Devoted to WAHMs -Work at Home Moms

If you work from home, do you need child care? If so, what kind of child care should you select?

I know that many Work From Home Momma readers have chosen to work from home in order to spend more time with their families. I also know that others choose to use some form of child care during their working hours so that they can better support their family. I think that it's time to revisit the topic.

Last week Wendy Piersall at eMom At Home discussed the branding problem a blog faces when it has the term "mom" in it's name or URL. In Wendy's case, the discussion has led her to revisit her brand and examine whether the name still fits.

While I'm not about to change the name of Work From Home Momma (for one thing, it belongs to Know More Media), as someone who blogs on a site with "mom" somewhere in its name, I can fully relate to Wendy's dilemma.

The thing is, a lot of what we discuss here is relevant to dads too. Dads have families that they care about. Some dads work from home. Dads care about issues that affect their families. Dads want to balance their time better. ...And so on...

I'm not quite sure what to do for the dads, so I'm throwing this topic open for suggestions.
 

Has business failure affected you?

If you work from home, then chances are that it has.

Read this post to learn how to deal with it. 

An interview with Cherie Burbach--who is writer, blogger, and author.

Cherie shares her insights and experiences. 

Mary Emma Allen is a writer/blogger, mom, and grandmother.  She has written with
kids, grandkids and grand neices and nephews swarming around her.  She's held babies
on her lap and typed at her computer.  Currently she blogs at Home Biz Notes, Alzheimer's Notes, Quilting and
Patchwork, writes the weekly "Country Kitchen"
newspaper column and helps her husband run a home based business.

Most moms choose to work from home so they can be with their children or are less
stressed juggling family, job and sometimes a lengthy commute.  However, when they
get settled into their home business, they find they have to juggle here.  Much will
depend on the age of your children and what they can do to help.

Today's guest post is from Tamara Berry who blogs at Freelance Parent. She is part owner of a freelance writing business.

Freelancers have a pretty solid reputation as home-bound professionals who have little to no contact with the outside world. They work diligently at their computers, communicate through emails, and may not leave the house for days. While there are exceptions to this stereotype, it’s certainly true that introverts and the generally self-sufficient are drawn to this career more than any other personality type.

Dannie McClain is a working mom who blogs at The Brunette Blog. Here's what she has to say about distractions:

I sat down to write a post about distractions and found myself distracted more than four times just in the time it took me to finish my first sentence. “Oh my goodness
gracious,” my daughter would say.

DJ Nelson is an entrepreneur and founder of All Diva Media, the women’s blogging community. She’s also the founder of WorkAtHomeWear.com, a line of clothing and gifts for people who work from home.

In this post DJ discusses the importance of having a Plan B. 

Work From Home Momma has invited some top bloggers to guest post. This post shares the guest blogging schedule.

This is a week that you won't want to miss. 

1. Do you own or rent your home?
2. Does the zoning where you live allow home businesses?

March is Women's History Month. Since 1987, when Congress named March as Women's History month, teachers have been using this month to teach the role that women played in U.S. History.

If you have daughters, as I do, then you probably want them to know that women have achieved amazing things.