You know you're a WAHM...

You know you are a pregnant work at home mom when you help coordinate a news segment for a client while in labor!

I also sent an email from the hospital the next day for my client and the reporter to coordinate things together while I enjoyed my new baby boy.

My client, Amy Kott-Hovland, was recently interviewed by Roni Proder of CW33 on "How to save money and time at the salon." Watch the segment to learn: What you can do in between highlighting services. How to quickly cover a few grey hairs. How to trim your own split ends and bangs. The easiest way to extend the life of your color and save on shampoo.

Here is the segment.

Let Go, Let God

As a freelancer, I have to force myself to Let Go, And Let God. Sometimes it's a daily prayer.

I don't have the convenience and reliability of a scheduled monthly salary with an outside job.

I pray for my clients and my business regularly.

I have to Let Go and Let God when:

• Clients are late on their payments.
• I need to find project work to bring in income.
• When my clients' funds are tight.
  
• When I have tech difficulties.
  
• When I'm having difficulty securing media placements.
  
• When I'm having writer's block.
  
• When I submit new business proposals.
  

On the opposite end, I regularly praise God for my business success:

• When I do nail a media hit.
• When something I do helps bring in business for my client.
• When I secure a new project and/or a new client.

I'm very thankful to be able to work from home. I've been doing it for five years now and God has always taken care of me.

Happy Thanksgiving to all my fellow WAHMs!

You know you're a WAHM...

You know you are a work from home mom when your 4 year old can complete a 100-piece jig saw puzzle. She works on them during quiet time. I love hearing her sing while doing them. This has prompted me to look up the benefits of working jig saw puzzles.

Here you go...

• Puzzles can help develop a child's reasoning and problem solving skills. Even the simplest jigsaw will require them to think about what they do as they try to put the puzzle together.
• Puzzles can also help a child to develop their fine motor skills when they are young. Having to pick up individual pieces and slot them into place without breaking up the bits they have already completed can be a complex task to learn. But, it can reinforce some skills that are essential to their development.
• Putting a puzzle together will also work on the child's hand-eye co-ordination and their understanding of shapes and colours.
• The subjects on puzzles can also be used as educational aids. An alphabet or number puzzle, for example, will be fun for the child to complete but is also a good opportunity for a parent to chat to them about letters and numbers and to reinforce learning.
• Solving a puzzle can do wonders for a child's self-esteem. As puzzles get more challenging for them they also learn useful life skills such as seeing things through to completion and trying different approaches to problem solving.

One of the biggest benefits for children here is the fact that puzzles are fun. Many children will resist learning at home if they know it is happening. Enjoying making up a puzzle, however, could mask the fact that they are also having an educational experience.

Read more at Suite101: The Benefits of Jigsaw Puzzles: Jigsaws Can Educate, Stretch the Mind & Make a Great Gift | Suite101.com http://carolfinch.suite101.com/the-benefits-of-jigsaw-puzzles-a147474#ixzz1ZYeEwKvP

You know you're a WAHM...

We got a new roof last week. The final hail damage repair from the storm back in April.

It's crazy. In the last 30 days, we've had lots of professionals out.

The roofers moved our satellite dish, not allowing us to watch live TV. DirecTV had to come out to realign the dish. $49.
Roofer says he'll pay for it.
We had to get someone out before Monday when Dancing With The Stars starts!

A carpet cleaner to sanitize our room where Zoe peed under our bed while we are on vacation. The cat is no longer allowed in our room. We keep the baby gate up. When she steps into our room, it costs us $183.

The lights/electricity in the girls' rooms kept tripping. They spent one night with their fans connected to extension cords plugged into the hallway. Electrician came out on a Sunday (double the price) $200.

We noticed a perfectly round leak stain in our front room. Plumber came out and said it was the master bath. He resealed the drain.
$100

Please, please dishwasher and washer and dryer. Be good boys.

I'm very blessed and grateful I can work from home and help pay for these unexpected joys of home ownership.

You know you're a WAHM...

