Just a few months after starting my business, I earned enough to pay for a website with hosting. That's when this website was born. Originally my goal was just to have a place to throw up a hire me page and publish a few samples. But..I fell in love with blogging. Specifically, I fell in love with blogging about time management and business things for busy moms. So that's what I do around here... ...
Starting a Freelance Writing Business
At this point I had no experience making money from home. I just knew I didn't want to go back to the classroom because I LOVED being home with my kids. As I researched ways to make money online, I discovered freelance writing. And I made the decision to try. I sent my first pitch, and started making money! Well, at least a little bit! My first gig was $20 for 1500 words...yikes! But it helped me find confidence in my abilities so I could grow. You have to start somewhere! ...
Moved to the Farm
The time was right to move back to the family farm where I'd grown up. So we packed up the kids (2 at that point!) and moved into my Grandmother's house. The downside of living in the boonies? Internet sucks in rural America! We had satellite internet for years and are currently just using our cell phones...maybe someday we'll get the fast kind! I found a new teaching job, teaching in a resource room. The next year, I moved into a Parent Partnership Program (Homelink type school.) ...
Broke!
As you can imagine, large family life on a single income got to be tight. We were broke! So I knew I had to do go back to the classroom OR find a way to make money from home. Google to the rescue... ...
Started Teaching!
After graduating from EWU, I accepted a teaching position. Teaching high school special ed in a self-contained classroom. It was here that I met a child with Angelman Syndrome - the condition that my oldest son would later be diagnosed with... ...
Milestones
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