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Don’t Quit, Freelance!

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Whether you want to quit work to be home with the kids or if you are looking forward to retirement, a great option instead of being unemployed is to freelance. By freelancing your current skills, you can make some money on the side and still have many of the same freedoms found when not working. Freelancers in almost every field are becoming more common. Working at home is easier than ever with new technology and many smaller organizations are eager to hire a temporary worker to take on an extra project. From the employee standpoint, freelancing gives you the ability … Continue reading →

How Long Should You Stay at Job?

There is often the discussion of longevity and loyalty on your job resume. You don’t want to look like a job hopper. Therefore, how long should you stay at a job you dislike or underpays you, so you maintain a quality career history? Some of the answers to this question will depend greatly on the situation. There is no true standard. In many circles, the year mark is significant, not only because it gives you enough time to truly evaluate the position but also to see the role in a full cycle. Still, if you are in a hot career … Continue reading →

Part Time for Balance

Are you considering leaving your job for more time with your kids? Maybe you are close to retirement or have an aging parent to take care of? On the other hand, you could just desire more time for yourself to travel. Even jumping into a new business of your own will cause you to evaluate your current career time frame. Whatever your reasons are for wanting to quit your job, I have a little piece of advice. The best way to leave the world of employment is to do it in steps. The first step is to reduce your hours … Continue reading →

Questions to ask your Teen Homeschooler Who Wants to go to School

Your child has announced that they want to stop homeschooling and go to a regular school. After you have gotten over the initial shock, rejection, and horror, you have to help them decide if school is really the best thing for them. Here are some questions you can ask your teenaged homeschooler who wants to go to school to help them decide their next step. (I believe parents should make the decision for younger children) Just be prepared for the answers. What is it about school that you want to experience? An acceptable answer might be, “I just want to … Continue reading →

My Kid wants to go to Public School!

The last thing many homeschoolers want their kids to say is “I want to go to Public School”. After all, you may have worked 3, 5, or 10 years solely on the job of homeschooling, and it can be a shock for your child to want to try something different. Such an announcement can seem like a cruel blow. Well, it could happen. Your child may really want to go to public school after homeschooling for just a few years, or for most of their lives. So, what is a homeschooler to do when a child announces that they want … Continue reading →

Is Rosie Leaving “The View?”

Will she stay or will she go? It’s beginning to sound like a broken record at ABC’s chatfest “The View.” Seriously, didn’t we just play this game a few months ago with someone named Star Jones Reynolds (you remember that debacle)? Yet just three months into her year-long contract there are published rumors that Rosie wants out (or should I say off the table that she shares with co-hosts Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Joy Behar, and the show’s creator, Barbara Walters). If you tuned into yesterday’s show (I did, though it was pre-empted by a presidential news conference about five minutes after … Continue reading →

Hotel Rooms—Smoking or Non-Smoking: The Choice Is No Longer Yours

When you make a hotel room reservation do you request a smoking or non-smoking room? Depending on where you book a room, that option may no longer exist. Two major hotel chains and hotels surrounding the “happiest place on Earth,” have recently extinguished the option of lighting up indoors. As of March 1, 2006, Disney’s three California hotels, Disneyland Hotel, Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel and the Grand Californian are 100% smoke-free establishments. The Grand Californian had already been a non-smoking property since its opening in 2001, but you can now breathe easier at the other two hotels as well. Disney … Continue reading →