Driving In My Lane
Aug 11, 2008 Unplugged Moments
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This weekend my husband said it. Something that will be etched in my heart forever. What was it you wonder?
He said…
“Give me the information I need to start working with Vegan Family Living so that I can start working on it.”
My heart did a patter and I heard that song in my head, “Someday My Prince Will Come” because my husband looked like a Prince to me who had come to answer my plea and rescue me from the dragon. I was so elated.
You see I had already made the choice to sell Vegan Family Living in September if he did not step up and I had told him so. However my husband normally does not follow through on things that concern helping me with business very often. Not sure what that is about but I don’t sweat it either. So I was not expecting him to actually follow through.
Anyway, I sure do feel good about him taking the reigns. I will help but I am no long responsible for it..YAY!
Some people may say that I am giving up VFL, but I am not. I am simply giving it new direction. A direction that I am no longer in charge of. I did not stop because I wanted to. I stopped working it because I needed to.
I am a woman of God, a wife and mom before I am a business owner. Those three things matter most to me and I will give it all up to maintain those three if God told me to.
My health was starting to suffer again and I had to let something go. My value of my life was being sucked away, so I had to release it. I was suffocating from the toxic fumes a life buried in work can cause, so I had to make some serious decisions.
I am watching God move as I listen. Let me give you an example.
Alexander (AJ) will be starting school tomorrow and between my mom and I we are paying $150 per month towards the $500 tuition. That means $75 for each of us. I know that in order to pay that amount monthly and send him money for lunch and teenager incidentals, I needed to bring in one more retainer client per month. I prayed and told God that He had some work to do.
I got the client this weekend. Coincidence? I think not. I believe that there is a reason for everything and for everything a reason.
I know that if I had not listened when God kept telling me to use my writing to bring in income, I would still be working hard at Vegan Family Living and making pennies. Now don’t get me wrong I am thankful for those few pennies; but you know like I know that a few pennies just does not make it in America.
I had to make some choices when the money well started running dry in our home. We were hurting and my kids were going without.
I came to my senses and said, “Ok something has got to change. LaTara, it is time to come out of this poverty, ‘robbing Paul to pay Peter’ mentality. Girl, you are so much better than this. It is not fair to your husband, the kids or yourself.”
Within a week The Natural Writer was created and I received my first three clients by the end of the week. It took me 6 months to see my first dime with Vegan Family Living. Now, please don’t think I am talking about a “money fast” idea because I am not. However, I have not missed a week of income since starting The Natural Writer and the marketing and planning come so much easier for me.
Driving in my Lane, I have discovered…
- I am sleeping better
- I have more confidence
- I can help my kids
- My husband no longer has to buy groceries or worry about things like clothes, toiletries, and her can focus on rent, utilities and gas
- I am more focused on my health
- I can take time during the day to really focus on my home and family without worrying about what I need to do next
- I can work for 4 to 5 hours per day and make full-time pay.
I have discovered more while driving in my own lane but that is for another time, another day, and another post.
A part of being Authentic is recognizing who you are, what you can do, why, and accepting the answers to those questions. Once you accept the terms you have to sign on the dotted line, get in your car and drive in your own lane.
Are you driving in your own lane or working hard to run everyone else off the road?
Finding Yourself Is An Amazing Feeling
Aug 7, 2008 Unplugged Authentcity, Unplugged Moments
About two weeks ago I wrote a post about an epiphany I had. I realized that I am a point of finding myself and it sure feels great! I am not sure if it is all about being a few months from 40 or if it is just that I am finally hearing what God has been saying to me for years. Whatever it is, it really does feel good to be in this position!
I have listened to this person and that person about who I am and yet I never quite felt comfortable about what they had to say. It was as if something were missing. However, there were times when I listened and found myself in the middle of some situations that I did not want to be in. Now I don’t blame anyone because they were just trying to help and meant well, as we often do when we give advice. However, I should have listened to the voice that was guiding me elsewhere.
I have decided a few things about my life where my family, business, and my ministry is concerned:
- My family is blessed beyond measure and we have to appreciate that daily.
- Brehane is a major focus for me right now and everything I do must reflect that fact.
- If am not satisfied in my personal life, I will not be satisfied in anything I do.
