Take this job and shove it…

February 2, 2007

As most of you know, I originally started my business from home and ran it as a single mother. In the past few years since remarrying, I moved my business into my husband’s brick and mortar hobby store during the day so that I could help out with his customers. Now, keep in mind that I kept my business 100% internet based, although a few of his regular customers realized that I actually ran my own business from the back and I added them to my list of clients. For the most part, this worked out fairly well. Until my plate began to overflow…

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Who’s The Boss?

October 6, 2005

I started the morning the same as most weekday mornings, rubbing my eyes as I turned off the alarm.  Since I’m not a morning person, I usually continue to lay in bed while my husband takes his shower.  When I hear him turn the water off in the shower and turn the water on in the sink to shave, I grumpily get out of bed and dress the boys.  After they leave to start the day, I smirk as I

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About that perfect mother comment …

March 12, 2005

After working the businesses today, I started some spring cleaning.  I have to admit, I was doing a great job until I opened a box that had a piece of art packed in it from my oldest son.  While smiling at it, I realized it was not a piece of art, but a Mother’s Day BOOK from last year!  How is that for attention to detail?

So, I opened the book and began to read it.  The book had the usual cute things like “my mom is as pretty as a rose” and “my mom is as helpful as a maid” but the more I read, the more disturbed I became.

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