Mamas On The Web

Give Yourself Some Inspiration

May 23rd, 2006

If you’re already working online, what is the reason? Is it to help support your family financially? Is it so you can buy things for yourself that you normally would not? Is it so you can save up for a down payment on a new house? Or a new car? Or maybe it’s a mixture of all of the above.

When I decided to stay at home and work online, it was because I dreaded going back to work as a receptionist and leaving my daughter with somebody I didn’t know. I wanted to be there for not just for the evenings after work, but all day.

Thankfully, my husband has a good paying career and he can support me in my decision to stay home with our kids. That still doesn’t mean that I don’t want to contribute financially though. So when my daughter was almost a year old, I started looking into working from home.

Eventually, I started my first website, Baby Tips Online. Since then I’ve started quite a few different online ventures. I absolutely love working online, but sometimes I need a little inspiration to get my butt in gear.

I started thinking about the things that I’d love to buy, and I made myself a wish list. I also flipped through newspaper flyers and cut out pictures of things that I’d like to get. I pin those pictures on a board and keep it beside my desk. I call it my ‘motivational board’. When working online starts feeling more like a real job, I just look at my board and feel a new surge of energy.

Each time I buy something off the board, I take the picture off and replace it with something bigger and better. I have pictures of wedding rings, a new bedroom set, shoes, and also big ticket items like a new car and a big house.

I’m a bit of a material person, but I know what’s most important to me. As long as my family is happy, I’m happy. But I’d sure love a new house with a backyard pool!

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