- My business direction is changing and I must accept that and move with it.
- I only play to an Audience of One and it is He who I must seek to glorify
- I don’t have to feel guilty because my business direction is changing. I need to do what is best for my life as it is.
- I have to work smart and not wear myself into the ground. If I am overworking myself I am no good to God or anyone else.
- I must use what I have effectively
- I have to work being married daily because it ain’t no joke.
- My business must surround my personal mission and focus, if it doesn’t then for me it just won’t work.
- I love serving others and helping them to succeed.
- I have a heart for your women and want them to learn to see themselves as God does.
- God has given me the uncanny talent of creative communication. I have to use it and do it well.
- I am tired of spinning my wheels trying to make things work that aren’t. It is time to use the skills and talents i have and create a stream of income that will be beneficial for my family
There are many other resolutions I have reached but I think this is enough to share for because not everything needs to be shared.
I am at a point where I am at peace with the decisions that I have made and I love where I am in life. This has been a long time coming and I have gone from one end of the world to the other (figuratively that is), to discover what in the heck I am supposed to be doing. There is no way I am turning back now and allowing myself to be trapped back into what it not working for me.
Man, I feel so free writing that out. I really do feel so good about me!
How do you feel about YOU?
And You Complain…Why???
Jul 22, 2008 Unplugged Moments
It seems as if things just come full circle in life and this morning, in my life, they did just that. I got a call from Oklahoma at 8:40am and I was not sure what to expect. My mother does not call me that early, unless she really has something to say. However, what I heard on the other end, made me cry and ask, again and again if she was sure.
She told me that my son, AJ’s best friend, Michiah and his family lost their mom last night to an accident that could have been avoided. Not only did the kids lose mom, but dad lost the love of his life; his highschool sweetheart. Her name was Candy.
When AJ first went to OK, he joined the homeschool basketball team and that is how he met Michiah. This young man and his family embraced my son and he quickly became a part of their lives. He and Michiah’s mom, Candy, grew really close. So close that she was willing to be responsible for AJ attending the homeschool co-op that her kids attend. She was to be his sponsor, until I arrive. She told me that she loved AJ as if he were her son because he is just a good kid.
He called Candy mom and Michiah, called me mom, because they now consider themselves to be more than friends, but brothers. I was very excited to met her because of her generosity to my son. They picked him up for practice, took him to games, and helped my mother a lot with an active teen. For that I was so grateful and could not wait to get down there and give Candy, a great big hug.
But now I will only know the memory or her as people tell me about the woman she was.
As I was washing this morning, I considered my life in the last few years and how often I complained about what wasn’t or what should be. How very selfish of me to be so concerned with ME.
There are children and husbands who lose their moms and wives daily. They have no other choice but to deal with the lost. I don’t have to choose to complain.
Perhaps this has all come full circle for me because I am at a point in my life where I am truly changing from that complaining, miserable woman I was. Candy’s death showed me that the road I am on is the right one. I am on the road to LIVE LIFE WITH MEANING!
Tomorrow is not promised. We are not even sure about today.
I am not sad, but I am in awe of the life of a woman who homeschooled 6 children, took care of her husband, who traveled a lot with his job, and she still had her own massage business. And, get this, she lived her life to the fullest from what AJ tells me.
Do you live life to the fullest? Or do you complain day after day about things that you can do something about; whether you control them or not?
Hello, My name is LaTara, and I am a former complainer! But to this day I can’t tell you why other than I wanted people to do it my way or the highway. If I could not see the good in something, I complained. If I was broke, I complained. If my husband did not follow through, I complained. If he forgot to kiss me when he walked out the door, I complained. If my son worked me to the very last nerve, I complained. If I someone did not do as promised or if they broke a barter agreement, I complained. If I did not make a sale or if a campaign went wrong, complained. I complained so much, I could not see clear to work things out in a more postive way.
The bible says that we are what we think. Can you imagine what I was? Let me tell you it was not very nice.
Today I see that my decision to take things as they come and adjust my mind to deal with what is in a proactive manner, was a good one. I am doing it right and I thank God, that even through this tragedy, I can see that.
I just spoke with AJ and he was with the family at their request. He, Michiah, and the basketball coach were playing basketball and living because they know that is what Candy would want them to do.
