Hello! I just moved all of these work at home businesses, jobs and resources to this brand new site from singlemomshelp.blogspot .com. My original site got cluttered with recipes, gardening, amusing stories, and family friendly stuff. I wanted to make it easier for you to find work at home related resources.
The original site started out as a dedication to my Mom because she raised my Sister and me all by herself when she and Dad divorced. I added the work at home businesses in her honor, because I would have loved it if she had been able to work at home and be there when we got in from school.
I'm hoping that this site provides the opportunity for other Moms (or anyone) wishing to work from home and have more time with their families. I hope that the information you find here will be useful.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Learn MS Office/ Excel / Powerpoint
If you'd like to help your chances of doing office work from home, or in the marketplace, this program should get you trained and on your way. It's called "Learn Microsoft Office" and here's what you'll get with this Program:
* The Complete Microsoft Office Training Program includes everything you need in an easy to learn format so that you can master Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Powerpoint.
* You'll receive a Free Monthly Newsletter that will keep you "up to speed" with your Microsoft Office training.
* You'll have Unlimited Support from a Certified Microsoft Trainer.
* Quick Reference Card - Helps you with common functions - instead of having to dig through a fat instruction book for the answers you need.
* It's only $29.95 for all of this!
* There's a 90 Day Guarantee - or your money back!
* No previous computer experience is required!
If you have a small business working from home, or would like to start one, and need to Learn MS Office, Excel and/or Powerpoint, then the "Learn Microsoft Office" Training Program is going to help you succeed!
* The Complete Microsoft Office Training Program includes everything you need in an easy to learn format so that you can master Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Powerpoint.
* You'll receive a Free Monthly Newsletter that will keep you "up to speed" with your Microsoft Office training.
* You'll have Unlimited Support from a Certified Microsoft Trainer.
* Quick Reference Card - Helps you with common functions - instead of having to dig through a fat instruction book for the answers you need.
* It's only $29.95 for all of this!
* There's a 90 Day Guarantee - or your money back!
* No previous computer experience is required!
If you have a small business working from home, or would like to start one, and need to Learn MS Office, Excel and/or Powerpoint, then the "Learn Microsoft Office" Training Program is going to help you succeed!
U.S. Small Business Services Administration Website
To help you with setting up your small business, you may want to check out the website for the U.S. Small Business Administration. There are lots of resources available there. Click Here to Get To the U.S. Small Business Administration Website. But here's just a taste of what you'll find there:
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent agency of the federal government that was created to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns.Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.
The SBA offers over 25 FREE online courses listed by Topic:
Starting a Business
Business Planning
Business Management
Financing and Accounting
Marketing and Advertising
Government Contracting
Risk Management
Cyber Security
E-Commerce
International Trade
Federal Tax Training
Small Business Retirement.
There are just too many resources to list here. I hope this helps. I wish you lots of success! I'd love to know how it goes.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent agency of the federal government that was created to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns.Through an extensive network of field offices and partnerships with public and private organizations, SBA delivers its services to people throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam.
The SBA offers over 25 FREE online courses listed by Topic:
Starting a Business
Business Planning
Business Management
Financing and Accounting
Marketing and Advertising
Government Contracting
Risk Management
Cyber Security
E-Commerce
International Trade
Federal Tax Training
Small Business Retirement.
There are just too many resources to list here. I hope this helps. I wish you lots of success! I'd love to know how it goes.
Small Business Network for Success Services Website
"Office Links - Your Small Business Network for Success" is a website with multiple links, web sites, and services that you can use for your work at home small business. Following is a sample of some of their listings:
- Developing Your Business Plan
- Creating Your Marketing Strategy
- Selecting the Best Domain Name
- Buying Web Site Design Software
- Get Your Biz Online in 30 Days
- Getting Listed in Search Engines
- Understanding types of Online Biz
- Choosing a Web Hosting Service
- Hiring Outside Web Design Help
- Using Online Banner Ads
- Picking an E-Commerce Solution
- Joining Affiliate Programs
There's just way too much to list it all here, but If you have a small business and work from home, or would like to start a small business and work from home, you will benefit from the tons of resources shown on this site: "Office Links: Your Small Business Network for Success!"
