Yesterday, we brought home the newest member of the family. It's name is Admiral Byrd. It only took us about 2 and a half hours from start to finish to sign all the papers and be on our way. That's the fastest time ever for us. The children and I all went to my husband's work after lunch and that's when we got to see it for the first time. It is so beautiful, all sleek and shiny. I had my doubts about getting it at first, but now I'm so glad we got it. What is it you ask? It's a new Expedition. Yes, this was the major commitment that I wrote about last week. I know what you're thinking...why on earth would we even consider getting an Expedition at this time...gas prices high, the economy is iffy, etc...but the reasons are simple. We needed a vehicle that could transport all of us, I rarely go places so we won't be using it all that much, it will be under warranty for 6 years, and we got it for less than half of the brand new sticker price. It was the right time for us.
I really like to drive it too. I was afraid it would be too big, but once I got in, I was very comfortable with the whole setup. It was very smooth, and had nice "get-up-and-go". It was easy to get the kids in and out, and had plenty of room for the baby's stroller in the back.
Well, today is going to be spent looking for more opportunities for me to stay at home. And my little girl keeps asking if she can have a sleepover, so I need to make a phone call to see if her friend has any plans this weekend. Don't you just love sleepovers? It used to be so uncomplicated when I was little...nowadays you have to find out if there are any allergies, if there is a specific bedtime routine that they must follow, are they allowed to watch tv or PG- rated movies, etc., etc., etc. Welcome to the world of today. Can't imagine what it will be like for my grandkids....
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
Opportunity Knocking?!?! Answer That Door!
So, yesterday I spent quite a bit of time looking for ways to change my temporary SAHM status to permanent. As of right now, with everything staying the way that it is, I only have about 16 months left to enjoy my stay at home mom status, and I really want to change that. I am loving staying home with my children more than I could have ever imagined. So, in order to maintain this privilage, I was surfing the net using every buzzword that I could think of looking for an actual job that I am qualified for that is NOT a home business selling the product of the week. (One thing I've learned about myself....I'm not a salesperson, no matter how hard I try. And to be honest, I don't really try all that hard because I really don't enjoy doing it.)
Well, to my delight, I found several good jumping off sites that other people have started which lists different companies who hire SAHM's or WAHM's, or just telecommuting jobs in general. It takes a little bit of time reading through what the different companies offer, who their clients are, what services they provide, what the requirements are (education, experience, and computer capabilities), etc., but I actually found a couple that I was interested in. One is a telecommute position for a health insurance company, and a couple were for data entry/administration/virtual assistant type positions which were more freelance type jobs where you sign up with a profile for a company, and you could either bid for available jobs (mostly short term, or single task work), or be put on a waiting list and wait until something comes up for which you qualify. Ok, so that might not be quick money at first, but I have some time on my side, and I figured why not go ahead and sign up and see what happens? And in the meantime, I can still be on the lookout for something that is more stable than contract work.
This is all very exciting to me because up until yesterday, I was under the impression that finding opportunities to work from home with my qualifications (or lack thereof considering I'm not a college graduate) was almost impossible unless I wanted to do a MLM (Multi-Level Marketing---Sell, recruit, sell, recruit, etc., etc., etc.)
I wanted to pass on what I've learned so far so that if anybody reading this is interested, and you don't know where to start, here are a few of the sites that I found helpful. Good luck to you. I hope it helps!
http://www.dirtydiapersyndrome.com/
http://www.wahm.com/jobs.html
http://notesfromawannabewahm.blogspot.com/
Well, to my delight, I found several good jumping off sites that other people have started which lists different companies who hire SAHM's or WAHM's, or just telecommuting jobs in general. It takes a little bit of time reading through what the different companies offer, who their clients are, what services they provide, what the requirements are (education, experience, and computer capabilities), etc., but I actually found a couple that I was interested in. One is a telecommute position for a health insurance company, and a couple were for data entry/administration/virtual assistant type positions which were more freelance type jobs where you sign up with a profile for a company, and you could either bid for available jobs (mostly short term, or single task work), or be put on a waiting list and wait until something comes up for which you qualify. Ok, so that might not be quick money at first, but I have some time on my side, and I figured why not go ahead and sign up and see what happens? And in the meantime, I can still be on the lookout for something that is more stable than contract work.
This is all very exciting to me because up until yesterday, I was under the impression that finding opportunities to work from home with my qualifications (or lack thereof considering I'm not a college graduate) was almost impossible unless I wanted to do a MLM (Multi-Level Marketing---Sell, recruit, sell, recruit, etc., etc., etc.)
I wanted to pass on what I've learned so far so that if anybody reading this is interested, and you don't know where to start, here are a few of the sites that I found helpful. Good luck to you. I hope it helps!
http://www.dirtydiapersyndrome.com/
http://www.wahm.com/jobs.html
http://notesfromawannabewahm.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Play Day With Daddy
Jason is off on Wednesdays, so he decided to take the kids out for lunch at a local pizza joint, and then they are going to go to a nearby park to shoot some hoops and play on the playground equipment for a while. That leaves just me and the baby at home for a couple of hours, and hopefully he'll take his afternoon nap soon.
Don't you find it extremely sexy when a man (your man) is doing "Dad" things with your kids? I do. He's spending quality time with the kids, and giving me some "Alone" time. (Well, almost!) He does it without me having to ask him, and I absolutely LOVE it! Who wouldn't?
The baby's upper front tooth finally broke through the gums today. He's a little cranky, but not too bad. He's going to look sooo cute! I'll have to get pictures in a couple of days when it's really showing good. He's getting so big, so fast.....
Don't you find it extremely sexy when a man (your man) is doing "Dad" things with your kids? I do. He's spending quality time with the kids, and giving me some "Alone" time. (Well, almost!) He does it without me having to ask him, and I absolutely LOVE it! Who wouldn't?
The baby's upper front tooth finally broke through the gums today. He's a little cranky, but not too bad. He's going to look sooo cute! I'll have to get pictures in a couple of days when it's really showing good. He's getting so big, so fast.....
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Indecision
Today, we have possibly committed ourselves to a major purchase, which we need, but I don't know if now is the right time for it. Why is it so hard to make decisions which can affect your family for several years, either good or bad? Well, not so much the good ones, but how do you know for sure that they are good until after the fact? I think it is a good decision for us, but what plants a seed of doubt in my head is the national economy. Banks going bust, houses being foreclosed, gas prices so high....it's a lot to consider. We still have time to back out if we need to, but I don't want to. We need this purchase to work for us. But the best thing to do is take the want out of it, and look at all angles with cold, hard, logic. Either which way is uncertainty, but at least we will know that we made what we thought would be the very best decision at the time. Wish us luck!
Monday, July 14, 2008
Bowling with the kids.
Today, Jason and I took the kids bowling, and wouldn't you know it, I forgot to bring the camera, thereby missing several wonderful photo ops. It's amazing how competitive a 5 year old and a 12 year old can be. Well, not really with each other, but with themselves. They congratulated each other on good rolls, but when they did a gutterball, or missed the pins by just that much, they would stomp the ground, or make a face. It really was quite amusing. Would have been nice to have pictures of it all! I'm kicking myself.....
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