Tag Archives: WAHM

Homeschool Mom Business Profile: Jasmine Mansfield {Lilla Rose}

Meet Jasmine, Lilla Rose consultant and homeschool mom to six children.  She has found a way to add to her family’s bottom line while maintaining her homeschool lifestyle. Profile: Lilla Rose has been in the hair goods business since 1992 and has produced some of the loveliest hair products throughout the years.Jasmine recently became a Lilla Rose Independent Consultant to help supplement her husband’s income while staying home with their children.The Flexi Hair-Clip is Lilla Rose’s most unique, comfortable, elegant, and functional hair piece. Yes, it will work in your hair! Holds baby fine and thick hair!You can browse Jasmine’s website and view the style … Continue reading →

So Much for Being “Boss-Free”

My new boss is a tyrant. She is bossy and demanding. While she stands less than four feet tall (including her piggy-tails) she is quite intimidating. In a previous post, I talked about how much I enjoyed working from home because I enjoy being independent and “boss-free“. Well, I am starting to realize that I am not actually boss-less, I simply switched from one type of boss to another. My new boss is three years old. She tells me when I should work, and when it is time to play. The other day, she even chastised me for drinking too … Continue reading →

Do You Have a Home Business Title? Do You Want One?

Sometimes it is difficult to tell people what we do for a living when we are home-based. I am often jealous of transcriptionists, daycare providers and other home-based careers where the title is pretty cut and dried. The other day I was talking with my preschooler about my husband’s job. He is a police officer. That’s a pretty easy job for a four-year old to grasp. Out of curiosity, I asked her, “do you know what mommy does for a living?” “You play on your ‘peuter’” (computer). “Oh great”, I thought. Her preschool teacher probably assumes I sit around and … Continue reading →

Sometimes Desperation is the Best Motivation

As someone who has been a leader in the direct sales industry for five years now, I’ve seen people come and go from the business (often daily). While I was never a great salesperson and I wasn’t the top leader in the company, I always considered myself to be a pretty good judge of who would be successful and who wouldn’t be. “Why do you want to join?” I would ask. The responses were pretty typical. “I need extra money for the holidays”. “I want to pay for my children’s preschool program”. “I need to get out of the house … Continue reading →

Shhhh…..I am trying to work!

Don’t get me wrong…I love my husband. He is adorable. He’s funny, intelligent and genuinely fun to be around. Unless I am trying to work – then, all of those fantastic traits can be a bit annoying. On a positive note, I was feeling a bit of writers block tonight and his constant talking gave me a topic to write about. “Honey…you would have loved the lunch we had today…they had the best burgers”. “Did you notice that the movie I’ve been wanting to see is out on DVD..finally?” “Hey – listen to the dog, he’s snoring again…he must be … Continue reading →

It’s Great that You Can Work in Your PJ’s…but Should You?

This week, I did the unthinkable. I went from being a fun-loving, stereotypical “ditzy blond” to an intelligent and sophisticated brunette. (Okay, at least that’s the end result I am hoping for). I have naturally blond hair and I’ve never considered changing it until this week. As I mentioned in a previous post, I just changed careers. So I thought the dye-job would be timely. I had dinner with some of my friends for the first time after the drastic change. One of them kept saying, “but Traci…it’s just not you anymore…you were my favorite goofy blond”. Gee thanks. It … Continue reading →

What are Your Whys?

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go….” Dr. Seuss In yesterday’s post(Are You Inspired By Your Space?) I showed you my brand new work space and talked about why it inspires me. I thought it would be appropriate to talk a bit more about the “whys” of our home businesses. Everyone has different whys. I am going to sound like Dr. Seuss for a moment, but I … Continue reading →

Are You Inspired By Your Space?

Quite honestly, I really haven’t given much thought to my work space until this week. I work on a laptop, so I spend most of my time sitting at the dining table or lounging on the recliner with my computer perched on my lap. I usually end up working in whatever room my children are playing in. If you read my post from a few weeks ago (Put a Fork in Me…), you know that I decided to leave my direct selling business to pursue a business that was better suited for my family. Since I was changing career paths, … Continue reading →

Are You Building Your Home Business on Rocks, or Sand?

Have you ever went to church and heard a sermon that you were absolutely certain the pastor wrote it with you in mind? Today was one of those days for me. You may have read my post from two weeks ago “Put a Fork in Me…” where I talked about my decision to quit my direct sales business to pursue opportunities that were a better fit for my family. Have you ever heard the term, “put the big rocks first”? If you haven’t, here’s what it means…in a nutshell. Picture an empty jar. You can fill it with sand, small … Continue reading →

The Coffee Shop – An Office Away From Home

I am sitting at the coffee shop as I write this frantically typing away on my laptop. I’ve quite literally “set up shop” here again like I do every Thursday. It is my office away from home. If you are a big fan of the classic television show, “Cheers” you’ll fondly remember how everyone shouted, “Norm!” when he walked into the bar. That’s how I feel at my favorite coffee joint. “Hi Traci…are you having the usual today?” I am still trying to come up with a few witty responses like Norm always did. Here’s one of my favorite Norm’isms… … Continue reading →