- Developing Your Business Plan
- Creating Your Marketing Strategy
- Selecting the Best Domain Name
- Buying Web Site Design Software
- Get Your Biz Online in 30 Days
- Getting Listed in Search Engines
- Understanding types of Online Biz
- Choosing a Web Hosting Service
- Hiring Outside Web Design Help
- Using Online Banner Ads
- Picking an E-Commerce Solution
- Joining Affiliate Programs
There's just way too much to list it all here, but If you have a small business and work from home, or would like to start a small business and work from home, you will benefit from the tons of resources shown on this site: "Office Links: Your Small Business Network for Success!"
Online Learning Website
Need additional education you can get from home to be able to work from home and/or start your own home-based business? Then the following websites will be of interest to you.
U.S. Distance Learning Association (USDLA)
U.S. Distance Learning Association Virtual Bookstore - New and Used Books
U.S. Distance Learning Association (USDLA)
U.S. Distance Learning Association Virtual Bookstore - New and Used Books
Market Your Small Business Guide
"136 Ways to Market Your Small or Solo Business" is a complete guide to building a profit generating marketing program for your small business, written by Janis Pettit and Terri Zwierzynski, Small Business Coaches.
In today's competitive market you need more than the "usual" marketing i.e. cold calling, print advertising, networking, or building a website.
* Janis and Terri will show you how to implement a long term marketing system for your business that is easy, and that you can customize to specifically meet your business needs and goals.
* You can even download a sample chapter before you buy.
* Free Bonus # 1 - "Complete 136 Ways Workbook"
* Free Bonus # 2 - "12 Essential Marketing Materials that Support Your Marketing Plan"
* Plus this e-guide includes:
- 10 Step Focus Marketing System
- Free, Priceless, Just-in-Time Online Resources that Save you Hours of Searching on the Web
* A Marketing Consultant would charge you hundreds of dollars for this guide.
* You can download "136 Ways to Market Your Small or Solo Business" now; and stop struggling to find customers!
In today's competitive market you need more than the "usual" marketing i.e. cold calling, print advertising, networking, or building a website.
* Janis and Terri will show you how to implement a long term marketing system for your business that is easy, and that you can customize to specifically meet your business needs and goals.
* You can even download a sample chapter before you buy.
* Free Bonus # 1 - "Complete 136 Ways Workbook"
* Free Bonus # 2 - "12 Essential Marketing Materials that Support Your Marketing Plan"
* Plus this e-guide includes:
- 10 Step Focus Marketing System
- Free, Priceless, Just-in-Time Online Resources that Save you Hours of Searching on the Web
* A Marketing Consultant would charge you hundreds of dollars for this guide.
* You can download "136 Ways to Market Your Small or Solo Business" now; and stop struggling to find customers!
Instant Book Writing Kit
Shaun Fawcett is a writer, publisher, journalist, and business consultant with more than 25 years of professional experience. He's webmaster of one of the most popular writing help sites on the Net, www.writinghelp-central.com. He's also creator of what is possibly the most popular writing help course on the Internet, "Tips and Tricks for Writing Success". In addition, he's authored 8 popular writing help ebooks. Now he's written the "Instant Book Writing Kit" to help you publish your book/ebook.
* Shaun explains all the things that the traditional book publishing industry won't tell you before you sign up.
* He gives you the truth about the "vanity publishers" who focus on first-time authors.
* There's a better way......the "Online Publishing Model". In a nutshell it allows you to write, self-publish and market your own books/ebooks through online channels with a minimum of interaction with the traditional publishing infrastructure.
The "Online Publishing Model":
1. Dedicated Sales Mini-Site: Your very own web site, designed for the sole purpose of selling your book/ebook.
2. Digital Download Distributors: Digital Fulfillment Service Companies that will make your book/ebook available to buyers as a digital download through major booksellers such as amazon.com and others.
