http://momcominghome.com My Journey from the Corporate World to Working at Home Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:29:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I read a funny post at Wall Street Journal about consumers taking scissors into their own hands in an attempt to save money...sometimes with scary results that end up costing them more in the long run! I'm no stranger to the DIY home haircut - I found that taking my time ... http://momcominghome.com/2009/09/02/recession-equals-bad-haircuts/ "Your daughter's biopsy is clean" Thank you Lord!  V is finally home from the hospital and feeling much better.  She is on heavy duty antibiotics and has been without a fever for 48 hours now. Things are slowly getting back to normal here at the house...some incredibly kind and generous families from ... http://momcominghome.com/2008/09/25/the-sweetest-words/ *sigh* Another benefit of working at home, is the ability to take your work anywhere.  I only need my cell phone, laptop, and decent wireless Internet connection to work. Unfortunately, I never thought I'd be working from a hospital room.  Our 10yo daughter V, was admitted last Saturday with a fever and ... http://momcominghome.com/2008/09/21/working-from-the-hospital/ Check out this "gem" of a house in Houston: [gallery]   See the entire listing and view more pictures HERE. "Pick up this gem, dust it off, add polish and it will shine" Seriously? How about: Condemn this bad boy and bulldoze it to the ground!!! http://momcominghome.com/2008/08/05/here-is-a-house-to-rehab/ Ah...after a long winter (yes...it was that bad since I'm still talking about it months later) where the color grey dominated everything, the warmth of summer and gorgeous blue skies entice me to spend time outdoors. On nice days, I like to pack up my laptop and work at home outside. The change of ... http://momcominghome.com/2008/08/04/work-at-home-outside/ I didn't mean to be gone so long...it's been a busy summer.  I've completed three major work projects, one which expanded our business and network to Hong Kong.  Our oldest daughter moved back home to attend college locally, so we've been doing some room re-arranging.  Oh, and we just returned ... http://momcominghome.com/2008/07/31/we-interrupt-this-blogging-break/ Dad and I are in the process of finishing the basement. In said basement, will be the ultimate his/her work at home office! Oh...I can't wait! We are at the hanging drywall stage, and when there is more progress I'll post pics. In the meantime, check out this awesome tree fort ... http://momcominghome.com/2008/05/21/if-i-had-a-million-dollars-cool-home-office/ As some of you know, last year I made the decision to move my blog from Movable Type to Wordpress. Joni Ang from E.Webscapes did all the hard work for me, as well as create Mom Coming Home's vibrant design! So...Wordpress 2.5 came out and to be honest, I let the task ... http://momcominghome.com/2008/05/20/automatically-upgrade-to-wordpress-251/ Congratulations to the Duggar Family.  Expecting #18 (or maybe #18 and #19 if it's twins).  God Bless them...and I thought my home was full with 6 kids! Read more about the big announcement on MSNBC: Michelle Duggar gives her kids a Mother’s Day surprise: ‘We’re expecting!’ Help the Duggars name the newest baby here http://momcominghome.com/2008/05/09/duggar-family-expecting-18/ Last night, in honor of our son’s 6th birthday, we went out to his favorite restaurant - Buffalo Wild Wings.  After dinner, I took a trip to the ladies restroom where I encountered rather shocking behavior.  In one of the stalls, a woman was talking loudly on her cell phone…while using ... http://momcominghome.com/2008/05/08/cell-phone-usage-the-forbidden-frontier/