We are given so many gifts, so much to enjoy and be grateful for. So many people to love and spend quality time with. So much to do in life. A purpose that is just ours to fulfill.
And you complain….WHY?
My Epiphany: This Is Who I Am
Jul 21, 2008 Unplugged Moments
For me life is always about self-discovery because with that discovery comes growth, power, and strength to move forward in life. My Creator did not give me life to just sit back, twiddle my thumbs through my experiences, and learn absolutely nothing about myself and what He is doing in, with, and through me. No, it always about knowing who you are, where you have been, and where you are going. And most of all you must understand the why.
This past weekend I felt compelled to read a book that I borrowed from the library in June and only glanced at the pictures. It is a copy of Maya Angelou: A Glorious Celebration
I was taken into the world of a woman who I have admired for years and who, through her book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelo, who looks very much like my 75 year old aunt and matriarch on my father’s side, is the definition of a self-made woman. Funny thing is so is my aunt who I also greatly admire, and, who many say, I am very much like with a quiet strength that roars like a lion.
Outside of her honorary degrees, Maya never attended college ( I attended but did not get my degree) but has received numerous honorary degrees and is a college professor. She has traveled the world and never let anything stop her. Her life has become ours through the series of autobiographies and poems she has written over the years. She has shown us what is means to be a Phenomenal Woman and how to stand tall and say “Still I Rise” in the midst of adversity and strife. So much to say about a woman who has lived and still does so today.
For years I thought that Maya Angelou’s fame came at an early age. While it did in so many ways, her writing did not. She was first a singer, a dancer, and an actor. But is was writing that won her heart. Maya Angelou was near or in her forties, when what we know as fame found her; although she had come into her own in so many ways from the time she was a little girl.
As a little girl, Maya, then known as Marguerite Johnson Angelos, was raped by one her mother’s boyfriends. He, after his trial where she testified, was found dead; the victim of unknown assailants that many believed to be her own family. Maya says in the book that she felt like her voice had killed him and so she stopped talking for about 6 years. It was through poetry that she found her voice.
What struck me was the fact that I too found my voice through writing, poetry to be exact. However, that was just one parallel that helped me to see why we I felt so connected to a woman I have never met. We both love people, relationships, making a difference, and our children with a passion. We love having gatherings, cooking, and sharing about God who is our Creator without judging others. We are both transparent, open, and ready to share our experiences to help our fellow man.
This weekend, well this morning to be exact, I had an epiphany of Who I Am as I rounded the corner to the end of the book. As I was reading the last chapter, tears started to flow and I couldn’t help but to just say thank you to God. It was as if my life opened up before me and I felt a peace that truly does pass all understanding. I was truly in a moment with God as I read each word. Of all I read in the last chapter, it was the words of Ms. Angelou’s son, Guy (written as a dedication to her in his first book), that struck me the most, causing an overflow of joyous tears:
“You have taught me there is no end of learning, to growing, to reaching higher, to pursuing the right path, and perhaps greater, that all pursuits are lost if there is no love, no investment in others”( Guy Johnson, Standing at the Scratching Line, Random House, 1998)
That is when I knew, This is Who I Am. I strive to learn, grow, and reach everyday. I have been on a discovery of self for quite some time and thank God, today I really saw it. You see I am more than wife, a mom, and someone’s daughter. I am God’s creation first and foremost with a sure destiny and purpose; and then, I am ME. I can never forget that. If I lose who I am then I lose all that God has created me to be.
I love making a difference in life and sharing who I am, in hopes that I too can show someone that all is not lost. You just have to get up and go find it. It is waiting. I too believe that to be in pursuit of something for selfish gain, is a lonely way to live and means absolutely nothing if you don’t care about others along the way.
Writing is like breathing to me and that is why I know I could never give it up. I may never be a famous writer as I hope to be; that depends on the road God has for me. However, like Maya I will never stop using words to make a difference.
God has given me the skill and talent of creative communication with the gifts of encouragement, leadership, wisdom and discernment to know ho to use it. Right now it is through natural health and proactive living; and yes, even in my poetry that I still dabble in.
This is who I am!
In ending this post, I want to share a poem by Maya Angelou that reaches into my core every time I read it.