3. Print-on-Demand Distributors: Print-on-Demand Fulfillment Services that will make your book/ebook available to customers as a printed book, on a copy-by-copy basis, through their entire international book selling network.
Included with the kit are:
* 2 Bonus 'Traffic Generating Strategies'
* Special Bonus Package: Neil Tarvin's Professional E-book Templates Package to create a pleasing and professional page design format.
* One Half Hour Toll-Free Telephone Consultation with Shaun to answer your questions.
The "Instant Book Writing Kit" is a detailed, step-by-step process. You don't need to be a "techie" to implement the steps. Right now, you get all of this (and more - too much to list here) for a Special Introductory Price!
* Shaun explains all the things that the traditional book publishing industry won't tell you before you sign up.
* He gives you the truth about the "vanity publishers" who focus on first-time authors.
* There's a better way......the "Online Publishing Model". In a nutshell it allows you to write, self-publish and market your own books/ebooks through online channels with a minimum of interaction with the traditional publishing infrastructure.
The "Online Publishing Model":
1. Dedicated Sales Mini-Site: Your very own web site, designed for the sole purpose of selling your book/ebook.
2. Digital Download Distributors: Digital Fulfillment Service Companies that will make your book/ebook available to buyers as a digital download through major booksellers such as amazon.com and others.
3. Print-on-Demand Distributors: Print-on-Demand Fulfillment Services that will make your book/ebook available to customers as a printed book, on a copy-by-copy basis, through their entire international book selling network.
Included with the kit are:
* 2 Bonus 'Traffic Generating Strategies'
* Special Bonus Package: Neil Tarvin's Professional E-book Templates Package to create a pleasing and professional page design format.
* One Half Hour Toll-Free Telephone Consultation with Shaun to answer your questions.
The "Instant Book Writing Kit" is a detailed, step-by-step process. You don't need to be a "techie" to implement the steps. Right now, you get all of this (and more - too much to list here) for a Special Introductory Price!
Real Home Based Jobs
The Homejobstop Job Bank is one of the few job boards on the Internet that successfully maintains a support-based structure. It is an active Job Board specializing in telecommuting and work from home jobs; in addition to their extensive online guidebook, email update reports, and more.
What makes Homejobstop different?
- You will find a wide variety of professional, up-to-date opportunities.
- Their site is completely free of advertising that is disguised as job ads.
- They do not accept paid ads on their job board.
- They don't make outrageous claims.
- They don't permit outrageous claims to enter their Job Bank.
- They prohibit the posting of pyramid schemes, chain letters, or other well known schemes.
The cost is as low as $12.00 and up, depending on which membership you choose.
To get a real job you can do from home, visit the "Internet's Leading Work from Home Job Bank".
What makes Homejobstop different?
- You will find a wide variety of professional, up-to-date opportunities.
- Their site is completely free of advertising that is disguised as job ads.
- They do not accept paid ads on their job board.
- They don't make outrageous claims.
- They don't permit outrageous claims to enter their Job Bank.
- They prohibit the posting of pyramid schemes, chain letters, or other well known schemes.
The cost is as low as $12.00 and up, depending on which membership you choose.
To get a real job you can do from home, visit the "Internet's Leading Work from Home Job Bank".
Government Grants Directory for Small Business
In the past I have downloaded information on government grants, and bought several books about them; but they were very complicated, weren't always up-to-date, and had no online support, so I just gave up on them. Now, since I'm trying to provide you with as many different small business and work at home resources, I thought this government grant information might be helpful.
Grants For All is the #1 Leading Grant Provider on the Net! Here are just some of the details from their website.
What Types of Grants are Available? Business, Personal Use, and Education. On their site, there are tons of individual grants for each of these categories, but too many to list here.
Why Choose "Grants For All"?
* It's the Largest and Most Up-To-Date Grant Library on the Web - Guaranteed!
* It's Updated Weekly!
