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Archive for the ‘Self-Employment & Entrepreneurship’ Category

November 24th, 2007

Fed Up?

Women, and in some cases in particular, moms are fed up with corporate America and have been for quite some time. Why? Not that corporate America is evil or bad, but because working the 9-to5 grind doesn’t offer the flexibility and convenience that is necessary for a growing, busy family. It’s sort of difficult to […]

By Bridget Wright -- 0 comments

November 23rd, 2007

Black Friday, Anti-Consumerism Style

It’s supposed to be the biggest shopping day of the year, and since my business has nothing to do with shopping, I gave myself the day off. But that doesn’t mean I hit the malls. Here’s what I did on Black Friday, instead:

I continued cleaning up from Thanksgiving which, although I don’t celebrate holidays, somehow […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments

November 16th, 2007

An Entrepreneur’s Life Of Distractions - - Or Inspirations?

Do you have trouble scheduling your work days? What methods do you use to ensure that you have a successful and productive day doing what you do?
Entrepreneurs have a rather interesting lifestyle. We work when we want, where we want and under whatever conditions we want (read: beach). With all of these wonderful working conditions, […]

By Bridget Wright -- 2 comments

November 14th, 2007

It’s Good To Be In Charge - - Being My Own Boss

The other day while I was furiously working on a writing project, my son asked me if I was going to go on his field trip to the museum. (pause). You know that feeling you get when you don’t want to really say yes but don’t know how to say no? Well, I had it.(replay). […]

By Bridget Wright -- 0 comments

November 11th, 2007

Taking Vacation When You’re Self-Employed: Kristen’s Experience

If you’re anything like me, you simultaneously look forward to and dread your vacation. I can’t stop thinking about how wonderful it will be to do nothing, to have no meetings, to have no e-mails to respond to, to have no deadlines… And then I am fearstruck when I remember that all of those things […]

By Kristen King -- 0 comments