Weeks Finds on Etsy

 

I have had a shop on Etsy for a while. The Etsy shop is Weeks Finds. Up until recently, I have sold mostly vintage or antique items. I have been researching many other options, I have moved to a Arkansas and hve seven acres of natural woods. I have also received a lot of new "toys" that are great for wood working. So I am about to expand on more of the natural items, and reclaim items around the property to make new.

I am going to begin the new direction for Weeks Finds when 2023 begins. My first project I am going to work on is some reclaimed logs I have from my home. I had to have siding installed on my log home, unfortunately it was much more cost effective, I saved a lot of the logs from areas that they were cut off. I now have a jig saw to do intricate pieces. To learn how to make better wood pieces I am going to start with cutting eggs out of the log and using wood burning for decoration, or just stain for decorating. I have so many more wood working ideas 

In addition to the woodworking, I am going to be offering fresh and dried shrubbery items for crafting. Items such as dried pine needles, pine cones, and branches with pine needles and cones still attached. I have actually sold dried pine needles in the past, and it was fairly profitable. It took me a little longer then just grabbing pine needles though, I actually went through making sure they were in tact and would be perfect for any craft. 

 I have many other ideas swarming through my brain, but this is where I am hoping to begin. Expanding my Etsy shop, Ebay shop, and Marketplace sales will expand a lot of my home business. Each year I get closer to my goals, but something always keeps me from believing that I can make enough online to stay home and work. I know it can be done, but now it is time to prove it to myself. Thank you to everyone that reads my blog. This is also going to be a focus for me as well.

Home Business Progress

 In the last few months I have opened up different opportunities to  my home business. I am trying to have multiple income streams to help supplement my income, and give a steady income stream. I do everything from online sales, buying and selling stock, investing and DoorDash. Each provides a small income that helps my kids and I.

 I have finally gotten a temporary spot set up for my online sales business. Weeks Finds is the name I am currently using for both Ebay and Etsy. I only have a few things online right now, but working on more. Unfortunately, due to some health issues I cannot work on it as much as I would like.

I have visited a couple of second hand stores and flea markets in the area, but they have prices that you would pay online for them. I am going to continue to look, because I have found some great deals at these types of places in the past. I am also planning on visiting more yard sales soon. 

Before I purchase a huge inventory, I am doing research. In order to make a real business succeed, you have to know your market. I love doing furniture and things like that, but the shipping rates for some of the are astounding. To keep shipping costs down I am also using Facebook Marketplace to sell. Weeks Finds is trying to expand to numerous different outlets so that we can make the most out of what is available.

Other than doing online sales, I am pushing more into other options. I have invested in different stocks, apps like Landa, Fundrise and Atlas Earth. Most of what I am currently doing will not get me rich but it will provide a small income each month.

Finally, I am doing DoorDash on occasion. Since I live in a very small town, the options for DoorDash or other delivery services is very small. I have to drive about 20 miles to be able to make any money doing deliveries. I try to make it work so that I can do deliveries when I go pick up groceries a couple of times a month.

 I am trying to diversify my income. Due to health issues I am currently trying to get disability. So I am hoping to make enough to cover what disability will not cover. Or, in the worst case, pay my bills if disability is denied.

Finally getting a real home office together

 

 We recently moved to Arkansas, to a much bigger home. Read more about this on my two other blog posts; Moving from Colorado to Arkansas, and How we went from a 600 to a 2200 sq foot house. It has been a long process with taking more than five 15 hour trips back and forth and now trying to do some home repairs ourselves. The stress has been real! Now we have gotten a lot of stuff somewhat lined up, next will be my office. 

We are taking a three week vacation starting next week, follow the Horror Movie site trip here, Once we return from the trip, it is time to get my home business off its feet like I have been trying to do for years. I will be doing online sales of items like antiques and coins. As well as refurbishing some small items like lamps and possibly furniture. This business will be in addition to the stock trading and online writing.

 The first step is setting up an actual home office. I will be using a camper for this. It is the camper I have lived in for the last seven years, but I am remodeling it specifically for a home office. I also received a huge storage shed with the home I purchased, so I will be setting up a work area and storage area for products I am working on or that I have listed on sites such as Ebay and Etsy. 

 

Being a work at home mom is something I have strived for for a long time. I finally have it in my grasp after working many 70 hour weeks over the last 11 years. I am done working for other people. This is due to trying to raise my children with me around, as well as some medical issues that I have that prevent me from working on my feet tat long ever again. 

To all of those women or men that are working hard in their life, do not be afraid to change or work hard for what you want in life. Their will always be set backs and hurdles to cross. Use those as growing and learning experiences. 

How to Organize a Successful Home Business

For all of us that are trying to run an at home business, it can be difficult to get the office organized. I have thrown together a few helpful things that I have done in my home office to get it organized. An at home business can be ran successfully and in an organized way, just keep working at it. 

Keep your work space completely separate from the rest of your home. Whether it be a separate room, or even a small corner of a room. Some people even use a closet for their home office. In order for you to stay organized and be successful, this office area has to be separate.  It can also be used as a home business tax deduction as long as that portion of your home is separate. Tax Deductions you may be able to use for a direct sales business or home business.

