Work at Home Moms Articles – WAHM Articles

I just started mine tonight. I have never left it this late before, but these last few weeks have been too hectic for me to get it done. There is one redeeming point about leaving your Christmas shopping to one week before Christmas though. You’re under pressure so it’s much easier to make decisions! But it’s still not so last minute that you’re making bad decisions.

How about you? Is your Christmas shopping done?

~ Denise

Another successful work-at-home-mom recently joined us at WAHM-Articles!

Jennifer May is a WAHM who  enjoys helping, sharing and supporting WAHMs -   those looking to work at home and those who already do.  She is already a Professional Writer for Examiner.com and runs a  Home Business with Ameriplan .

She’s dedicated to the online WAHM community and owns two very successful work at home groups on Cafemom – I Want to Work at Home! and Work at Home Directory

Thank you for joining us Jennifer, and we look forward to publishing many of your WAHM articles!

Do you remember the day the Berlin Wall came down?

It was November 9, 1989. I was 19 and I remember being in class at the university when I heard the news.

That moment is one of those things that has stayed with me over the years because it was the first time I really understood that a group of people, united in a single cause, could create a world of a difference.

It was also poignant for me because all four of my grandparents were from Russia. They had been able to escape to freedom after Russia joined the Soviet Union, just before the borders closed.  Many of my relatives chose to stay behind, hoping the political climate would change. But by the time they realized it was only getting worse, it was too late for them to leave.

Because my ancestors were Mennonites who had migrated to Russia from Prussia during the 1700′s at the invitation of Catherine the Great , and were given special treatment in a country where too many others were starving, they were the target of much antagonism during the Russian Revolution.  Many of my family members who didn’t escape when my grandparents did have long disappeared. Some we know were sent to Siberia and were never heard from again.

The wall coming down was the first wave of a tide that would sweep across Eastern Europe and dissolve the Soviet Union in 1991.

When I think back to my grandparents and great-grandparents choosing to leave everything and everyone they knew so they could raise their families in freedom, I am overwhelmed.  To pack up their young children, everything they could carry, to travel on a 6-week voyage to a country they had never seen, with a language they had never heard… to me, in my life of freedom and choice, it is almost unfathomable.

Today is Remembrance Day in Canada, and Veterans Day in the United States. It is a day when I remember how grateful I am that there have been people throughout history and today, who stand together and choose to make a difference.

Sometimes it is by donning a uniform and taking up a weapon.  Sometimes it is giving up their lives for generations of people they will never meet. Sometimes, as in the case of my grandparents and great-grandparents, it is giving up everything you know for the promise of something better.

On this day, as I am home with my children, with the freedom to teach them what I want, to travel where I want, and to work where I want, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for everyone who has united across the centuries for my freedom.

Thank you.

~ Denise

Today we’re starting a new feature on the WAHM-Articles blog. We’re going to be announcing our new authors when they’re approved. That way you’ll know a bit about their background, and can look forward to the articles they’ll be writing.

I’m so pleased to announce that Angie Newton of Losing It And Loving It has become a WAHM-Articles author!

I’ve been getting to know Angie in our Ning group, and I’m really excited to see what she’ll be sharing with us on the directory.  As you can tell from the title of her blog, she’s going to be writing about  weight loss,  fitness, and eating healthy. All good things that a lot of us need to be reminded of.

Angie, thank you for becoming a member!

To read new articles by Angie and our other authors, you can visit WAHM-Articles.com and search for articles on topics you’re interested in or read the newly added articles.

~ Denise

Most of our blog readers are from the States, so I wanted to share a bit of Canadian fun with you.

We’ve been watching a new reality show, Battle of the Blades, where professional figure skaters team up with hockey players and ice dance for charity.

Here’s a clip of one of my favorite couples. Unfortunately, they were voted off last week:

The thing about good figure skating is that it looks effortless .

