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Since I’m not focusing on this site as much as I would like to, I’ve decided to take it in some other directions.  Mostly I’m going to syndicate my other blogs to this site, to give them another place to get noticed.  But I will be posting other things here as well.  Things having to do with my business, having to do with small businesses in general and anything I can find out about Working at Home.  I’ve also created a twitter account for this website so you can follow me there too!  I’ll also be scouring the web for interesting articles and things about working at home.  So there will be new content on this site as well.  Hope you like the new direction!

Twitter Tuesdays

If you follow me on twitter, then you’ve probably seen several new features on all of my blogs.  I’m trying to give myself tasks and a plan for my blogs.  It makes blogging regularly a lot easier if you have a plan and schedule.  Here on Simple WAHM, I want to give you all the information you need for blogging, working at home, starting your own business and everything having to do with being a Work at home Mom.  Twitter Tuesdays will be about using twitter to create and enhance your business!  Sometimes I’ll discuss a twitter term, or sometimes I’ll give you lots of cool twitter tools, or people to follow on twitter.  Whatever the case, you’ll always find something interesting here about Twitter on Twitter Tuesdays!

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Then Coach Honorée is the one you’re looking for!

I met Honorée a couple of years ago.  I was asking the Universe to send me a coach because I knew that was what I needed to get myself in gear to start my own business. We had been talking about starting for a little while, but I just couldn’t make that final leap.  Then one day, on an email list I was on at the time, someone sent out an email saying “Are you a single mom, needing a coach?  Fill out this questionaire and maybe get picked for a free coaching program!”.  Well the Universe didn’t have to hit me over the head with a 2×4!  LOL!

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Asus Eee PC 900

A few months ago Steve and I decided to buy one of these cute little netbooks for each of us.  We both wanted a smaller laptop and the price was right.  The ones that we bought are refurbished and we got them at a Pre-Christmas sale for $145 each.  They are tiny, but powerful, just what we wanted.

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Here are some pictures of some of the loads that we permit across the nation.  Very cool!

Windrower on a 4 Axle Truck & 4 Axle Trailer

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Recently I learned a very difficult lesson, and that’s to do backups often.  It’s something that my boyfriend, Steve, tried to teach me over and over, but I guess sometimes you have to learn the hard way.  That’s exactly what happened on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

I have to say I LOVE THIS PROGRAM!  Web Design Generator – Artisteer has made me so happy with my blogs!  I can’t say enough good stuff about this program! Read the rest of this entry »

As a blogger who loves free stuff, and who occasionally posts for pay, the FTC guidelines on Testimonials & Endorsements for bloggers really concerned me.  I worried that maybe my well of free things and tiny Huge payments would dry up.  Or at the very least I’d have to pay extra taxes or penalties if I didn’t disclose my relationships properly.  Luckily, there are a lot of smarter more informed people out there in the internet who really understand what’s going on.  So here are some great articles to help you figure out these new rules. Read the rest of this entry »

My Business:

Have you ever seen those big oversized trucks come down the highway?  The ones with the big “Oversize” or “Wide Load” signs on the front and back of the truck?  Well, those trucks need permits from each state that they go through.  Permits that tell them what roads they can travel on and when they can drive down them.  What I do is get those permits from each of the states (and sometimes the cities or counties they go through) for the truckers.

All of the work is done over the internet, the phone and fax.  Which is why this is a perfect home based business.  Customers don’t come to the office, I don’t have to travel anywhere to get the permits, and there is no inventory to store.  The downside is that some of the permits are extremely expensive and some of them have to be paid for at time of purchase.  By expensive I mean upwards around $800.  We charge extra for permits that are over a certain amount though, so it is worth it. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve changed some things around on this website and with the new look will come a new direction.  I’m going to focus mostly on my small business, how I got here, and the resources I’ve used.  Hopefully, this will be an inspiration to you, whether you’re just starting out or have been working at home for a long time.  I’m a simple WAHM and I hope to make it simple for you to be one too!  Watch for my story to unfold in the next few days!