Work At Home Mom Issues

Let’s face it. There are certain issues that other business owners and telecommuters don’t face. But we as work at home moms get it. We’ve all had the blow up with the family member who thinks we need to “get a real job”. The kids who think nothing of interrupting you at your desk because they never seem to remember that you’re working? We’ve been there. The babysitter canceling out an hour before you’re due on the most important conference call you’ve had during your career? Yep, we’ve scrambled during that crisis too. And we’ve definitely looked around our houses and thought “wow, where did this mess come from?” and felt overwhelmed with everything on our plates. Below you’ll find advice on how to deal with the situations you face each day that are specific to being a work at home mom.

If It Sounds Too Good To Be True…

WAHM Issues by Deborah Carney 1 comment

I was listening to the radio while running errands this evening and there was a ad for a network marketing work at home scheme. The ad said things like: “spend more time with your family” “you’ll be making money by next week” “it’s easy” “you’ll have more freedom” While all that sounds nice, if it [...]

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How do I work from home?

WAHM Issues by Mary Poiley 0 comments

Working from home doesn’t have to be just a dream; it can be your reality. Many people search for work from home jobs every day and are often bombarded with scams, MLMs, and promises of instant riches. Don’t give up on your dream, let’s make it a reality. We know the reasons why anyone would [...]

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Cut Out What Doesn’t Add Value to Your Life

WAHM Issues by Sarah Bundy 0 comments

Like many other work at home moms, I find myself in a situation where I have stretched myself too thin. The need to be super mom, CEO, good friend, respected business person, perfect wife and loving family member have me in overwhelm, and I need to cut some things out. But what? How do I [...]

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Give Yourself Permission to Fail

WAHM Issues by Loretta Oliver 1 comment

Actually, scratch that. Don’t just give yourself permission to fail – look forward to the failure. I can hear some of you over there whispering, “Loretta has gone off her rocker, she’s a bit mad in the head.” No worries I have not gone completely crazy, although my children might tell you differently. Many times [...]

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Involving Kids in My Work

WAHM Issues by Tricia Meyer 0 comments

I know that some moms have a policy where they keep their home life and their work completely separate. I’ve always done the opposite. My daughters have been incredibly involved in many different aspects of my business from the behind-the-scenes work to on-camera videos. Here are some different ways that you can involve your children [...]

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Hey, WAHM, Get Out of the House

WAHM Issues by Tricia Meyer 2 comments

I know it sounds like the opposite of why we work from home, but WAHMs really need to get out of the house! We spend our days balancing between bus stops, conference calls, blogging, packing lunches, and doing laundry. But one of the best things that we can do for our WAHM business is actually [...]

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Working From Home During the Winter and Holiday Break

WAHM Issues by Loretta Oliver 1 comment

Are you ready for next week? It’s coming whether we’re ready or not. The winter and holiday break from school. In my case, my kids and my husband will all be home every day for nearly two weeks. When you work from home those long breaks can be both a blessing and a curse. Of [...]

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Badly Behaved Clients Part 2: The Unreasonables

WAHM Issues by Liz Gazer 0 comments

In Part 1 of Badly Behaved Clients, we talked about when clients or partners (potential or existing) overstep the line of appropriateness with regard to personal interactions in business relationships. In truth, we could probably write a fifteen part series on Badly Behaved Clients (and they could probably counter it with an equal part series, [...]

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Badly Behaved Clients Part 1: Flirting With Disaster

WAHM Issues by Liz Gazer 0 comments

As a work at home professional, have you ever been the target of unwanted flirtation, sexual advances or other unbecoming behavior on the part of a potential or existing client (or business partner) that made you uncomfortable, and where you weren’t sure what to do or how to handle it? Unfortunately it happens more than [...]

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Flexibility And The Work At Home Mom

WAHM Issues by Julie Vazquez 0 comments

As a work-at-home-mom productivity is very important to me.  I set up my priorities for the next week on Fridays, make my to-do-list, and plan my week accordingly.  If you were to ask me last Friday how I would have spent my Monday, I would have given you this nice and neat organized calendar with [...]

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