Work at Home



Most of us know someone who is or has worked from home. There are so many home based opportunities to work at home though very little yield anything but misery.  There are a few people I know that have flexible jobs outside the home that allow them at times to work at home. Still, they have to commute back and forth plus there is still the stress of working with others and having a boss.

When I became a mom for the first time, I was a stay at home mom. It was something my now ex husband and I had agreed upon before our daughter was born. Being that I was going to be a new mom I didn't particularly want anyone else watching my child while I worked. Child care is expensive and I didn't trust anyone.

A few years later when I became pregnant with our second child, I wanted to find something to do from home to interact with other moms. I spent countless hours online looking for things I could do from home and make money.  Ebay was something I was already doing. I just could not find items to sell on a stable basis. I was always hoping I could find something that would help me create an income allowing me to continue staying at home.

There were opportunities in my area but I had to sell, however, around me was already saturated.

Still, I searched and searched for the opportunity to legitimately make money from home. One plan I came across sounded appealing but no one would explain to me how you could make money without selling yet you had to buy products every month to stay in the group?

I bought memberships and books to no avail. I dipped into the drop shipping idea and then got burned. I stayed away from the internet for years until I decided to return to school. Still, I wanted to make money from home so I could do more things with and for my kids.

In early 2008, a friend from my church who is also a registered nurse, invited me to her home. She was going to tell some of us from church about her business. No one had known she had a business until someone from the church was seeking a way to make a supplemental income. Apparently her ears perked up which lead her to the desire to help out.

Honestly, I thought great, another home business opportunity so someone else can make the money while I lose out. Then this business became the talk of the church and yes, it did cause a negative stir for awhile. Some of my friends and I discussed this business one day then realized that our friend was taking a huge risk introducing us to her business. Obviously she was very confident in what she was doing to tell us about it.

I was confused for awhile about the business. I continued to ask questions. In fact, my good friend Janice and I set up a meeting to speak with our team leader.

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