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Telecommuting Can Be Frugal

Today we are still in the middle of that snowstorm. The snow is really piling up. After much deliberating to himself, my husband made the decision to work from home. Actually, it probably wasn’t much of a decision, since I doubt he would have made it through the roads anyway. I starting thinking about how frugal telecommuting is. If you haven’t taken advantage of your company’s telecommuting policy, you might want to consider it. Here are some ways that telecommuting can be frugal. Of course you know that working at home means that you won’t have to get to the … Continue reading →

Obtaining Guardianship for My Autistic Son

Now that my son Kyle is sixteen, his IEP meetings are rather routine. While I talk with his teacher and therapists, Kyle roves about the room, smiling, and making occasional comments. At his most recent meeting we discussed his progress—how he’s been improving his eye contact and social behaviors, how he loves to cook, and how he can balance a simple checkbook. We excitedly congratulated him on his first public speech—which he gave in his communications class in front of typical students. Before his speech day, we had written the text of the speech together, and he was able to … Continue reading →

Single Parents and College: Finances

A big concern for a lot of single parents is finances, and when you go back to school, those concerns can double. When you go back to school, you have to worry about tuition, books, gas, and extra child care on top of the financial things you already worry about. This can not only put a lot of stress on you, but your child/ren can and will pick up on that stress, and you may get short and testy with your children. The only way to avoid this is to have a plan. There are several ways to get help … Continue reading →

What About a Retreat?

In my years of working with nonprofit organizations, one surefire way to jumpstart creativity and get people to see things with new eyes and a fresh perspective was to take a retreat. Even getting out of the office and/or typical environment for one morning or a day could work wonders for rejuvenation and focus. Just because you are a one-person show running your own home business does NOT mean that you can’t get out of the ordinary and take a business retreat… Is there a problem that your business is facing? Do you need to do some long range planning … Continue reading →

Week in Review for April 14 – 20

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Hello, and welcome to the Week in Review for April 14 – 20. This is my way of catching you up on any blogs you may have missed in the past week! This was a busy week for us; we finished up the Active Words series, took a little detour to discuss Qwerty and Dvorak keyboards, and finished by starting our biggest series yet: Info on the transcription job field. I hope these blogs have been helpful, and remember, if you have any feedback or comments, feel free to either leave a comment below or get in touch with me … Continue reading →