* You Get Live Online Help From a Grant Specialist
* 24x7 Access
* Video Tutorials
* Reading Room
* Financial Center
* Tons of eBooks and Software!
* Over 20 Bonuses Included!
* They assist you with writing a complete grant proposal.
* They provide a step-by-step process for submitting your proposal.
* They show you where to submit it.
* They provide detailed contact information for each grant you apply for.
* There's a 56 Day Full Money Back Guarantee.
If a Government Grant would help your small and / or work at home business, then the
"American Grant Guide Directory" is a Must! And you can apply for as many grants as you
wish.
Grants For All is the #1 Leading Grant Provider on the Net! Here are just some of the details from their website.
What Types of Grants are Available? Business, Personal Use, and Education. On their site, there are tons of individual grants for each of these categories, but too many to list here.
Why Choose "Grants For All"?
* It's the Largest and Most Up-To-Date Grant Library on the Web - Guaranteed!
* It's Updated Weekly!
* You Get Live Online Help From a Grant Specialist
* 24x7 Access
* Video Tutorials
* Reading Room
* Financial Center
* Tons of eBooks and Software!
* Over 20 Bonuses Included!
* They assist you with writing a complete grant proposal.
* They provide a step-by-step process for submitting your proposal.
* They show you where to submit it.
* They provide detailed contact information for each grant you apply for.
* There's a 56 Day Full Money Back Guarantee.
If a Government Grant would help your small and / or work at home business, then the
"American Grant Guide Directory" is a Must! And you can apply for as many grants as you
wish.
Getting Laid Off & Starting Over
Right before Christmas 2006 I was laid off of my customer service job after twelve and a half years. Our company restructured and began downsizing. Our small office was like family, and that was the worst part of the lay-off: missing my friends. I was fortunate to have worked with really nice people.
I loved customer service because I felt that serving others was my 'ministry'. Now, non-Christians, please don't leave. This site is not just for Christians, but for baby boomers (like me), and moms and dads or anyone wanting to work from home. But as I am a born again Christian, there are items on this site related to that, because that's part of who I am.
As customer service representatives we were given the authority to compensate customers for errors we made on their ads. And because I wanted to give them the same kind of service that I would like to receive, people appreciated when I'd admit our error, and make just compensation. Along with that, sometimes people would mention something bad that was happening to them at the time (i.e. I didn't renew my ad on time because of accident, illness, or death). Now, sometimes they didn't always seem sincere, but awful stuff does happen, and I just put myself in their place and tried to be compassionate. An especially sad example is the elderly wife or husband that just buried their spouse and has to sell their RV or vehicle to help pay funeral or hospital bills, or because they just "didn't need it now that he/she was gone". After helping them, before I hung up, I would ask if they would be offended if I prayed for them, their spouse or family member. In all my years in that position, no one ever turned me down. In fact, I've made some permanent friends of several customers (they were loyal and asked for me when they called about their ads) that had no one available at the time to console them except for a CSR on the telephone!
Now, even non-Christians will have read what doctors say confirming that prayer really does help sick people, and raises the morale of both the sick and dying.
I made sure that I kept my comments brief, after all my employer didn't pay me to chat. But I felt a need to lend a sympathetic ear, and a word of encouragement. I enjoyed working to make all 'my' customers happy with our service. I believe God gave me the gift of encouragement, and that's why customer service was a perfect 'fit' for me.
When I was first laid off, my first reaction (after a few moments) was, "Yikes! I'm almost 58; I have no computer skills whatsoever; and what will I do?" Then I took a deep breath, and remembered that God is in control, and when he shuts one door, he opens another. Looking back, it's kind of His way of nudging me out of my 'comfort zone'. I'm very much a creature of habit, and being in a 'rut' suits me fine. I grew up as an Army brat, and after moving a lot and attending 8 different schools, I prefer as little change as possible. But, hey, change is what living is all about. So...God, once again, removed me out of my 'zone' to make me 'grow'. And grow I am.