 

 Keep your work time and your home time separate. Schedule all of it each week, and go by your set schedule. When you do this you tend to concentrate more on what you are doing at that specific time, not worrying about the other things going on in your life. 

The main thing I have learned is you have to be organized. The first thing you need is a organizer. Shop around and check out the different styles and designs. Find the one that works perfectly with your business. Organizers can offer a lot of different things, and can be very useful in your business as well as your personal life. 

Buy yourself 2 different filing cabinets, or designate 2 drawers if you have a large cabinet. Make sure you have a file for everything, and be sure that everything gets filed as soon as you finish with it. This way when you need it, it is there. This will also save you time when you need it. We all need the extra time. 

Clean your desk. Take everything off. Start putting things back in order of the most used to least used. If you don't use your tape or stapler all the time, why have then directly in front of you. Always keep you a notepad handy. I have found that I always have to jot things down. 

 

If you sell merchandise from your home keep up with your inventory. Your inventory is what you make your money on, so make sure you keep up with what is coming in and out of your stock. If you have orders that you prepare, do it as soon as you find out about it. That way you are not trying to get everything together at the last moment, and it saves you a lot of time. 

We can all run a great business from home. Whether it is online, a service, or direct sales from home try to make your life as simple as it can be. Good luck with everything.

Finally Starting to Write Again

 

In 2009, I started writing online to make extra money. I started really enjoying writing. I would create articles on a variety of topics and it gave me a kind of piece in my life. In addition I started getting a decent following. At one point in 2011 I was making about $1200 a month. Then I had a son, became a single mom, and moved three states away with my family. At that point I had to find employment that had a regular income, so my writing went on the back burner. I even sold several hundred articles for a decent amount of money.

Now that I have finally gotten money put up, and will be moving soon, I have started writing again. I am only editing a few of my old articles, but I will be putting up more content soon. I will also be finding other platforms to submit my work to. Please have a look at some of my work on Hubpages. If you know of any great writing forms please comment and let me know.  

One thing I have learned through the years of not writing is that I should have kept doing it, because I enjoy it. I let life take over something that I enjoy, but hopefully now that we are doing ok financially I can grow my writing portfolio and my home business.

Getting Everything together Finally; Home Business

 

Well since my post, 2022 Is Finally the Year to Start my Home Business, there has been some changes to the plan with my home income and my future. We will be moving soon! I will take time off to spend time with my family and really start my home business, and probably so much more.

To begin with we will be signing on the new house in Arkansas next week. It has been a process and a few trips to Arkansas. All of the work has paid off though. We found a wonderful 2200 square foot home on five acres for only $180000. The house is beautiful and does not need much work on it at all. It also has a great area that I will be putting a couple of small buildings for the kids to have areas for themselves and I will be getting a building to put my home office. 

My income options has changes some too. I have decided to sell my current home. I learned that I can profit over $100000 on my home. Once I learned that I knew I had to sell. That will give me enough money to take a wonderful road trip with my kids and my mom. This trip will also give me the ability to work on our families website, The Traveling Family Adventures, I am truly hoping this will give my family an opportunity to grow closer and create a larger income from the blog.

So hopefully in the next couple of months I am hoping i can share more experiences and tips that I learn. I am a single mom of two amazing kids, I have a degree in business, and I am going to finally take advantage of both. I will use my degree to expand my home business and I will be able to spend more time with my young kids before they grow up and Mommy is not as important.

Getting More Involved in Crypto with CryptoTab

 

 I have been buying and selling Cryptocurrencies for a while on Webull. In 2021 I made approximately $5000 from the buying and selling of Cryptos like Shiba Inu, Doge Coin and XLM. That is small compared to what a lot of people make through Crypto trading, but I am proud of that accomplishment. I have the motto of every penny matters! Since I have been dabbling in Crypto for the last year, I decided 2022 is a good year to really get involved.  I am planning on it being a big part of my home income once we move to Arkansas. With that being said I have been looking into ways to earn Cryptos through cloud mining. One thing I found is CryptoTab. 

 

CryptoTab is a browser that you can earn Bitcoin and it allows you to do cloud mining of Bitcoin. I just joined the site yesterday, but I am trying to learn as much as I can to maximize my earnings. At first I just used my phone and was earning 300 H/s. That was just basic with no effort. Compared to another cloud mining ap, where I make 5gh/s, it is a huge increase. I like free money of any kind.

 

After researching CryptoTab I learned that you have to activate the mining every 2 hours or it stops running and if you want to invest money you can earn more. So as an experiment I invested $151 for a boost. Now on my phone I am mining over 3000 H/s. 

Next I learned that you can use CryptoTab on your PC. So while I am writing this I am mining 3200 H/s from my phone and 900 H/s from my laptop. I do not know a whole lot about cloud mining yet, but I think it is a fairly good start. You can earn more with referrals but I have not gotten any as of yet, so we will see what comes of that. Hopefully one of my lovely readers will join under me so I can test it out.

This post does have referral links to other sites.