Still I Rise
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don’t you take it awful hard
‘Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines
Diggin’ in my own back yard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I’ve got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
Maya Angelou
Where There Is No Vision
Jul 15, 2008 Unplugged Moments
Ok so I am only in chapter 3 of the book but this is not a book that you digest quickly. You have to take it one bite at a time and digest it slowly so that you don’t miss the valuable nutrition it provides. This morning’s meal was phenomenal.
Chapter 3 finds us reading about how we can become much like that characters on the tv show Lost. They had no idea where they were so they had no idea how to get out. How many times have I felt that way. You know that’s what happens when we allow life to stand on top of us as opposed to us standing on top of life. Talk about a wake up call!
It is so easy to let life beat you up and tear you down. But TD makes some great points that I just have to share:
“If we are to overcome our failures and disappointments in life, we must develop our own navigational system.”
“Do I accept this (the circumstance) is my fate or simply a temporary state? If it is my fate, then I am finished and I should give up.”
“It is so easy to become engrossed in one circumstance and lose sight of the limitless power that lies within what we have been given.”
“…we will often misdiagnose the problem and feel defeated when we could actually prevail.”
“Now you must understand that positioning requires understanding where you are and measuring it against where you are going”
The italicized word is mine but the rest, man, that is some good stuff. In essence what TD is saying is that without vision the people will fail. It is up to the individual to determine ENOUGH and work at making life what is is intended to be for them. Their destiny is determined by their navigational system.
Do you have a navigational system? What is your vision?
I will be the first to admit that because of the depression I was in from 1997 until 2007 I let life beat me up pretty bad and in turn I lost sight of my vision. You see God gave me a vision some years ago and I have always known that my mission, vision, and main goal in life is to be a Motivating Encouraging Force in the lives of those I come in contact it on some level, as mandated by God. Whichever way He tells me to turn I must do. I knew then what I know now, that for me my vision is a God vision.
I am stuck on the verse in Psalms 37 where it tells me to delight myself in the Lord and He will give me the desires of my heart. My vision should be a part of my desire and that means my delight in the Lord directs and guides my desires. In case you are not getting it, what I am really saying is “It is not about me at all”.
So in my repositioning I am once again catching hold to the vision I have had for some time now. As I catch on to the vision it motivates me to move forward with my goals and dreams in life. In my depressed stated I felt that there was no need to dream because God did not want me to. But I was listening to the wrong voice and in the end it was me who missed out and I could have been doing my vision. Nope,
Notice I said “doing my vision”. What I mean is that as Jakes says in the book, God has already instilled in me all I need to move forward and accomplish the vision set before me; but I need to reposition myself to be able to utilize the gifts, skills, and talents He has entrusted me with. That means I must be doing something to make the vision a reality.
It makes no difference how far I am from the dream and I may make the wrong turn every now and then, but my navigational system will be right there to get me back on track. That means there is no reason to let life sit on top of me because I can always allow the system to guide me towards the right road. In allowing this, what I am doing is actually living on top of life no matter what my current state is.
No I will not always be in a good state. Life just does not work like that. However, even if I am in a bad state, I can, like Paul, learn to be content and know that this too shall pass. Nothing is forever except God’s purpose.
I am so encouraged by what I read this morning and I have more to share. However, I will write more posts on the subject later. For now I have to go and “do my vision”.
Repositioning My Business
Jul 13, 2008 Unplugged Moments
As I am reading Reposition Yourself: Living Life Without Limits, I am making changes almost daily. As I write this post I am looking at my business structure and how many branches it has to it. There are not many but the fruit they are yielding is growing into some pretty tasty fruit. However, I have to make some changes to make it all work.
So here are a few changes I am making:
- After September Vegan Family Living will be more in the hands of my husband so that I can focus on the service business that is blooming before my eyes. We are also turning it into an online magazine with a holistic mission. So I am not sure if the name will change yet. I don’t think it will but we shall see. We are seeking writers and if you are interested in joining the team just email me for the writers’ guidelines. Having more writers than just me will also help with time to. I already have an editor in the wings waiting to start.
- The Vegan Meal Helper will remain as it is for now. The changes I made were minimal but afforded me time to focus elsewhere when needed. Again, this will also be another area that my husband will become more involved in September. The members love it and I am going to be featured on a new site launching July 15, Herproblog where I talk about how I created the membership site using WP only. They think it is very cool!