So....Post Layoff:
The Adventure Begins. The company I worked for gave me a generous severance so I had time to re-group, organize my apartment, de-clutter closets and recycle, and get into a routine of doing everything I can to help my husband who works 7 days a week, bless his heart. When we were working different shifts, he'd have to come home (while I was at work) and cook for himself - or more often than not, eat at fast food places. After I got laid off, we came up with recipes that he liked so that I could cook low-fat meals for him (a few of them are listed on my family-home-garden-pets.blogspot.com site - not all are low fat, but I had to include some of my grandma's and my favorites); and he began losing weight and feeling better.
I started looking online for work at home jobs or businesses that I could get into, but without computer experience I was a dead duck. I finally was forced to go on unemployment and the lady at their office 'told' me that I couldn't possibly have worked in customer service over 12 years and not know computer programs. I explained that I worked solely at a monitor for those years, and had no access to computer programs, or the internet.
I spent months trying to find a legitimate home based job, finally choosing to start a 'business' through Web Colleagues, who set me up with Blogger, Google Adsense, Clickbank, and a Yahoo mail address. So far I have earned less than $1.00 in over 8 months, but I understand that it takes quite a while to get your blog noticed, since there are millions of them out there! I still believe that God wants me doing this. I have a great peace about it. (Not to mention, that I've got the Irish gift of gab, and love writing! Ha.)
Just to show you how God provides for His children: My unemployment had run out, we had several big car repair bills, and guess what? Out of the blue came two sources of unexpected money: the first was a life insurance policy that my father took out for me upon my birth 58 years ago! I never knew anything about it. The second source was from my ex husband, who is now deceased. Apparently, he had left me his life insurance money from his last job back in the 1970's. Oh, my, what a blessing! God is so good to us. That surprise money has gotten us through. And I never in a million years would have guessed at either of those sources. I hadn't seen my Dad since my parents split back in 1961! And my ex and I have been divorced for 15 years! (I just had to throw that in to remind me and you that God is watching out for us!)
I have made several changes to this site since it started. First, I began with amusing stories that my Mom had always told about herself, and then additional articles related to her. Then I decided that it needed to be focused to do some good - to provide what many people want today: work at home jobs and businesses - for anyone (moms, dads, or women or men). I've found over 30 different work at home jobs and businesses so far, and I've got many more to add; but thought I needed to get more into the 'blogging' part of this site to let people get to know me better. And hopefully, I'll get to know you, too.
My dear husband has supported me from 'day one'. He has patiently taught me computer basics. He's also chided me when I so often lost patience (and our computers are side by side, so he did get stuck listening to me rant). The computer I'm using is older and very slow. He would listen to me gripe and then ask, "Why are you getting so frustrated? There's nothing you can do about it, so why get upset?" He was so right, and I was immediately reminded that God tells us to have patience many, many times in the Bible, so I guess he meant it!! I just had to get that through my thick German / Irish head!! Then one day, it was a revelation to me - or an epiphany - or whatever you want to call it. It must have been God's Spirit reminding me that if my computer isn't working - and I have lots to do - to just let it alone for a while. Go do something else and come back to it. And sure enough, it worked! That particular day, when I was all ready to start fussing and fuming - I left my computer work, and went and did dishes and some housework, and sure enough, when I came back to it my computer was working fine! Now, my impatience wouldn't have solved anything, except to raise my blood pressure, and upset my poor husband. That's one of the best lessons I've learned recently, and it's still working! Praise God for His Spirit living in us!
Now you're asking what this new adventure has been like so far.....
Well, I feel 20 years younger! Truly! I haven't learned so much new stuff in years! I'm rejuvenated! I'm hooked on learning. I've read a number of Dummies books, HTML (beginner) books, and websites to help beginner bloggers. I'm so excited about writing that I have trouble sleeping. I'll get up groggy eyed in the morning and have a handful of pages that I wrote all through the night - I'd wake up and just have to write down my ideas. I wrote a song (although I need to find out how to get music set to it) in a few minutes. I know that it was the Holy Spirit giving it to me because I could not have written it in a few minutes - not just waking up from sleeping!
