Our primary vehicle is a Ford school bus. A short one. Yes, it’s still yellow. Painting is on the “someday” list. When time and finances align. It has all the cool lights and stop sign (that we aren’t supposed to use!) All of us fit in it (we're a large family.) And best of all, it has an amazing wheelchair lift, which makes traveling with our disabled son SO much easier! As I was driving our bus into the big city for our monthly grocery run, I realized that driving a bus was very ...
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October 2015 Freelance Income Report
Once again, I'm sharing my freelance income report. Let's dive into October. This was my third full month freelancing. I'm really excited by the progress this month. First, let's look at the numbers. Then I'll break it down a bit more, and share my goals for November. October 2015: Income: $1520.86 Expenses: $57.67 Net Profit/Loss: $1,463.19 Expenses: I purchased a Virtual Assistant course (from Gina Horkey--the awesome freelancer I took my initial Freelance Writing ...
Why I Opened a PO Box for My Business
When I started my freelance business back in July, I had no plans of getting a PO Box. I just didn't think I'd need one. My address is the one on file on my business license, the one I bank with, and I just planned on using it. Then, as I was plugging away at Gina's awesome freelance writing course (affiliate link), she mentioned getting a PO Box to help increase safety on the internet. I read that lesson, thought about it a bit, and tucked it away for later. In the meantime, I pulled ...
7 Simple & Quick Meals to Help Busy Freelancing Mompreneurs
Trying to balance freelancing with the numerous demands of motherhood and life can be a challenge. I totally get the pressures! To help lighten the load of freelancing mompreneurs everywhere, I'm sharing seven of our tried and true (and simple) dinner recipes. When you're not busy thinking about dinner, you can hustle more to grow your business! Simple Foods Putting meals on the table for ten people every day takes time. In order to cut precious minutes out of meal prep, we're learning to ...
Freelancing Moms & Sleep: The Importance of Sustainable Growth
Freelancing moms often burn the candle at both ends. Their to-do lists are miles long, and there are only so many hours in a day. As a result, sleep is often the first thing to get cut. Trying to do it all without enough sleep isn't a sustainable business practice. The human body can only be pushed for so long before it will shut down and force you to get the rest you need! I learned this lesson the hard way. My oldest son, Owen, has a severe sleep disability. Despite being on sleep ...
Why Christmas Break Is Important to Freelancing Moms
It's Christmas Eve, Eve! That means Christmas is only two days away. What does that mean for my business? It means I'm spending today hustling, so I can take the next several days off without stressing about my business. Taking a Christmas break isn't just good for my kids (more uninterrupted time with them), it's good for me. Here's why: Breaks Help to Prevent Burnout All work and no play makes for grumpy days. True story. Working too much makes me resent my work. Makes me feel like ...