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year off, I have been floundering the last 6 months. My husband left for Cuba for a year of Army duty,I quit my job in January to be a stay at home mom and we are trying to sale our house so I can get us moved to the next duty station. I truly believe the lord is telling me to relax enjoy your son ( i have a very active 2 year old), take care of your family and your home (I am cleaning and getting rid off)seekme in prayer and Iwill give you theanswer. For the first time in my life i am not working or brining in an income, I really do not need to bring in an income only for my purpose of having fun money. But after being in the corporate world and working for ever it seems like and then you are no longer in that world taking care of the most important thing in your life is a big adjustment. I was with Homemade Gourmet for 3 years, finally said I am not passionate about this (I hate to cook) recently my floundering started, Big Yellow Box, Country Bunny, Arbonne and MLM Vitarmark. Like i said I think I will take a year off until my husband gets back at least and seek prayer figure out what I am passionate about, work on personal development and hopefully get us moved. Maybe one of these companies I am with will work for me, I love The country Bunny product. In a year you never know what company will open up too. So I also have a year to look at different businesses too. I would really like to be a founder of a company. I like jewerly. I know there is a list of things you should look for in a direct sales business can someone PM that to me. Thanks for listening.
lisa

Hi Lisa!


Wow! It does look like you are having trouble focusing, and that does take the fun out of it. You need to find your passion, identified as Jewelry, and run with it. Ignore the rest.


FYI: Being a founder in a company doesn't mean anything. I've watched people become founders to have great disappointment A few things can happen:


1.) If you work your biz hard, and grow, it would be worth it.


2.) You work hard and the company fails.


3.) You continue to flounder, and 10 years later people who joined in year 9 have advanced beyone you.


Take a break, enjoy life and spend a little time hosting different jewelry parties looking for one that hits that spark in you. Then stick to it. Create a plan and run with it.


Meanwhile, have fun playing this summer!


Debbie

I agree with debbie, life is so short, and our kids are going to be kids only one time in life, money, money you will find it anywhere, but family, andtime is dificult to recover, when is gone, is gone, go with yor passion , but think in the fun that you can have, if you like the product, or the service,the compensation will comemore easy, if you having fun, sugestions? I will visit my husband in cuba, and have a honeymoon, a second one, lolsmileys/smiley36.gif

Lisa,


I, too, have been feeling the Lord calling me to spend more time with my children. Sometimes the right decision can be a hard one to make, but if we can just "let go and let God," He will bless our lives. I dug out this poem after reading your post this morning... I hope you enjoy it.


Blessings,


Christy
Song for a Fifth Child
by Ruth Hulburt Hamilton
(first appeared, Ladies Home Journal, October 1958)

Mother, oh mother, come shake out your cloth!
Empty the dustpan, poison the moth,
Hang out the washing and butter the bread,
Sew on a button and make up a bed.
Where is the mother whose house is so shocking?
She's up in the nursery, blissfully rocking!
Oh, I've grown as shiftless as Little Boy Blue
(Lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo).
Dishes are waiting and bills are past due
(Pat-a-cake, darling, and peek, peekaboo).
The shopping's not done and there's nothing for stew
And out in the yard there's a hullabaloo
But I'm playing Kanga and this is my Roo.
Look! Aren't her eyes the most wonderful hue?
(Lullaby, rockaby, lullaby loo).
Oh, cleaning and scrubbing will wait till tomorrow,
But children grow up, as I've learned to my sorrow.
So quiet down, cobwebs. Dust, go to sleep.
I'm rocking my baby. Babies don't keep.

That was a beautiful poem, it gave me chills. i have a one year old daughter. Rocking and cuddling and laughing is the most important time of a day for a mother of a small child. we should all remember that. Beautiful! thank yousmileys/smiley1.gif

Christy- the poem was beautiful, thank you for posting it.


Lisa - I think you are wise to step back and evaluate! Sometimes we have too many things on the stove- and everything gets burned- including us!


When the time is right- then look at the companies in the area you love- if jewelry- see what would be a good fit. First and formost- make sure you love their jewelry...because you will be wearing it girl! Look at compensation plans- because, while product is important....we are business women after all! Also- find a sponsor who will listen to you, and help you not only figure out what your goals are- but help train you to achieve them.


Best wishes to you!

Christy, Thank you for the poem


Everyone thank you for the encouragement, yes there are times in our life when things start to overwhelm, when you lose a partner you realize how much of a part of your life they are and are thankful for all they do, like take out the trash, mow the yard, etc..... I thought i was tired at the end of the day before my husband left, I know i am now. Lasmi I wish I could visit my husband in Cuba, I would spend some time on the beaches their. The Navy can have there family over for a visit but they are not allowing the Army (yet) to have there family over for a visit, also for the Navy it is only a 6 month tour for the Army 1 year. GITMO is a Navy base. I will keep you all posted I would really love to get moved. We currently live on a training base. Our next move will be to Fort Leavenworth Kansas, alot more professionals in that area close to Kanses etc. Also that will be are last move hopefully unless they dangle Sgt. Major in his face. Then who knows. Life is good all. I am just really looking forward to see what the Lord has planned for me, I know it will be good because the lord has a great sense of humorsmileys/smiley36.gif.


Lisa