A month or so ago, I was invited to interview with oDesk to talk to them about my experiences with oDesk for media nuggets. Had a phone interview with an individual that works with oDesk's PR, and was able to share my story of success and words of wisdom. Recently, I was featured as one of their success stories, offering up helpful information on how to get started with oDesk and make your mark. I feel so honored to be highlighted in their newsletter! Here is the clip published below:
Not gonna lie to you. That's pretty awesome. :) Between jobs on oDesk and some of my other clients, I have definitely been keeping busy between work and hanging out with my kiddo. I love what I do--love that I can work from home and spend time with my daughter. I'm not making millions by any means, but I'm doing what I love and love what I'm doing, and wouldn't trade it for the world!
Been living vicariously through my parents as well in their new endeavors. With my dad being laid off from his job of 13 years (a year from retirement), they have been trying to find creative ways to bring in some money, as my mom has always been a homemaker. The two of them have gotten into storage unit auctions, thanks to Storage Wars. You should see these two--they crack me up! I remember Mom texting me that they got a unit, and I went over the next day to see their treasures. My mom was standing in the middle of the garage surrounded with goodies, hands on her hips, looking around and nodding her head. She goes, "yup, I'm ready for another one." LOL Dad has fun posting all the little treasures on eBay and learning about the stuff, while my mom and her OCD take care of unpacking and organizing the goodies. They make a good team. Dad hasn't had much luck finding work, but I think--regardless--they may have found their niche.
Have had such a fun summer this year, it's been a blast! Been hanging out with April a lot, made a trip early summer to Arizona for two weeks to visit a friend. Had to work while I was there, which was fine, since my friend had to still work her job as well and couldn't get the time off, but when she got off work, we did lots of fun things like hiking and visiting local landmarks. I made a trip to Minnesota to celebrate my Grandma's surprise 80th birthday, and then have had a variety of friends come to visit in town over the last few months. Other than dealing with putting my cat down last month, this summer has been by far one of the best summers I've had in a long time! April is starting back up with her speech therapy, and is progressing by leaps and bounds--they are so impressed at how she is doing, and said the fact that I am home with her all day makes a huge difference. Her teacher said they do not see this kind of progress with kids that are in daycares, so that says a lot about being a stay-at-home mom and the ability your child has to learn.
I'm on the home stretch of making my house a home. It's been a year since I've moved in and I just got the final piece of furniture I needed for my apartment--a computer desk!!! Haha! Was a little sick of camping out and working at the kitchen table. Money has been tight so I have been having to scrimp and save in order to get the things I've been needing, but that makes it so much more rewarding when you finally reach your goal! Have I mentioned how much I love my apartment complex? I talked to the landlord about hooking me up with some paint so I could paint my apartment (was supposed to get khaki walls and white trim/doors when I moved in, but they had to get me in in a rush and they didn't have time to do it). Instead of handing me some paint and paintbrushes, they actually scheduled painters to come in and do it all for me. They scheduled two days of painting (one painter for walls, one for trim and doors) and I just used those two days to go out and have fun with April. My apartment looks amazing, and I couldn't thank them enough for doing that for me. I made sure to send down a gift card for them to enjoy some lunch on me, since I know it cost them several hundred to hire someone in to do that all for me. I have a feeling I'll be living here for a long time! :)
Well, my break is over. Was working on updating some things on my website, and since April is down for the night, it's time to tackle a few articles before I turn in for the evening. Wish my arm didn't hurt--got my tetanus shot yesterday (thanks to an incident with a rusty truck) and I feel as if someone slugged my arm really hard. Ugh. Anywho, happy Wednesday, all! :) I will leave you with a funny video of April showing off with her Dora guitar...and experiencing an epic fail. LOL
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