You know you're a work at home mom, when you have time to cut the watermelon into heart shapes.


Happy summer to all my fellow WAHMs!

You know you're a WAHM...

You know you're a work at home mom when you can get a quick snuggle with the 4 year old when they wake up to go potty at 3:40 in the morning.

You know you're a WAHM...

You know you're a work from home mom when in between writing some web copy for a client, you can try and help your hubby pick a paint color for the dining room.

You know you're a WAHM...

You know you're a Work At Home Mom when you can secure a fabulous profile feature for your client and then watch your kids pick wildflowers in a field.

Not a day goes by that I'm not thankful for this opportunity.

National Walk to Work Day

Happy National Walk to Work Day!

As a WAHM, I'm very blessed to only have to walk from my bed room, down our hall and into my office. It's about 20 steps.

Granted it's 3 a.m. and I'm in my pajamas.

My morning ritual also includes walking downstairs to the kitchen to get a bottle of water and eat a banana with peanut butter.

You know you're a WAHM...

You know you are a thankful Work at Home Mom when you don't have to commute on icy roads to get to work.

Crazy cold and icy weather here in North Texas. Just making our way through the Walmart parking lot was a slippery adventure.

I'm able to sit here at my desk in my fleece and a blanket (yesterday I even wore the heated neck wrap) and work away.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

You know you're a WAHM...

You know you're a WAHM when you can take sticks of butter and cream cheese out of the refrigerator at 3 a.m. to have them softened and ready for baking by 8 a.m. when the kiddos are awake.

Merry Christmas to all the other WAHMs!

Do you have a You know you're a WAHM story to share? Send it to me for consideration lori at lbpublicrelations dot com.

You know you're a WAHM...

Thank you God for blessing me with a home-based business so that I can capture photos like these.

You know you're a WAHM...

You know you're a WAHM when the AC tune up guy arrives at the same time the "Release the newsletter" email arrives from the client.

Of course the entrance to the attic is RIGHT above my desk. I had to maneuver around the ladder while holding the 1-year old to schedule the newsletter.

You know you're a WAHM...

You know you're a WAHM when your 3-year old tells your husband, "Mommy eats a lot of chocolate while she's working."

Ha!

Don't worry, hubs. I'm not sitting here chowing down on Bon Bons. It's 16 chocolate almonds (I counted) I guess that would be a lot to a 3 year old.

You know you're a WAHM...

You know you're a WAHM when your 1-year old takes an epic three-hour nap.

Not only did I get my afternoon work done, I also got random things around the house done. Things that most stay-at-home moms get to do every time their kids nap.

Clean the kitchen, pick up toys, etc.

You know you're a WAHM...

You know you are a WAHM when you are sitting at Starbucks nursing your baby in one arm and emailing and jotting notes with the other.

Hannah Holthus' Reasoner
Natural Birth Advocate
Read her blog here.

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You know you're a WAHM

You know you are a work-from-home-mom when your work "day" is interrupted at 4:30 a.m. by a 16 month old who needs a diaper change, some milk and wants to be read, "Good Night Moon."

Luckily she goes back to sleep so that I can go back to work!

Do you have a "You know you are a WAHM" story to share? I'd love to read it. Send your story for consideration. Photos are also welcome.

lori at lbpublicrelations dot com.

You know you're a WAHM

You know you are a WAHM when you can take your daughter to swim lessons in the morning and coordinate an interview for your client on FoxNews.com later in the same day.

Do you have a "You Know You're a WAHM" story to share? Send it to me for consideration to lori @ lbpublicrelations dot com.

You Know You're a WAHM

You know you are a WAHM when you set up a carpet picnic for your 11 month old so that mom can participate in a conference call.

You know you're a WAHM

You know you're a WAHM when you eat breakfast at 4:45 a.m.

I'm like my dad when he says, "I do more work before 9 a.m. than many people do all day."

Have a "You know you're a WAHM" story to share?

Email it to me at lori at lbpublicrelations dot com.