I'm a single mum with 11yr old and 3 month old bub. I want to always be a stay at home mum for two reasons - be here for my kids/let them be involved in my business, and to look after my health which is impossible for me going to work for someone else. \n\nSome things I can do and enjoy: \n\nSinging (a gift I most value), Play keys, Karaoke - won a few comps LOL, Compose, Record...\nGraphic design, Web design, Sell on eBay, Make Templates\nDesign and Sew and Craft\nDigital Photography, Photo Editing, Makin Videos, anything multimedia (always got crazy ideas floating in my head)\n\nMainly am an IDEAS and KR8IV kinda gal who just feels overwhelmed with them all so never takes action. This MENTAL SICKNESS has paralysed me all my life and I don't know what else to do with my treadmilled head!\n\nMaybe my problem is there's so much I love (yep there's heaps more) that I just can't decide what to focus on as far as a home business... Want to wave a magic wand and make money doing them all!
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The best business will depend on what you want, how you define to be interesting. A person may consider a pet sitting business to be the most exciting work in the world, while another person would rather watch TV than take care of dogs. \n\nThe key is to determine what your interests are, what you want to do, what is suitable for your lifestyle and your overall goals, and what can fit with your resources.\n\nDan Ramsey in his book "101 Best Home Businesses" has a chapter on how to find YOUR best home business. He suggests these 10 steps:\n\n1. List 5 things you do best\n2. List how others would benefit from what you do best\n3. Find out how to give people what they want\n4. Learn the value of your services to others\n5. Find out who else offers similar services\n6. Learn from the successes of others\n7. Learn from the failures of others\n8. Plan your own success\n9. Make low cost mistakes\n10. Enjoy what you do and how you do it\n\nHe then made suggestions on the best home businesses according to type. Here are a few of them:\n\nBest Businesses Using Craft or Physical Skills\n- antique restoration\n- auto detail service\n- carpet cleaning business\n- errand/delivery service\n- housecleaning business\n\nBest Service Businesses \n- bed and breakfast operator\n- caregiver\n- catering service\n- senior day care center\n- tutoring service\n\nBest Professional Businesses\n- desktop publisher\n- magazine writer\n- import/export service\n- income tax preparation service\n- event planner\n\nSome other home business ideas:\n\nTop 10 Home Businesses with Rapid Break-Even Time http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol33/breakeven.htm\n10 Profitable “Go-Out" Home Businesses http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol31/goout.htm\nLow Cost Startup Businesses http://www.entrepreneur.com/lowcostbusinesses/0,6617,,00.html\n\nYou can also check out the following books:\n\nTurn Your Talents into Profits: 100+ Terrific Ideas for Starting Your Own Home-Based Microbusiness \n The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century \n 121 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home \n The Best Internet Businesses You Can Start \n 101 Ways to Make Money at Home\n\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/BizIdeas/bizideas.htm
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A stay at home mother of 3 is a full time job and should be very rewarding. Why do you want to spoil that with a second job which will ruin the quality of the first because then your 3 children will not be getting the care they are used to. Come on. You're doing what you want to do. Be proud of it.
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why not try working online?\ni am a stay at home mom and i work at home online and i love it check out http://atafolla.qhealthbeauty.com/Default.aspx then click on opportunity they also rated great with the www.bbb.org\nhope this helps
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I've personally always known that I want my own business from being very young, which is why i'm in a crappy position at the moment after uni to decide what i want to do in the meantime to get the funds to set up my business...i want to be my own boss and not be told what to do and have to hold myself back.\n\nGood for you and good luck if that's what you decide to do.
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ok here is the deal, i am also a stay at home mom, I tried the realestate thing, it is impossible to do it all from home, you really have to be able to jump, to work for you clients. this for me ment taking my one year old to show a house, and she pooped, and 8 months pregnant trying to close of houses. some my case was extreme. I know that you can do referals, and relocation, you relocate people with set appointment, ONLY from home I have never heard of, just think about it people are buying the most expensive thing they will ever buy, they want to see it, feel it, be in it, and THINK a lot about it and this means showing it over and over, even if you don't make the sale, I felt like I wasn't taken to seriously b/c i had to take my 1 year old with me sometimes, cause my husband was at work, and you have to show at the drop of a dime sometimes.  I heard that you can do telemarketing from home in some states, my state you can't but I have a friend that does it, and she sets her own hours, and she loves it! good luck its hard to juggle both I am still trying to!
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I am a stay at home mom and I work for a great home based company.  You're your own boss, your own hours.  You can visit my website and see if this is something you would want to do.  Also, while you're there, sign up for the free drawing, even if it's not something you want to do.\n\nhttp://www.amyscandles.scent-team.com
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Ask yourself the hard questions, take your time answering them, and then take action.\n\nIs this your forever man and you need him to get over a few issues, or were you guys pretty much on the way to breaking up until a child complicated things?\n\nWhat are you going to do for a job now?  Where do you want to be in the future?  How can you get there while making a living now?  \n\nWhich town would be better for you and your child?  (The dad doesn't count unless you are keeping him--two hours is not a long drive to visit your kid a few times a month.)  If there is plenty of employment in both places, you might want to move where you will be closer to the love and support of friends and family.  If you moved out of a town that only has jobs at WalMart and McDonalds, you might want to stay in or move to a city with more opportunity.  (Don't move back in with the folks if there is any way to avoid it--move close to them and get them to babysit.)  \n\nLife is a journey and you have to draw your own map.  It is tempting to wander through it without a plan, but most people that do stop wandering and stay in the same place forever.  You don't need to figure out the details, just your direction.  The details work themselves out if you keep pushing yourself in the right direction.
