Good Grief! 2 years!?! Really!?! Next on the to do list... be better about my blogging; I am such a slacker :-P Any who, on to my ramblings and babble....
I
have started my own at home business back in April of this year, the idea to
start the business came to me at a great time in my life. I had been provided a
fabulous opportunity at my job the month prior; the opportunity I have been
wanting, trying, and pushing myself to get and was excited beyond words when all
my hard work paid off and no, I have no plans of stopping where I am at, I have
new goals and places to go now. However, it caused some changes financially for
me… you take some and you give some… I knew I needed another source of income
for a while to help cover the losses.
With
the lack of income, I almost was never spending time out of the house or even a
little to pamper myself and when I did I felt so guilty for it, because I felt
my kids were going without, I wasn’t staying on top of all it, and well I just
had a change and more changes were following fast behind it. For those of you
who know me… I do not handle change well and for those of you who work with me…
yes! I am aware of where I work, lol! Yeah, trying being a fly on my brain.
Second
issue, my kids spend already 9 plus hours a day, typically the plus, 5 days a
week, at a sitter. We get about 2 hours a day during the week for family time… cramming
in dinner, baths, story time, homework, individual time with each kid, staying
on top of the house, and a dog with the mentality of a toddler. My babies (5
and 3) are still babies; they need me to be home for them and they need to be
in their beds at night. So I was struggling with the concept of getting a “job”,
where had to follow yet another schedule and having to be dependable for
someone else… that guilt thing kicks in when I have to call and say I just can’t
be in today, my kids… yeah, I feel guilty a lot for a lot of things Shutup, don’t
judge me, you all have you weird screwy corks (most of you who are reading
this, remember, I know you and your weird screwy corks ;-))
What
is a mom to do to find something that will not drive her to an insane asylum.
What and where can I make a few extra $100s, I can work a schedule around my
kids and that they are not missing out on “Mommy and me” time, I am not missing
them, and not being diseased with guilt. Something that I can enjoy, have fun,
and meet new people… Hahaha! Does not exist right? Wrong!
One
fabulous Friday night in March, first time my kids spent the ENTIRE weekend with
their D-A-D (no need to call CNN, I already did, they would not put it in their
news broadcast. Lame!), my dear Friend, drags me (I say “drags” because I had
plans to stay home and prance around naked and watch what “I” wanted to watch
on T.V. and listen to my music really loud without interruption because… well,
for once I could, LOL!) to a Slumber Party. I have to say best Slumber Party I
have ever been too… and the light bulb came on…
I
wanted to have that much fun again tomorrow, I learned a ton of stuff and we
know me I am a total geek, no matter the subject, I love new information. If I
was a Slumber Party consultant, I could work when I wanted and needed to, step
away when I needed to, I wouldn’t have to call in sick to anyone, I could go
out and have fun, meet new people, and make money instead of spend it (guilty
pleasure issue averted, phewww…), extra income for a while and something that
was just mine and could possibly benefit long term in all aspects of my life from
having to step out of my comfort zones to be able to pull off making my own
Slumber Parties Business successful. Could I do this?
I
sat on the fence about it for about a month, rounded up my “go-to” girls, took
a vote, went against all my fears and BAM! I am a Slumber Party Consultant! I
work my schedule around my kiddos for the most part, I have had some extra
income, I feel I get out of the house more and yet don’t always spend money to
do it, and I feel I am growing confidence in myself I lost many years ago. I
missed “Tonya”; some of you know that Tonya and some of you have yet to meet
her, no worries, I tend to think if I keep up my hard work at all aspects of my
life, you will meet her… some of you will like her and some may not, by that
point, I don’t think I will care too much (Yep, there is the cockiness kicking in.)
I
have to thank a few of my friends and a couple family members that have been
very supportive of my decision. They have been encouraging, listened to my
ideas, put in their input when I have asked for it, listened to my demonstration
several times for practice and threw parties for me to be supportive. Surprisingly
enough these are people in my life I was a bit worried they would be against my
decision… people surprise you every day. Love you all!
Funny
thing… this was not where this blog was supposed to go… I was originally on a
rant about something else… I like this much better. J
