As Work at Home Moms, we talk about our “Why” as a positive thing. Our “Why” is our purpose, our reason, our muse. We refer to our ‘Why’ when we need inspiration or motivation to reach outside our comfort zone, to try a little harder, to keep going even when it’s hard. Our ‘Why’ helps us to succeed.

Today I was asking “Why work from home” in a slightly different tone. Today, I am home with a sick puppy and am up to my eyeballs in puppy puke.

I’m new to this puppy thing. I was warned up and down about how much work a puppy is, and I thought “I have two children. How hard can a puppy possibly be?!” Well, one difference is that newborn babies aren’t born with fangs — at least mine weren’t. So, in between changing the gauze patches on my shredded arms (those teeth are sharp!), and hours of puppy school, I fell in love with this furry beast. He was added to my list of “Why’s”.

So, today, while I was composing my work at home mom newsletter, in the background I hear my furr-ball start to vomit — again. The thought that ran through my mind initially was not a happy “Why”. It was more like:

* “WHY in the world am I home to deal with this while my husband gets to sit in a quiet office all day?”

* “WHY isn’t HE dealing with cleaning up the 8th pile of yucky stuff?”

* “WHY don’t I get any peace and quiet while I work?!”

After I cleaned up the puppy, rubbed his head and got him clean blankets, threw in another load of laundry, and climbed into bed with my sick 7 year old and my 3 year old to read stories, I had time to collect my thoughts. A little bit (ok, a LOT) of puppy puke was sure worth it

And, later, when I made my phone call to my husband to tell him about our day, it wasn’t the puppy-puke I was telling him about….

I told him how our daughter said that she wanted to plant some jelly beans to grow a jelly bean tree. And, how the kids were playing the game of Life and I overheard their rules. They decided that the person who got the most parents into the car won. That’s why I stay at home.

And, if a furry little tail starts wagging when I walk into the room? Well, that’s sure an added bonus.

So, the next time your warm and loving “Why” turns into a plea for help, take a deep breath and think of all the memories you would be missing — both good and not-so-good, if you weren’t a work at home mom.

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Home Based Business Ideas For People Who Love to Cook Do you love to cook? Would you spend every waking hour in the kitchen if you could, especially if you didnt have to work at a job everyday? What if you could earn money and do what you love at the same time? Sound good? Well, maybe you should look into home based business ideas for cooks. A multitude of these opportunities exist. One of the most familiar cooking-related home based business ideas remains that of giving home parties in which you sell kitchen tools and utensils, cookbooks or even food products. If you enjoy getting together with people and can speak or demonstrate comfortably in front of others, you may be a great candidate. Search on the Internet for companies that offer cooking-related products or look in a good home business magazine for possibilities. Your enthusiasm, combined with a great product, can start you on your way to a successful business. If you are especially creative in the kitchen or have access to a collection of family recipes, you should consider creating your own cookbook. People absolutely love to collect different cookbooks even if they already own many others. With the Internet and the ease of computer desktop publishing, you can even self-publish your own cookbook. In fact, you could set up a web site and sell your cookbook from there. On your site, you could offer a newsletter that gives sample recipes with the intention of getting the person to buy your complete cookbook. Alternately, you could start a blog, post some of your recipes and then offer the rest of your collection as a book. The home based business ideas and possibilities are endless in this realm. Another one of the best home based business ideas for those of you who love food and cooking is to become an online affiliate marketer for kitchen-related or cooking products. You can set up a simple web site about cooking and then promote various cooking-related products or books through advertising links. Cooking remains an immensely popular subject both on and off the Internet. With so many possible cooking-related home based business ideas, theres no reason you cant make a living doing what you love.