- I hired my son, AJ to help me with VA work. His rates are cheaper and I can add this to his homeschool portfolio. He will be doing audio producing/editing, uploading content, transcribing, email cleaning, formatting recipes, writing show notes, and submitting articles for me. He is excited!
- I am branching out in the service field to provide WP blog consulting and customization services. I am taking a cool course right now, Blog Evangelist, and it is so on time. I already have a writing service I provide through The Natural Writer and it is doing well.
- My target market is still the same as it is with every part of my structure as is my mission to help people live more proactive lives through natural health and living.
- September will find another new project for me but this time it is a JV with my good friend, Marguerite Wright of Mother Knows Best. We are excited to bringing a service to the table that will help women with the many health issues they have. I will be more on the marketing end of things. More on this to come soon!
What I have realized is that God is moving me more towards the service end and I love it. I enjoy my other sites but I have a passion and drive for the services I provide plus I think I am pretty good writer and I know enough about WP to help folks get a blog up, add some cool plug-ins and even do quite a bit of customization. I think that is good.
I see God repositioning my entire family in so many ways and I have been encouraging it on every end. Every part of our business structure is beginning to involve the family. My 32 year old niece in LA who is a single mom working 2 jobs (3 when school is in) to make ends meet is about to join our structure as well. It is my goal to get this girl home creating an income that is comparable to what she brings home now. Even my 68 year old mom will be getting in with us once the garden gets going.
I really don’t think God would have it any other way.
Repositioning is a good thing! Stay tuned for more.
Who Moved My Cheese
Jul 5, 2008 Unplugged Moments
Years ago I read a book along with my former church called “Who Moved My Cheese” and it was really good. Unfortunately over time I let one person read it and then another and eventually is was no where to be found. Today I was in the Mom Masterminds group forum and saw a link to a video based on the book. Give a look and tell me what you think!
Do You Work That
Jun 26, 2008 Unplugged Moments
Makes no difference what you have. It is all about how you work what you got. Read Mary’s words and relate to what the words are really saying about working what ya got :
Mary J Blige Work That Lyrics
Songwriters: N/A
Work your thing out (4x)
Theres so many-a girls
I hear you been running
From the beautiful queen
That you could be becoming
You can look at my palm
And see the storm coming
Read the book of my life
And see I’ve overcome it
Just because the length of your hair ain’t long
And they often criticize you for your skin tone
Wanna hold your head high
Cause you’re a pretty woman
Get your runway stride home
And keep going
Girl live ya life
I just wanna be myself
Don’t sweat girl be yourself
Follow me (3x)
Girl be yourself
That’s why I be myself
And I’m gonna love it
Let em get mad
They gonna hate anyway
Don’t you get that?
Doesn’t matter if you’re going on with their plan
They’ll never be happy
Cause they’re not happy with themselves
Na na work what you got
I’m talking bout things that I know
Na na work what you got
It’s okay show yourself some love
Na na work what you got
Don’t worry bout who’s saying what
It’s gonna be fine
Work what you got
Feelin great because the light’s on me
Celebrating the things that everyone told me
Would never happen but God has put his hands on me
And aint a man alive could ever take it from me
Working with what I got I gotta keep on
Taking care of myself I wanna live long
Aint never ashamed what life did to me
Wasn’t afraid to change cause it was good for me
I wanna…
I just wanna be myself
Don’t sweat girl be yourself
Follow me (3x)
Girl be yourself
That’s why I be myself
And I’m gonna love it
Let em get mad
They gonna hate anyway
Don’t you get that?
Doesn’t matter if you’re going on with their plan
They’ll never be happy
Cause they’re not happy with themselves
Na na work what you got
I’m talking bout things that I know
Na na work what you got
It’s okay show yourself some love
Na na work what you got
Don’t worry bout who’s saying what
It’s gonna be fine
Work what you got
Work that (3x)
Girl don’t hold back
You just be yourself
Na na work what you got
I’m talking bout things that I know
Na na work what you got
It’s okay show yourself some love
Na na work what you got
Don’t worry bout who’s saying what
It’s gonna be fine
Work what you got
Work that (3x)
Girl don’t hold back
You just be yourself
Work that thing out (2x)
Work that thing out
Work what you got
Rules of the House And My Mother’s Helper
Jun 24, 2008 Unplugged Moments
Today I decided to let my so called Mother’s Helper go. It tried to be helpful and I hate the fact that it was my grandchild but sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do. Here is the story.
