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Easier said than done, especially when you want to work at home. But whether you hope to moonlight for some extra cash or make a career change, these resources will help get you started working from home.
We all know that experience is the best teacher, hindsight is 20/20 and all that, right? But that doesn't make it any easier when we make mistakes, and learning the hard way how to start your home business can make for a bumpy educational ride. What do you wish you'd known before you started your home business? Tell Your Story
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I didn't realize it at the time, but last week was the last full week of school for my kids. It dawned on me this morning when two of my kids didn't go to school because of a teacher in-service day.
Next week, they have the Friday before Memorial Day off (lucky them, huh?), and then Memorial Day and then exams. And before you know it school is over, and summer is here! In between, there are field trips, field day, half days, band concerts, awards ceremonies and class parties. Oh, my!
It's going to be a crazy couple weeks that lead to summer vacation! The kids go from constant stimulus to nothing to do.
And so the first few weeks of summer are a tough adjustment for everyone. Kids have to remember how to find their own fun; mom has to remember how to get things done with losing her patience with bored kids. The work-at-home ground rules may need a little tweaking.
This year I am trying something a little different and packing the kids off for a week-long trip as soon as school is over. A week at the grandparents' house probably does not hold a lot less stimulus than the last weeks of school, but at least when we return we can go straight to work at setting a productive summer routine into place.
As the school year draws to a close, let's look back fondly at all the things we get to sell for our children's school, soccer teams, ballet classes, scout troops, softball leagues, chess clubs.... Shall I go on, or do you get the idea?
We parents are called upon to do a lot of fundraisers, and handling school fundraisers can be especially overwhelming for work-at-home moms who don't have an office full of buyers to target. But for all parents some fundraisers are worse than others.
Which fundraisers do you dislike the most? Share your story or read others' stories.
Much like nursing, teaching--on the surface--seems like it wouldn't lend itself to a work-at-home environment. But in fact, there are many online teaching jobs and other work at home jobs that require teaching experience.
Online teaching jobs include a wide range of qualification and types of positions. This list of education and online teaching jobs includes:
Qualifications for these online teaching jobs vary widely. Some require teaching certification and/or advanced degrees; others make an online platform available for writing an online courses or for connecting online tutors with students.
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