I’m experiencing an existential crisis of some kind. My world is shaking and I don’t like it.
The issue is this: I have loved and probably always will love the sensation of a pen in my hand on a clean sheet of paper.
I adore writing, erasing, notating, doodling, etc.
As I’ve become more and more digital [...]

A terrific question came in via my survey last week:
“I want to see how I can make a go of it with only about 30 minutes a day devoted to my business. I know this is a lot to ask, but that’s where my life is right now. I have five children, we homeschool, we [...]

I asked readers tell me what they most wanted to read here. I gave them four options to choose from.

36% are interested in Tools & Technology Tips
24% are interested in Profit Building Motivation
21% are interested in WAHM 2.0 Success Stories
17% are interested in Social Networking Steps

Several readers said things like:

Honestly it would be all of [...]

I asked a few friends this question: “How does your concern for Planet Earth effect your WAH business efforts?”
For one, my target market is interested in the environment, so I try to keep them informed with great content on the subject.
Secondly, I keep the “3 R’s” in mind as I work. For instance, I [...]

There are many Work at Home Moms who offer services, products and resources to others in the WAH Community and they are always looking for a great deal on advertising.
Sadly, most ads that reach a large audience are priced so far out of the average WAHM’s budget.
Not so here at Sparkplugging. Wendy is playing [...]

Monday’s are big days for me.  I get back into the weekly routine of hosting Mom’s Morning Show, working with coaching clients and catching up on email.  Yesterday was an especially big day with the launch of this blog.  I’m so proud to be part of Wendy’s Sparkplugging project that I found myself coming back [...]

Two weeks ago on Mom’s Morning Show we took on the weekly topic of ‘Evaluating Business Ideas: The Good, The Bad, The Just Plain Ugly.’ It was a great week of discussions and we gleaned some excellent thoughts I’m going to share with you.
Work at home moms are entrepreneurs and that means we have [...]

I know it is a lot to ask on my very first day, but would you take a hot second and let me know what you’d like to see here on the blog?
To celebrate the launch of the WAHM 2.0 blog here at Sparkplugging I’m giving everyone who completes the survey a free copy of [...]

My mother never worked at home. She worked for over twenty years in the big main branch of the Lansing Post Office. If she ever gave working at home any thought at all she certainly never talked about it.
When I announced that I was quitting my full time job to work at home [...]