Happy Monday!

Although I am not completely over everything that has been happening, I have decided that I need to get myself over it and not let it get me down.  I have too much to do, and not a lot of time to do it!

What better day to start WORKing at it than on a Monday?

I will admit, I didn’t leave my room until way too late in the morning, for fear that my husband was still in a bad mood (he slept in another room last night, so I’m going to take a chance and say he *is*).  But I came out, took my shower and began to do some things that needed to be taken care of.  It wasn’t a lot of things, but at least they are done!

I am on the hunt for either a job, or for work-at-home ideas.  If you have any, *please* let me know!  For a while, I wanted to be a Virtual Assistant, and that’s still something that interests me, but I have not really been able to find much about it, or how to best get started.  I also have a few books about working at home – mostly blogging or customer service related – which is great, but I’m not sure I want to go that route.

I would much prefer to work for myself.  I tried the Mary Kay route for half a second, but I’m not a sales person, so that failed.  But I did get some makeup out of the deal!  That’s a plus!  Being pregnant, I’m limited to what I can do, but not by much.  I can still type, create, drive, etc. I just can’t do a lot of (literal) running, nor can I lift heavy objects.  (Well Pooh…  There goes my chance at becoming the next Marathon Runner/Clean Jerk Champion!)  In other words, I can still do a ton, I would just like for it to be on my own terms.  It is tough to get a job when the employer will just have to find someone else to take over in two months when the baby comes.  I don’t want to put people in that position, if I can help it.

I often wish that I had a more creative side.  Then maybe I could blog for a living, or sell things on Etsy or eBay.  I love arts & crafts, but I am one for following instructions, not creating my own project.  I have never been one to think outside of the box, but I’m quite good at following the logic that leads to the box.  I think I may need to read something like “What Color Is Your Parachute?” or something like that, to give me a good idea of my strengths and weaknesses.  I could make a list – I’m good at lists – but I’m pretty biased.  I may just make myself out to be the most brilliant woman in the world, and that (though nice for me) isn’t exactly true.

Well, I guess it will be a work in progress, but being the end of the year,it’s as good a time as any to get it underway for 2013, right?  This is one resolution I need to keep!

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Tapping into Entrepreneur-ship

I cannot even say for certain that is a word, but it sounded good!

As I mentioned in my first June post, I want to start my own business.  And now, since I’m currently unemployed and have time on my hands, why not JUMP in??

Entrepreneur Magazine is a subscription I have had for almost a year, if I’m not mistaken.  I got it as a fluke, since I was getting it for free for turning in some airline mile points that were going to expire.  My first thought was that it was going to be ‘uppity’ and geared toward people who already had their own little start-ups.  So, I unfortunately let the first few issues fall by the wayside (ie. the recycling bin).

Boy, was that STUPID!

I finally read a few, and now I’m hooked, especially now that I have this idea bouncing around in my head!  Today, I read another issue, and broke out the copy of NOLO’s “The Woman’s Small Business Start-Up Kit” that I borrowed from the library last week but hadn’t opened.

Just reading the first couple of chapters have made me really happy that I did get it, and that I finally had the desire to start reading it!  Yes, there is a lot of stuff in there that I don’t necessarily need to read at this point, but there are a lot of testimonials and quotes from women out there who have been through the start up process – and who have succeeded!  It gives me a lot of hope for my own little ‘business baby.’

I think that I am going to wake up early, or go to bed really late, and record some ideas and whatnot to keep the excitement fresh!

If you are a woman (or man) out there who has begun their own business – any advice for us newbies?  Little tidbits you wish someone had told *you* in the beginning?  Software or apps you can’t live with out?

 

(Yes, I know *technically* this is my 2nd post for today, but I was so tired yesterday after all my cleaning, that I just couldn’t write.  So, I posted my 2nd and 3rd June posts today.  Which for me, is actually chalked up to a success!)