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Do you know any other young wives and mothers in the neighborhood? If you do, why not hang out with them. If you don't, then introduce yourself.  Plan outings and fun things to do. You don't have to stay home 24/7. Do something nice for yourself. Do you have family nearby? See if you can get a family member to babysit for a few hours so that you can go out and enjoy yourself, pamper yourself!!!! I hope that things will get better for you. I know what it feels like. Sometimes we are so busy taking care of everybody else that we forget about ourselves.
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stick with a job--even if you dont like it, this is no time to be picky, I know it will be extremely difficult with the little kiddies, but take some college classes, one at a time if necessary, and you will broaden your options and open doors that were once closed and then you will have more control over your destiny I commend you for wanting to take care of your kids by yourself that is admirable but for now you have to do what you have to do
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Hi passionate person!!!  : )\n\nI can understand your mindset - me and my son(26 months old) are your kinds. In fact i even get bored of my husband many times coz he just cant keep up with us. We keep looking to do something interesting every day.\n\nMy suggestions for you - join different classes but short time ones don't take the longer ones. Try to do and think what you want to do everyday or even better don't think in advance. Think when you are in the situation and see what you can do interesting . If you are at home then try to rearrange your house from top to bottom - or may be one room a day. Try to bring new ideas,experiment with different colors,materials,designs all this but with nothing new - just with whatever you have at home,with you. Take it as a challenge and rake your brain(this is just an example). By doing this you are completely occupied, you are happy with the results and tired for the day and this is just for a day and tomorrow you need to think again something new and innovative.\nYou can try different things at all the places and at any time. If you are bored try playing memory games,try to play with words and see how you can link those words to any activity or even try your hand in writing something using those words.\nLook around. Have your eyes and ears wide open and keep searching for "what i can do next with what is available around me"That should be your challenge.\nHappy inventing!!!
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If you want to do something interesting with your life, I think that you have three options:\n\n1) You can throw it all in, give up the job the money etc. and do what you want, if it makes you happy.\n2) You can stay in your job, be unhappy, but loaded.\n3) You can stay in your job and have a fun life outside of work. \n\nEveryone hates their work (well most people do) but we have to pay the morgage/rent etc. so the job is a nessessity. You don't do your job 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You have time outside of work to socialise and have fun. You have to decide yourself what you really want. Because giving up everything could sound amazing now but it could get boring, and what are you going to do then? Personally, I'd ditch the job but you have to decide for yourself. \n\nHope this helped and good luck!!\n\nxxxxx
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Your mum grew up in a different era.  What is right for you is not necessarily what was right for her.  Understand that she can't understand why you'd want to do that.  Agree to differ.
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I'm 25, already have a baby, I work full time in an international chinese company in Mexico...I'm just so busy all the time. I'm actually wondering if it's gonna be like this for the rest of my life. I wish I could just quit my job to spend more time with my baby before he grows up and doesn't need me anymore. See...I think this is a crisis.
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Well since I am a stay at home mom, I cant quit my job.  I would get a nanny to help me though.  Then I would buy a house on each coast, one in the mountains and a yact and RV and travel every were.  Plus I would get my kids a tutor or something and do the home schooling so we are not stuck anywere so they can go to school.\n\nI would buy a house for everyone I care about or pay off their morgatages.  My daughter would finally have her horse and my son could have his race car.\n\nI would donate money to the town I live in for the schools and other things that just dont ever get enough money.\n\nMostly I would just be happy and kick back and do what I want to for the rest of my life and never worry about the electric being shut off again.
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What are you good at doing? Maybe you can turn that into a business. You say you are a mother, would you like to run a day care for other mothers who work outside their homes? Good luck in whatever you do!
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We have a fantastic opportunity that would fit round your current situation and given the right commitment from yourself you could turn it into a profitable business enabling you to give up your current job. We are looking for people to join our team in our health and beauty care business. We have the backing of a 27 year old company that is 110 countries worldwide.\nLike you i am in a job that i dont really want to be in, but since starting my own business up it has kept me motivated to see the bigger picture. I will be able to give up my full time job up and that will be thanks to this business. Everyday for me is a step closer to me realizing my dream and that is my biggest motivation.\nIf you would like to know more just contact me, do add your contact email tho!! Maybe like me this will be for you x.\nJust remember that where you are now is only a stepping stone to something bigger you just have to find that something bigger...
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I would ask myself, If I could wake up every day and do this, What would it be? Find out what your inner passions are. We all have something we would love to do all the time. Then go on the internet and find businesses in that field or related. Don't be afraid to start your own venture. Just by you working and looking to work from home on the side shows self motivation. Now just try to gear that toward what you love to do. If you have any questions please email me. I will do what I can to help or explain more.