In business

September 22, 2012 in Blogging

“So do you have a business card?” someone asks me as we wrap up our client meeting.

It was the first time someone asked me for a card after leaving my office job.

“Let me get back to you on that, I’ll email you a virtual card via email.”

And then it dawned on me: I am in business. It’s a small business. But that’s a word I don’t take lightly.

It’s definitely not something I trained for but it’s something I am definitely into for the rest of my working life. I’ve mentioned before that I wanted to be a work at home mom and now it’s coming true.

I am building blogs and online shops at MomBlogger.net.

I’m partly a WAHM since I still teach at university. But I still love the flexibility and time freedom this new set up gives me.

Now it made me wonder about registering business names or getting some business cards and flyers printed. I am thinking of doing it myself, at least for now. And then when the small business gets a little bigger, I’ll outsource them to a professional printer like Presslink printing services.

Of course, before anything else, I am focused on making the business grow and building my portfolio.

In the first month of the business, I worked with three clients and I’m working on getting their feedback for my services.

But one of them wants to keep the site confidential, because the business has something to do with shipping hazardous materials and lots of permits, so I can’t really put it on my portfolio.

So yes, building up my client base is something that I really want to work on right now. And I’m grateful I’m getting inquiries and referrals every week.

Being a WAHM definitely has it’s challenges, this business thing is a whole new territory for me and the learning curve is quite steep.

But I’m getting the hang of it.

My intention is to have the business in full swing by next year, enough to let me work on it full time.

So here goes. Wish me luck!

 

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“The Piano”

September 19, 2012 in Miscellany

Jamaine tries to play “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” with her red and yellow toy piano.

“Mommy, can you buy me a piano?”
“Your piano is still okay, baby. It’s still working isn’t it?”
“I mean a real piano, with the real sound. Not a toy.”

First, it was a guitar, now it’s a piano. My little rockstar is exploring her instrument options. Lately, she’s been very keen on getting the “real” stuff, not toys.

I remembered hubby had an old keyboard back at his parents’ home. He actually took lessons when he was a kid. But I doubt that would still work after years of being stocked up.

I looked it up online and something like the akai lpk25 costs around three thousand. Definitely not for playing.

So I thought of giving her the next best thing: I got the Ipad and downloaded a piano app and a drum app too, just in case.

“How about you try this?”
“That’s cool, Mom,” she said as she tap-tapped away.

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Dreaming of beds

September 19, 2012 in Miscellany


Seeing this bed on Pinterest makes me want to sleep, sleep and sleep some more. Would be nice to sleep on a custom mattress surrounded by fluffy pillows and cozy sheets.

Lately, I’ve been having back pains because of sleeping between my girls’ uneven beds. We bought them single beds for their own room to prepare them to sleep on their own. But they always ask me to put them to sleep so we push the two beds together and I sleep in between. They beds are not exactly the same height so there goes my back.

I’m guessing it will take some time before they can manage to sleep on their own so this set up has to do for now. In the meantime, I’ll dream of my perfect bed in my sleep. ;)

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Taking the reading habit up a notch

August 26, 2012 in Miscellany

The books on my work table are piling up and that can only mean one thing: I need to start reading again. I was on a reading high at the beginning of the year, from zero books last year to about four books a month this year.

I had a fiction phase then a business books and personal development phase. I also had writing books on my wish list.

I thought I’d finish all of them in record time but now I’ve got about six of them waiting to be read. I’m rearranging my schedule again and managing my time better so I can make time for reading again.

I’ve been feeling a little out of sorts lately and that means I haven’t been setting aside time to do things just for the love of it.

Besides I miss the thrill of digging for a golden nugget or two and discovering tidbits of information I’ve never known before. I also noticed I write more when I read more.

When I’m done with my list, I’m considering downloading audio books so I can at least listen to them while in transit. I found some on Amazon and there are even some sites that offer online audio books free of charge. That way I can make the most of those times when I’m stuck in traffic. I did try reading a book one time and I got real dizzy. :S

I’m challenging myself to read at least one chapter a day from now on. Hopefully, I’ll finish all books before the end of the year and maybe more.

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