My work-from-home journey actually began in India. I moved there at the age of 16, along with a group of young people who wanted to make a positive difference in the lives of others. We spent the summer involved in a variety of social projects — workshops for prison inmates…

Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been writing articles on how to launch a work-from-home career — from my 10+ years of experience working from home … The posts have included various pros and cons to working from home, scams to watch out for, and a variety of work-from-home…

As I began my work-from-home journey, I tried out several things before landing on (and sticking with) Upwork. Here are several online earning methods that might work well for you or at least give you a place to start: 1. Amazon’s Mechanical Turk

Do you have a difficult time making decisions? I know I do. I’m somewhat of a perfectionist, so I like to know for sure something is the right path before I take it. The problem is, there’s often no way to know for sure. I read somewhere that you’ll never…

Creating space and carving time for yourself really is important — How can you “create space” in your schedule? Perhaps you work full-time and come home to children or teenagers that need your help with homework. You must cook and clean and take care of the laundry. None of these tasks go away. By the end of the day, you’re spent…

But the real issue was their view on interracial marriage — My three kids played outside on a winter’s Sunday afternoon. I sat at my computer reading an assignment for an English class when I heard a knock at the door. Did the kids accidentally lock themselves out? I rose from my desk and pulled the door open. “I’m Karen. I…

Over 1,500 years ago, Ephrem the Syrian said the same thing. — Is time flying for you? Did 2021 pass all too quickly? I know it did for me, and I’m still not quite sure what to do with the fact that 2022 is here. When I was young, a single summer day seemed to stretch out forever. What happened? These days…

I didn’t reach my reading goals for 2021 … did you? — I started the year with a Reading Challenge on Goodreads of completing 77 books. Didn’t think it would be too challenging. After all, in 2020, I read 126 books (although my initial goal was only 99). But in 2021, I only got 77% of the way by reading 59 out…