It’s a lot like working at home successfully. To a casual observer, it sometimes looks like we have all the freedom in the world.

But to make it look so easy takes determination, focus, and lots of inner strength.

~ Denise

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Join us on Oct. 8 at 5 pm ET for this free interactive webinar, in the VAnetworking chat room.

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The number one complaint I hear from work at home moms who write articles for business is they often don’t know what to write about. They tell me they have no problem writing the articles once they get started… they just can’t figure out what they should be writing articles on!

If that sounds like you, you may even catch yourself thinking,

“Who would be interested in what I have to say?”

or

“What do I know that could help someone else?”

Lots. Especially if you have a product or service that you’ve designed to meet the needs of a particular target market.

But how can you tap into your vast wealth of knowledge and turn your treasure trove of information  into topics you can write about?

I know two things you can do right now.

Step 1: Believe you’re fascinating.

Because you are. And you have to kick the notion that no one else is interested in what you have to say. It simply isn’t true.

Step 2: Join me and the WAHM-Articles authors TONIGHT for a free brainstorming chat.

If you’ve sincerely forgotten how fascinating you are, we’ll remind you. And we’ll help you turn your brilliance into a few good article ideas.

Now before you tell me you can’t because you’re busy with the kids or you have already made other plans, hear me out…

It’s an informal chat session. So if you pop in and out of the conversation, we won’t think anything of it. We’re moms too, so we know what evenings at home with the family are like.

You don’t even have to keep the noise levels down. No audio, just you and the keyboard.

If you do have other plans, can you set aside a few minutes between 9 and 10 ET for a quick chat? Come pick our brains for the inspiration you need and then go do whatever you have to do for the rest of the evening. We won’t take it personally, I promise.

Here’s where you go to RSVP for the chat. You’ll need to be a member of the NEW WAHM Articles community, but it’s easy to sign up and I’ll approve your account as soon as possible.

See you tonight!

Have you reached a plateau in your WAHM business? Does it seem that, no matter what you do, you can’t move forward?

It might be time to consider working with a business coach.

This week’s Saving Summer prize is a one-hour coaching session with Diana Ennen of Virtual Word Publishing. Be sure to enter our draw today!

Diana Ennen is the publicist to numerous authors, business owners, etc., and author of numerous books on starting a business including Virtual Assistant – The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After  VA and upcoming book,    So You Want to Work at Home:  The Christian’s Guide to Starting a Home Based Business (published by Beacon Hill Publishers).

Diana is a leader in the Virtual Assistant Industry and has ave been instrumental in its success.  Along with co-author Kelly Poelker, they continue to blaze the path to bringing more recognition for the VA industry and helping those who want to become a virtual assistant succeed.

I began coaching with Diana late last year and the only thing I wish I could do differently was start sooner! Within our first session, Diana answered questions that I had spent months trying to find the answers to on my own.

Working with a business coach is the best way I can think of to add some sizzle to your summer sales and move to the next level.

You can win a coaching session with Diana when you enter our Saving Summer Giveaway on the right hand side of this page.  Good luck!

This week’s prize in the Saving Summer Giveaway is a  Tupperware e-card from Shelly Hill.

I have to admit, I don’t get very excited about most kitchen products. Most of them just seem to be innovative ways to get me to spend my money.

But when I can use the same Tupperware containers for my kids that my mom used for her family when we were young – well, that’s money well spent. Even my hubby is happy with the Tupperware products I’ve bought him to carry his lunch to work in. And when he noticed kitchen products, you know they’re worth paying attention to!

If you are looking to save some money this summer by using kitchen products that are worth the investment and really do keep your vegetables crisp longer (I love how long my carrots stay crisp in my tupperware box made just for them), you should check out Tupperware.

Also, if you’re considering adding another income stream to your business, Tupperware has a good business opportunity too.

And if you’re entered into the Saving Summer Giveaway – on the right hand side of this blog – you could win some Tupperware of your very own this Friday!