Being Bored

My son is bored. We officially started school back up at the beginning of August. Ever since, my son has been bored. He has been bored because of the changes that we implemented with the beginning of the school year. Excessive TV watching and video game playing were becoming an issue last spring. In our house [...]

Coming of Age

I was discussing this “coming of age” thing with my husband, John, the other night at dinner. As a parent who home-schools, my goals are that: My children will be ready for the “real world” – they will have the skills, confidence, and competence to maneuver through finances, relationships, etc. They will be willing and able to [...]

Grow Up, People!

This topic has been hitting me right between the eyes recently. I feel that, at 40, I am finally realizing it is time to grow up and be an adult! I do some responsible things. The bills get paid, I feed the kids, and I send out birthday cards.  But I also feel that I [...]

“If You Have A Chance to Go”?

After writing my post yesterday, I got to thinkin’. I said that if you have a chance to go to Entrepreneur Days, I would recommend that you go. I made that recommendation based my attendance at the conference last year and again this year. Last year, the conference participants filled what would probably be equivalent [...]

Making Money from Home

Last weekend I attended the Entrepreneur Days conference in Atlanta, GA.  It was awesome! The purpose of the conference is to educate families about home business opportunities. Actually, this is the second year we have attended the conference. We got so much out of it last year, we decided to attend again. Last year I went [...]