WritingThoughts

We all know that good writing skills are important for effective communication. In general, children who have good writing skills have an easier time in school and get better grades. While our children may not aspire to become professional writers, everyone can benefit from learning to write well. Here are some ideas to help encourage […]

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I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately. I’ve had some pretty hard gigs in my life. Some of these hard gigs have included: My first job where they led me to a desk buried with paper (undone work) and told me it was sink or swim. A technical writing gig where the massive product […]

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I was thinking about this last night. As I see it there are three options that WAHMs can take with their home businesses during the summer: Business as usual Gear up Slack off Business as Usual This is the category that I like to count myself in. While it can be more challenging to work with children […]

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Yesterday on Ann Wayman’s The Golden Pencil, she asked “How Do You Handle Your Phone?” That discussion seemed to center on whether a writer should be available by phone at all times, or if it is acceptable to turn off the phone during periods when you need to concentrate. I think that is a good […]

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The other day Mom Gadget posted this on teens who blog. Basically, the post linked to another article at RobertoAlamos.com that lists five young teens (ranging in age from 13 to 17) who are already probloggers. I showed both posts to my own kids who, of course, immediately wanted to start their own blogs. So, my question for today is this. Do your […]

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As a work-at-home mom, I sometimes don’t get the quiet that would make my work environment ideal for me. It seems that there is always something, or somebody making noise at our house. With summer just around the corner, I expect that the noise will only increase. I’m lucky. I’m one of those people that can […]

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This is a bit off-topic, but it is WAHM Wednesday AND Mother’s Day is coming. I have been thinking a lot about Mother’s Day gifts lately, not for my own mother because she passed away in 2004. I am not thinking about Mother’s Day gifts for myself either. When I say that I am thinking […]

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When I was growing up about the only way a woman could stay at home and still earn something was if she could sell something. Today, there are more opportunities than ever for women who wish to stay at home and still earn an income. I frequently tell my brother, I have more job leads […]

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As a work-at-home writer, I rarely have face-to-face contact with a client. Typically I apply through e-mail or with an online application, often sending a resume or samples of my work as an attachment. My job acceptances come the same way–through e-mail. I am in the midst of a debate with my darling husband who […]

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While the demands can be strict in the corporate world, work-at-home parents face a temptation that their corporate counterparts seldom experience. I am talking about the temptation to work 24/7 (especially when a deadline looms). I am talking about the difficulty of separating home from work because work IS at home. Can’t sleep at night? […]

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