Cleaning up my profile ;

bybeckilisl

257 followers

Updated 7 years ago

I'm super sentimental and a bit of a hoarder. I still have every single journal and diary that I ever kept.

I like when I look at someone's profile and I can read it all without having to click the "read more" link. I want my profile to look like that. But I can't let go of what I've already written, so I'm copy-and-pasting it here. (Where is the down arrow? I guess I'll just use the letter "v".) v v Here is my original profile bio.

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I'm a new mom. I have my Bachelor's degree in English-Linguistics. I love staying at home with my son. With WA, I will make money to contribute to household expenses and, maybe, a few extras. I love sewing and all yarn crafts, baking, reading, energy saving, and, above all, being the best mom I can be. I'm hoping to use these experiences and knowledge to make a living from home. updated 16-Dec-2016
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I answered these question in the "money goals" discussion, but I want to include them here for quick reference for myself and anyone who's willing to help me.

QUESTION #1: How much money would you be happy earning?
ANSWER #1: $22,000/year (same as making appx $10. 50/hr at a full-time job)

QUESTION #2: How much would you be ecstatic earning?
ANSWER #2: $58,000/yr (just enough to buy a modest house, go on a couple fabulous vacations, and fall Widespread Panic tour)

QUESTION #3: And how much TIME are you willing to invest to achieve these goals?
ANSWER #3: Naptimes and after I put my baby to bed, maximum 6 hours a day. My baby comes first and gets my full attention when he's awake. That's why I want to work from home in the first place. Oh, and I suppose some days will require laundry and other household chores. Plus, there are those hobbies that I love and am looking forward to continuing once I get through this training. So, I guess a more accurate answer to this question will be 2 to 6 hours a day, and that is why I'm keeping my money goals at a rate that I think may be achievable with these minimal hours.
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I wonder how many characters this bio allows... Let's find out
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I'll post my goals here. Today is Sunday 11-Dec-2016.
It is taking me a lot longer to get through this training than I ever expected. I will preserver! Here it is, a list of things that I want to accomplish in:

The next 10 days. : Finish the WA training (course 1), fully understand from what kind of website I can profit, and have a website up and running.
The next 30 days. : Have a surprising amount of traffic on my website and possibly have a second or third website in the making
The next 6 months. : Spend minimal time on my websites, just uploading content
The next year. : Have guest writers on my site.

Oh, yeah, those goals were meant to not be money related... Here are my nonmonetary goals.

The next 10 days.: Finish making the diapers for which I already have the fabric cut.
The next 30 days. : Finish knitting my son's poncho. Start weaving on my new loom that I'm getting for Christmas. Don't tell my family that I know about it, HA!
The next 6 months. : Start a new healthier life in a new city. (Don't worry, I'm moving anyway, I'm not depending on my income from this to pay for my move). Spend more time doing out-of-the-house activities with my family.
The next year. : Have my husband also working from home so that we can both be with our son all the time.
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I want to keep tabs on my Money Goals and my Other Goals. It has been over ten days since I made my 10-day goals; I posted them 11Dec today is 27Dec, so I've given myself 16 days... Let's see how those are going:

The next 10 days.: Finish making the diapers for which I already have the fabric cut. Oh, um, no, I've pulled the pile of fabric out from my fabric stash, but I haven't worked on new diapers at all... That's okay. Let's keep going...

The next 10 days. : Finish the WA training (course 1), fully understand from what kind of website I can profit, and have a website up and running. YES! I have finished Course 1 of the training. I've read all the way through Course 2, now I'm going back to make progress by taking action. I have a website up and running, but I really really need to add content, and I've yet to learn exactly how to implement AdSense, affiliate links, and other profitable measures. I know they are in Course 3. I can see the sun coming up to the horizon!

After I update my bio here, I'm going to polish up my About Me page.

Since going Premium, my attention has definitely been divided between this and my son. I don't know how I feel about it. I'm trying to do this so I can stay at home with my son, but he's really demanding of my time and energy. I feel like once I get rolling on here and creating content, then he wants my attention. I guess this is something I'll have to work out.

So, I've been working during nap times, but once I get a good flow going, he wakes up. I'm a morning person, so I would wake up before him to start working, but he's also a morning person and wakes up when I do, no matter what time it is. I've been interrupted three times since I started writing just this segment. My husband is at home today, and he's playing with our son, but his cries scramble my brain and thoughts.

If you thought you were going to get something out of this post, I'm sorry. This is a rambling bunch of nonsense, as I try to make sense of it all. Thank you for reading though.