All this learning has spurred us both into learning how to do soduku puzzles, and now we're hooked. We're at the age when stretching your brain is very good for you. (I have a hard time putting them down until I've solved them.)
I could not have gotten as far with this site as I am - with no previous computer experience - without the help of my husband. He's my cheerleader. He puts things into perspective for me when I've got so much information to dispense that I can't see the 'big picture' or even how to go about setting priorities. He brainstorms by asking me pertinent questions, and before I know it I've got my agenda for the day. He's got faith in my writing, my abilities, and my intelligence. And that's meant the world to me! He's my hero!!
He also does not want me working in an office setting any more because I have Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and because of my many allergies, I use Fragrance-free and Chemical-free Products
I'll be adding to the products 'post' as I find new items for us to use.
Well, thanks for listening. I hope you'll come back!
Pam
I loved customer service because I felt that serving others was my 'ministry'. Now, non-Christians, please don't leave. This site is not just for Christians, but for baby boomers (like me), and moms and dads or anyone wanting to work from home. But as I am a born again Christian, there are items on this site related to that, because that's part of who I am.
As customer service representatives we were given the authority to compensate customers for errors we made on their ads. And because I wanted to give them the same kind of service that I would like to receive, people appreciated when I'd admit our error, and make just compensation. Along with that, sometimes people would mention something bad that was happening to them at the time (i.e. I didn't renew my ad on time because of accident, illness, or death). Now, sometimes they didn't always seem sincere, but awful stuff does happen, and I just put myself in their place and tried to be compassionate. An especially sad example is the elderly wife or husband that just buried their spouse and has to sell their RV or vehicle to help pay funeral or hospital bills, or because they just "didn't need it now that he/she was gone". After helping them, before I hung up, I would ask if they would be offended if I prayed for them, their spouse or family member. In all my years in that position, no one ever turned me down. In fact, I've made some permanent friends of several customers (they were loyal and asked for me when they called about their ads) that had no one available at the time to console them except for a CSR on the telephone!
Now, even non-Christians will have read what doctors say confirming that prayer really does help sick people, and raises the morale of both the sick and dying.
I made sure that I kept my comments brief, after all my employer didn't pay me to chat. But I felt a need to lend a sympathetic ear, and a word of encouragement. I enjoyed working to make all 'my' customers happy with our service. I believe God gave me the gift of encouragement, and that's why customer service was a perfect 'fit' for me.
When I was first laid off, my first reaction (after a few moments) was, "Yikes! I'm almost 58; I have no computer skills whatsoever; and what will I do?" Then I took a deep breath, and remembered that God is in control, and when he shuts one door, he opens another. Looking back, it's kind of His way of nudging me out of my 'comfort zone'. I'm very much a creature of habit, and being in a 'rut' suits me fine. I grew up as an Army brat, and after moving a lot and attending 8 different schools, I prefer as little change as possible. But, hey, change is what living is all about. So...God, once again, removed me out of my 'zone' to make me 'grow'. And grow I am.
So....Post Layoff:
The Adventure Begins. The company I worked for gave me a generous severance so I had time to re-group, organize my apartment, de-clutter closets and recycle, and get into a routine of doing everything I can to help my husband who works 7 days a week, bless his heart. When we were working different shifts, he'd have to come home (while I was at work) and cook for himself - or more often than not, eat at fast food places. After I got laid off, we came up with recipes that he liked so that I could cook low-fat meals for him (a few of them are listed on my family-home-garden-pets.blogspot.com site - not all are low fat, but I had to include some of my grandma's and my favorites); and he began losing weight and feeling better.
I started looking online for work at home jobs or businesses that I could get into, but without computer experience I was a dead duck. I finally was forced to go on unemployment and the lady at their office 'told' me that I couldn't possibly have worked in customer service over 12 years and not know computer programs. I explained that I worked solely at a monitor for those years, and had no access to computer programs, or the internet.
