answering customers' … [Continue reading...]

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{YML Voices} How This Young Mama Launched Her Own Business

by Kanesha Morrison It is an honor to be writing for the blog that made me feel like being a young mama is something to be proud of! I am a mommy of two. My oldest is 3 years old and my youngest is 10 months. They are my motivation to be all I can be. I took the bull by the horns and promised them both on their first day of life that I would fight to make their life the best! I wanted them … [Continue reading...]

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Questions On Being Your Own Boss? Here’s My Take On It (Part Two)

I finally, finally, finally got part two up! Read part one if you missed it. Erica asks: How long did it take to become self-employed? If you read my "How I Went From Laid Off To Gainfully Self-Employed" posts, you'll know that I started seeing enough income come in around month seven. Luckily, I was receiving unemployment and had a bit of severance pay to fill in those gaps in income. But … [Continue reading...]

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