Monday mornings....

So here I am on another Monday morning drinking coffee and typing away! Since I seem to have the flu and or strep throat today....it is a good thing I am not going anywhere to spread this illness. Feeling ok considering and looking forward to the upcoming holiday 'season'. We've already had some sprinkling of snow and soon will have 'wind chill' updates to deal with! I know how hard it can be to make the jump to another job, so making a leap to owning your own business is even more frightening to many. Consider the pros and cons of the decision and how it will effect you personally as well as your family or those close to you. Missing co-workers is always a consideration if you have formed close relationships with them. That can be the hard part of moving, beyond the fear of failure, loss of income etc. But those are the thoughts and feelings that keep many from making a move that may in fact change their lives in the most positive way ever. They will have freedom and money if they work at it. You can also have friendships, relationships, just in a different fashion. Maybe online, on telephone and in travel to see the people you align yourself with in the new postion of business owner. Just some thoughts for the day. Have a wonderful one, no matter what you do today!

Welcome and first blog!

Welcome! To all who read this post, first time post, of the Working Moms Freedom. I personally have been a working mom for 31 years, since the birth of my first of four children. I have always felt the need to work, outside the home, and desired more recently the ability to also work from home. I have watched, listened and learned over the years how guilty many of us feel in leaving our children in the hands of a caretaker, be it a relative or an outside source of daycare. I have felt it myself and wondered if this was a selfish pursuit. I have read and studied and listened to the arguments of Mom being at home versus Mom going outside the home to work. I have heard heated debate, mostly people who are defending their own choices, about the benefits of their children learning from many others and not just from their moms and dads at home; of others who angrily describe the horrors of daycare and the harm it has created in children feeling a lack of attachment to their parents and family of origin. My conclusion, watching my own children, is that we are all individuals, we all make different choices, and some are mistakes, some not but it appears that whether mom is home or out working, the real key is the love and attention when she and other members of the family are with their children. If the feeling is guilt and Mom is trying to make up for lost time, chances are she doesn't feel good and conveys this to her children. Some anxiety results in the children each time Mom is gone, thus reinforcing her guilt and need to be home. So my solution is to stay home if your guilt is that intense. These days, finding work from home is not the difficulty it once was. For those Moms able to resolve the feelings (me) and go outside the home to work, bravo and keep up the good work! But you may also be thinking working from home is the answer these days with costs going up and gas out of sight. So any and all who read this and want to add posts, please do. I welcome the addition to anything I post. I welcome any recommendations for working Moms for working at home, from home, outside home etc. I will be making my own recommendations for all as well. Hopefully, wherever you are today, you are enjoying your life and family. I know I am. :) Diane