I spent months trying to find a legitimate home based job, finally choosing to start a 'business' through Web Colleagues, who set me up with Blogger, Google Adsense, Clickbank, and a Yahoo mail address. So far I have earned less than $1.00 in over 8 months, but I understand that it takes quite a while to get your blog noticed, since there are millions of them out there! I still believe that God wants me doing this. I have a great peace about it. (Not to mention, that I've got the Irish gift of gab, and love writing! Ha.)
Just to show you how God provides for His children: My unemployment had run out, we had several big car repair bills, and guess what? Out of the blue came two sources of unexpected money: the first was a life insurance policy that my father took out for me upon my birth 58 years ago! I never knew anything about it. The second source was from my ex husband, who is now deceased. Apparently, he had left me his life insurance money from his last job back in the 1970's. Oh, my, what a blessing! God is so good to us. That surprise money has gotten us through. And I never in a million years would have guessed at either of those sources. I hadn't seen my Dad since my parents split back in 1961! And my ex and I have been divorced for 15 years! (I just had to throw that in to remind me and you that God is watching out for us!)
I have made several changes to this site since it started. First, I began with amusing stories that my Mom had always told about herself, and then additional articles related to her. Then I decided that it needed to be focused to do some good - to provide what many people want today: work at home jobs and businesses - for anyone (moms, dads, or women or men). I've found over 30 different work at home jobs and businesses so far, and I've got many more to add; but thought I needed to get more into the 'blogging' part of this site to let people get to know me better. And hopefully, I'll get to know you, too.
My dear husband has supported me from 'day one'. He has patiently taught me computer basics. He's also chided me when I so often lost patience (and our computers are side by side, so he did get stuck listening to me rant). The computer I'm using is older and very slow. He would listen to me gripe and then ask, "Why are you getting so frustrated? There's nothing you can do about it, so why get upset?" He was so right, and I was immediately reminded that God tells us to have patience many, many times in the Bible, so I guess he meant it!! I just had to get that through my thick German / Irish head!! Then one day, it was a revelation to me - or an epiphany - or whatever you want to call it. It must have been God's Spirit reminding me that if my computer isn't working - and I have lots to do - to just let it alone for a while. Go do something else and come back to it. And sure enough, it worked! That particular day, when I was all ready to start fussing and fuming - I left my computer work, and went and did dishes and some housework, and sure enough, when I came back to it my computer was working fine! Now, my impatience wouldn't have solved anything, except to raise my blood pressure, and upset my poor husband. That's one of the best lessons I've learned recently, and it's still working! Praise God for His Spirit living in us!
Now you're asking what this new adventure has been like so far.....
Well, I feel 20 years younger! Truly! I haven't learned so much new stuff in years! I'm rejuvenated! I'm hooked on learning. I've read a number of Dummies books, HTML (beginner) books, and websites to help beginner bloggers. I'm so excited about writing that I have trouble sleeping. I'll get up groggy eyed in the morning and have a handful of pages that I wrote all through the night - I'd wake up and just have to write down my ideas. I wrote a song (although I need to find out how to get music set to it) in a few minutes. I know that it was the Holy Spirit giving it to me because I could not have written it in a few minutes - not just waking up from sleeping!
All this learning has spurred us both into learning how to do soduku puzzles, and now we're hooked. We're at the age when stretching your brain is very good for you. (I have a hard time putting them down until I've solved them.)
I could not have gotten as far with this site as I am - with no previous computer experience - without the help of my husband. He's my cheerleader. He puts things into perspective for me when I've got so much information to dispense that I can't see the 'big picture' or even how to go about setting priorities. He brainstorms by asking me pertinent questions, and before I know it I've got my agenda for the day. He's got faith in my writing, my abilities, and my intelligence. And that's meant the world to me! He's my hero!!
He also does not want me working in an office setting any more because I have Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and because of my many allergies, I use Fragrance-free and Chemical-free Products
I'll be adding to the products 'post' as I find new items for us to use.
Well, thanks for listening. I hope you'll come back!
Pam
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