She came to my house on Monday night and asked if she could stay up and watch a movie. I let her do it the first night but told her that after that it is lights out at 11 pm and that was stretching it. An 11 year old child is still growing and needs her rest, even in the summer time.
It was a true headache because my husband misread what was said because my granddaughter was telling only part of her issue with me and telling her momma something else and then me a whole other story. My husband and I had argument because he accused me of one thing when it was really something totally different.
Talk about some childish mess. I was just not having it, so I called her mother. Which she did not want me to do.
After speaking with Kiandre’s mother I realized that the child is just not used to rules. She did not want to go to bed on time or get up early. She wanted to nap when she was supposed to be assisting me with Brehane and I did not allow her to watch gangsta rap videos on the computer. She was also not allowed to text her mother and argue back and forth with her sister on her cell phone. I did not care who paid that darn bill. The child was getting phone calls from her own momma after 11 pm. Sorry, that just does not fly.
I don’t allow it with mine and I will not allow it with anyone else’s child. No matter who it is. My son AJ knows that momma just don’t play like that.
As I spoke with her mother I was informed that when Kiandre is home, she can stay up until all hours of the night, even during the school days as long as she gets up in the morning. I was then informed that Kiandre is not treated like a 11 year old because her mother feels that she is more mature than that and that Kiandre chooses not go over her other Grandma’s house because her grandmother is like my momma older and from the old school. So Kiandre would rather be where she can sit up and watch tv all night and sleep all day.
Not one time did I hear the term “respect the rules of someone else’s home” as I was taught.
What is wrong with this modern parent and wanting to be a friend over raising your child? Sorry I just don’t get it.
I let her mother know that in my home I do have rules and it is not a free for all. I also let her know that I do not appreciate being told untruths from Kiandre just so that she can keep on making money from working for me and yet she tells her granddaddy things that are not exact because she does not want to follow the rules and her mother will not tell her she has to.
So there you have it.
I let her mother know as well as my husband that Kiandre can stay in her home and forget the job with me because this Momma ain’t Burger King and she cannot have it her way. I will not bend my rules because she is used to no rules and is treated like a grown woman by her mother as opposed to an 11 year old child.
Needless to say that I had a monkey wrench thrown into my day.
Do you think I am wrong?
Spreading Some Work at Home Love
May 29, 2008 Unplugged Moments
Kelly McCausey over at Sparkplugging talks to moms about working from home. This week she challenged WAHMs to count their blessings. That is a good thing to do and something we don’t do enough of. So this week I am going to meet the challenge and start counting my work at home blessings.
I am thankful to have the opportunity to work at home because it gives me creative freedom. For me creativity is so important to an authentic walk.
I am thankful to be a WAHM because I have more time with my children. I can remember when my oldest son told me that he was glad I married a man who encouraged me to stay home because that meant that I was where I belong. That touched my heart.
I am grateful that I am home because I have more time to play with my hair. Ok, so many that seems weird but trust me when you work outside of the home and you have a bad hair day that is not a good thing. With my natural style I am able to see what style works and which one doesn’t so that when I go out of the house I can rock the one that looks great.
I am grateful for that I don’t have someone to answer to but me when it comes to doing work. I love being able to set my desk up the way I want, to have a collage of pictures if I want and to take a lunch break when I want. Some days I take two or three breaks.
I am thankful to have my water cooler moments with awesome women like Kelly, CeeCee, Aurelia, Cara, Annette, Kim, Lynette, Diana, Alyssa, Tishia, Erika, Tricia, Vera, Tammy, Wendy, and so many other wonderful women who have chosen to work from homebase.
I am thankful that I can use my talent and skill of writing to help others with their businesses. It makes me feel good when someone compliments my work.
So those are just a few and I will share more over time because this is a new meme and one that I am excited about.
Are you a work at home momma? When it comes to work from home what are you grateful for?
Three WAHMs I am anxious to here from are:
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