Last week was my one and only week of vacation from work. It was so nice to have an entire week to myself. In the beginning of the week I worked a lot on my online stuff, I got the house *super* clean, and then towards then end of the week I headed out for a short vacation with the girls. I had been debating where I wanted to go for vacation since I was on such a limited budget. I decided to ...
3 Little Reasons that Motivate Me to Work Toward My Goals
This week I wrote more about my online income goals and one of the strategies I use to get online writing jobs. It only seemed appropriate to end the week with a post on how I stay motivated to keep going - even when it seems like I am so far from reaching my goals. There are times that I really, really want to give up. Some days I even convince myself that I will give up, that I ...
Keeping Focus:Which Goals Should I Go For?
If you are a regular reader then you know that I change my direction quite often. The problem is I just want to do so much! I love having this blog, I have been trying to build a profitable niche site, and I have been working on getting freelance writing assignments. The problem I am having here is focusing on one project long enough to make it work. For maximum effectiveness I ...
How to Get Freelance Writing Work from Job Boards
A couple of months ago I posted an article about my freelance blogging strategy. I was ecstatic with my method and initial results. I had instantly snagged a couple of jobs through this method but only one of them turned out to be ongoing. Even though many people had responded to my emails, they didn't end up hiring me. I slowly stopped querying the insurance agency website owners and instead ...
How Money Fits Into the Happiness Equation
Yesterday I told you how I have been thinking about life and what I want out of it. I told you about what kind of person I want to be and how I want to be remembered. I told you that material possessions won't matter at all when we die. What will matter is how we are remembered. What kind of legacy we leave behind. However, that does not mean that we don't need money. I am sure you have heard ...
Finding Meaning in Life
Last week I had one of those weeks where everything just seemed wrong. Nothing in particular set me off, but I found myself in a depressed mood just ready to shut everyone out and give up on everything. I thought of the most important things in my life, my daughters and family, and just cried to myself the entire weekend. I took a break from blogging and online activities. I only ...