New site: Resources for Work at Home Moms November 20, 2008

I’ve found another place to network with WAHMS – Moms United in Business.  Yes, this one is strictly for the wahms, sorry WAHDs.   Support, marketing ideas, humor, and other wahms trying to balace the family and business schedules while trying to remain sane.   There are plenty of advertising opportunities to be found and happily little to no spam scattered about.  Another plus to the community is the number of resources to be found.  As if MUIB wasn’t enough on its own, a separate site full of resources has been launched – and they’re celebrating!

Enter the Holiday Giveaway Extravaganza, sponsored by Moms United in Business LLC, http://www.momsunitedinbusiness.com celebrating the launch of Resources for Work at Home Moms, http://resourcesforworkathomemoms.com! Come celebrate with us, and enter for your chance to win an awesome prize package, just in time for the holidays! Over $800.00 in prizes! You will NOT want to miss this! Enter at http://tinyurl.com/5b7hvm

When you swing by MUIB, stop by and say hello   – http://www.momsunitedinbusiness.com/profile/sherriet

Hope to see you there!

50 things about me June 2, 2008

It’s been a mellow sort of Monday.  Something desperately needed after a whirlwind week of field trips, summer clothes shopping, car repair, and disappointing house hunts.  A friend sent this to me and I figured I’d post it here.

1. Do you like blue cheese? Yes.

2. Have you ever smoked heroin? No way.

3. Do you own a gun? No

4 Your favorite song? Animal I Have Become

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? Sometimes

6. What do you think of (veggie) hot dogs? Luv them.

7. Favorite Christmas song? Gabriel’s Message

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Coffee & water

9. Can you do pushups? Yes.

10. What type of movies do you prefer? Anime, comedies, & suspense

11. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? wedding band

12. Favorite hobbies? Cooking, soapmaking, anime, & sci-fi

13. Secret weapon to get to the opposite sex? Sex

14. Do you have A.D.D.? No.

15. What one trait do you hate about yourself? Procrastination Queen

16. Middle Name? Lynne

17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment: School; Househunting; laundry

18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday: Nothing

20. Current worry right now? Bills & finding a house

21. Current hate right now? My apartment complex

22. Favorite place to be? With the family; in bed second

23. How did you bring in the New Year?  With the family, gaming, dancing, & carrying on.

24. Where would you like to go? Australia & New Zealand

25. Name 4 people who will complete this? i think i know, but i won’t name them

28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? never have

29.Do you know how to whistle? yes

30. Favorite color? Red

31. Would you be a pirate? No, I need to bathe everyday.

32. What song do you sing in the shower? none, but I sing all kinds fo stuff in the kitchen

33. Favorite girl’s name? Sakura

35. What’s in your pocket right now? cell

36. Last thing that made you laugh? My kids.

37. Best bed sheets as a child? Pink & white stripes.

38. Worst injury you have ever had? Smacking into the deer – 3 shot discs in my back, hip out of alignment, & torn ligament in my back

39. Do you love where you live? Nope

40. How many TVs & computers do you have in your house? 3 tvs (One just for gaming, no satellite)  and 2 pc’s

41. Who is your loudest friend? Me

42. How many dogs do you have? Two, Fred & Oz.

43. Does someone have a crush on you right now? John Barrowman hopefully.

44. What is your favorite book? I haven’t ready anything other than a text or cookbook is so long that I don’t know.

45. Favorite candy? Chocolate. Just gimme chocolate, no fillings.

46. Favorite Sports Team? Raiders in football & Cubs in baseball.

47. What song(s) do you want played at your funeral? No funeral for me.  Cremate & scatter me.

48. What were you doing 12 AM last night? On my computer.

49. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? How soon will R would up.

50. What person with nothing to do thinks of this stuff? A curious, silly one.

MommyFest 08 rocked~! May 16, 2008

I had a ball and loved learning about you ladies!  I’ll be back to see you again, count on it!

5 things about this mom May 14, 2008

This is another MommyFest meme and the posts I’ve read so far are a riot!

I’ll keep this one short & sweet.

1) I’m addicted to coffee.  If I only have two cups in a day, my family worries that something is wrong with me.

2) I sleep maybe 5 hours a night on a good night.

3) My inner child is strong and I let her out to play fairly often.

4) I’m a gaming (PS3), sci-fi,  and anime freak.  Seriously.  I have to get my fix of at least one every week.  It keeps my other inner child happy.

5) I’m kind of a hermit, but hubster says I’m the most sociable hermit he’s ever heard of.

MommyFest 08 has started! May 12, 2008

What a great way to kick off the week! K, here is a little about me.

I am married to a sweetie of a man, mom to 2 great kids, slave to a couple of big dogs, a grad student (class of 09), and wahm. I’ve worked pretty much in retail & hospitality offline, except for a move into educational support. My time as a tutor helped push me in the right direction, while my last hospitality job nearly put me under.

I spent an entire summer working the 3pm-11pm or midnight shift, and my days generally started at 6:30 am when I’d get up to get my daughter and myself ready for school. Yes, I had classes from 8-noon, had a 3 hour break for studying and stress relief, then went to work. My daughter was 4 at the time and I rarely saw her. It was killing me. One evening I had a disagreement with my boss and decided that was that. I signed on for a work-study as a reading tutor and have been a tutor ever since.

My first official wah job was as a tutor, then I started as a virtual assistant. It brought in ok money, but the freedom in my schedule to spend time with DD and my then boyfriend and his son (hubby & my SS) was awesome. Finding a company to tutor with helped bring in more money, as did opening an onilne store.

But this post isn’t supposed to be about me, really. It’s about   MommyFest’s blog party. Join us! Meet other moms – working moms, stay at home moms, younger, older, and everything in between. We all have different stories to share. We won’t bite!

And, if meeting other people wasn’t enough incentive, there are prizes! So, come on over!

Other than paying bills on this Sunday May 4, 2008

we had a Wii bowling tournament.  I came in second points-wise, but bowled horribly.  Then we took the Wii Age challenge and am, um, 65.  It’s ok cause hubby was 63.  Well, not ok, but at least we were close in age.  DD was 39.  I’m so out of practice!

5th Annual Mommy Fest – wanna join me? May 1, 2008

Like I’ve mentioned before, I work, attend class, etc., all from my home office. It can get a little lonely without coworkers nearby, so I pop onto some of my favorite sites when I’m on break and sometimes just because. I ran across a post that caught my attention. How does an online convention of moms sound? To the single peeps and dads out there, probably a little scary or even bleah. To a mom, especially one lie me that has a crazy schedule, I think it’s pretty neat.

MommyFest is in its 5th year and I’ve heard nothing but positive things about it in the past. This year I’ll be taking part – as an exhibitor (go Shaklee!) and a participant.

Even though it’s online, MommyFest will be like any other convention – exhibits, workshops, giveaways, discounts, games, and most importantly, it will celebrate motherhood. There will be a blog party this year, too, and I’ll be right in the middle of it.

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Now I haven’t decided what specials I’ll run or what all of my giveaways will be, but planning is part of the fun.

1 truth, 1 lie – you decide which is which April 15, 2008

I went through a windshield in 1986 when an idiot decided to not yield the right of way. I spent 2 days blindfolded after glass was removed from both eyes and my doc beelives the migraines I suffer are a result of the head trauma.

I appeared in a series of instructional videos using the alias Venicia Lakes.  I retired in 2001 when I became engaged.

Tee hee. Guess which is which!