Getting Started! What do you need?

This is not an official list :) However, this is BASICALLY what equipment you will need to begin working from home:

Computer with 512 MB or MORE - some jobs can and will require 2 gigs but they will tell you that up front.

Windows Operating System - XP is usually the one requested so far, however some do support Vista.

Land line telephone - You will also need a phone with a headset, trust me...you won't want to hold that phone up to your ear all.day.long. Cell phones, VOIP phones (unless otherwise stated) or Magic Jack WILL NOT be acceptable.

High Speed Internet - This means cable or DSL. I've never seen a wah job that will accept satellite or dial-up.

Email address - Please make sure you have somewhat of a professional email address. No one is going to take someone serious with an email address like : bootydancer69@whoever.com or ismokeallday420@areyouserious.com

Let's be realistic. Your email address is your very first impression usually - sometimes they will see that before they even see your resume. Having an email address that is unprofessional is much like sh0wing up at a Law Firm interview in your birthday suit.

You can get a FREE email address just about anywhere, take that few extra moments to create a new one that will guarantee that you have a fabulous first impression.

If anyone has any questions about anything, please feel free to ask :)

Hello and welcome to my first WORK AT HOME blog!

I'll go ahead and start with a little bit about my journey with working from home and why it works for me.

I am a single mom of a super sweet little boy....okay, so maybe at 5'3" he isn't so little but he's still my little boy <3 I decided long ago that I wanted to be the one who raised him. I didn't want him in countless day cares or missing out on him growing up. I wanted to always be there.

When his father and I divorced I thought maybe my dream was over. How in the world was I going to be there for him AND work?

The answer? Work at home.

My work at home journey wasn't easy. When I started there was MUCH less information on where to go, what to do, how to do it. I felt very lost and very confused. I was nervous that because I didn't have a degree that I wouldn't be able to sustain employment from home.

I was wrong.

Working at home has enabled me to go to my son's school when needed. When there's a snow day, I don't have pay someone to watch him. When he's sick, he can stay at home with Momma. If things happen out of your control like what recently happened to my son, I can stay at home with him while he heals and not worry about missing work.

Working at home has really, truly been my little families saving grace. So, what are you waiting for?