Debbie wrote a great post yesterday answering my question,“Why did you start blogging?”. Go check out her post and see what her answer is! Here is her question for me:
Why is your blog named “Danielle’s Journey”? I have read several of the Work at Home Mom (WAHM) articles on your site –do you consider yourself to be a SAHM,a WAHM or something in between? Do you have advice for anyone who is considering becoming a WAHM?
To answer your first question I named my blog “Danielle’s Journey”,because I have done so many little businesses to earn money and have given up on them. I had a very successful ebay business twice! I have done network marketing and still get a check every month from that. I have also worked as a guide for ChaCha.com,a mobile and text search service. I just got to the point that I wanted to find a business that I love and could make enough money to get completely out of debt and have my husband stay home with us.
So Danielle’s Journey is just that:my journey to find a business I really love to do. I think I am getting really close with affiliate marketing. I also have some ideas to expand on as my business develops.
I definitely see myself as both a Stay-at-home Mom and a Work-at-home Mom! I have been at home with my kids for over eight years now. For a long time I was just a stay-at-home Mom. Then I got the itch to contribute,so to speak. My intention was never to have a full-time income but to take some pressure off the budget a bit! It has evolved into a desire to make a full-time income so we (my husband and I) could spend more time together as a family.
As for advice for those moms thinking about becoming a work-at-home mom is to find your passion! Find something you love to do and you will want to do it everyday. Something that you will be excited doing. Whatever you do keep your goal in mind. For instance I made money on all my other businesses but they didn’t fit my life. My ebay business took up too much time and I wasn’t willing to sacrifice anymore of that time! So in every business decision you make,make sure it aligns with your ultimate goal! If you do these things you will be happy! I can tell you right now,I love what I am doing! I am working on an affiliate website right now and sometimes I feel like eating and sleeping are an inconvience because I am having so much fun! This is what you need to feel like.
Debbie this is so much fun asking you questions and learning about you! Here are a few questions for you:
You mentioned you are a college student,what are you going to school for? What are your plans once you graduate? I know you struggle with juggling your family and everything else,just like so many of us. Do you have any tips or lessons you have learned in juggling everything?
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