…pot dinners. {Yes, that’s my attempt at being clever} Dinner time is one of the most stressful times for me. Recently, I have implemented meal planning and Once a Month Cooking [OAMC] to help with that stress load. However, I find that most of the meals I have prepared and frozen just won’t work for…
Category Archives: my work at home journey
a weekend away means a lot to do on monday.
Well, there goes daily. I named this blog a daily dose of sugar, hoping the name would help me feel obliged to post at least every day Monday thru Friday. Well, Friday, I did post, but I pulled it. Then… We took a little road trip this weekend to see family & stuff. On Saturday,…
office flexibility
I dream of someday having an office. A room with a door, a real desk & a comfy office chair. Don’t get me wrong, I do like the flexibility of being able to work anywhere [& I do look forward to those days when the kids are in school & I can sit at Panera…
in my face reminder: why i should stick with email
Since we took the kids to the zoo on Sunday, we missed out on the Easter feast and my fave Easter food: deviled eggs. So I thought as a fun activity today, the girls & I would make some deviled eggs to go with our dinner tonight. When my Grandma taught me her deviled egg…
ways to increase income
If you read my post about “why” I’m a business owner, you know that my husband & I are gazelle intense to get out of debt. One of the things I’m doing to increase my income and help decrease our debt is selling on eBay. I collect things and tend to never throw anything out….
why i work from home
Passion and determining your “why” [why you own a business] are the keys to any successful business. Passion keeps you happy. Your “why” keeps you working, it gets you through the more mundane tasks of owning a business, it helps you set goals and develop a business plan. With my previous businesses [the failures], I…
my two business fails prior to fail #3
When I was 18, I joined a direct sales cosmetic company. I had great immediate success. However, my sponsor was a pushy lady when it came to sales, while I used a more laid back approach. She convinced me to buy products that I was never able to sell (based on my younger clientele), and…
stay at home mom turned entrepreneur fail #3
[What happened to Fails #1 & #2? That'll be tomorrow's post. Today's is a continuation from here, where I talk about saying good-bye to the corporate world and hello to being a stay-at-home mommy.] Our health insurance (and other benefits) had been with my job. So when I decided to become a stay-at-home mom, those…
when i decided to become a stay at home mom
About 3 1/2 years ago, I was a loan officer for a large corporation and pregnant. My husband & I moved from our one bedroom apartment to my brother-in-law’s house [there’s a whole lot to that story for another day, but short story: our lease was up and we were in the process of house…
