Life Unboxed Blog

Join the conversation with Amy Sloan, from Humility and Doxology, as we talk about all things homeschool and momtrepreneur. This is a segment of the Life Unboxed that I created to have an excuse to meet other moms that are doing what I'm doing. They are homeschooling their kids and running a business, whatever that looks like.  Today I sit down with Amy Sloan and we talk the whole gambit—home...

Description  Most of the time, when we hear that we need to de-stress our busy mom lives, the advice isn't coming from a mom of 5. In this show, we are going to learn the secret sauce to create a less busy mom life, from a mom of 5.  I am excited to bring Alyssa Wolff from Your Unbusy Life to talk about how to unbusy your life as a busy mom. She is a homeschool mom 5, and she shares her best...

Join us for a great interview with Dachelle McVey as we talk about building a business from what you love.  Hello moms and moms entrepreneurs. So I'm excited to bring you another segment of inspiring moms with Life Unboxed. For this segment, I just invite moms and momtrepreneurs to come on the show and share their stories with us. Today we are talking about building a business from what inspi...

Do you ever have those times where you feel like you hit a brick wall and you just need to take a break?  Grab your favorite coffee in your favorite mug  and let's chat. Realizing Mama Needs a Break This past weekend, I really felt like I just completely hit a brick wall. There is a lot going on. I have a lot of ideas going through my head. So I realized that I need to adjust my schedule and...

Are you tired of hearing, "Just focus on SEO to gain more traffic." And then no tells you how or what the heck SEO is. If you are overwhelmed and just hearing the word SEO trikes fear in your, then this is for you. When you hear the word SEO, does it strike fear in your heart? Are you suddenly overwhelmed with confusion wondering how you will ever understand this strange and complex worl...

For this week's momtrepreneur life coffee chat, we are going to talk about 7 ways to make money online. These chats are a time to throw your hair up in a messy bun, grab your coffee, and get a glimpse into what it is like to be a homeschool mom of 6, ages 2–16, and run a successful virtual assistant business for almost 10 years. Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/make-money-online...

This show is going to be a lot of fun. Confessions of a homeschool mom and momtrepreneur. It is all about those things you didn't know about me, and they may surprise you. Confessions of a Homeschool Mom: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Me If you want more details, listen to the podcast or watch the show below.  Lost in the Alaskan wood. Picky eater Travelled to 46 states Know a lot abou...

There are a lot of things that can hold you back from starting a business. Things like services to offer, what should your niche be, should you specialize in something. All of these questions clamor around in your head. But for an introvert this one question can be the biggest obstacle you face—how to get clients as an introvert. Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/how-to-get-clients-in...

Do you feel guilty when you don't get to work on your goals or habits? Are you overwhelmed by your busy working mom schedule? Stick with me because I have some solutions for you. Welcome to this week's momtrepreneur life coffee chat. My busy working mom schedule is so busy this week. Like dessert for breakfast busy, because that's what is already made and ready to eat. That's w...

If you followed the Momtrepreneur Life Coffee Chat, then you know that I am in the creative throes of writing a book. And not just any book. It is a book that takes all the ideas of "the right way" to do things and turns them upside down. Things like chasing your dreams and how success is defined. It is a book that gives moms permission to be a rebel mom and not fit into someone else&apo...

Some of the most common advice I hear, when it comes to a virtual assistant business is to niche or specialize. The idea being that if you have more specialized skills then you can charge more as a virtual assistant.  Did you know that you can charge more as a virtual assistant without finding the elusive niche or that specific thing you are supposed to be special at? Show notes and links:  https:...

Do you think about joining a homeschooling co-op, but you aren't sure how you can contribute? Are you fresh out of ideas for a co-op class? There is good news! You can easily create a class that you will love to teach and will be fun for kids too. And if you are hesitating because you don't feel like you have anything to give. Let me tell you mom, you do. Share your knowledge and gifts....

There is so much advice out there when you are starting a blog. But there is some common advice that is constantly stated, but rarely helpful. This is the momtrepreneur life coffee chat. I am Jodie the Mom, a successful virtual assistant and homeschool mom. Yes, I have been doing both for years. Last week's show was about moms no good very bad day, so I've just been going through the ste...

I have a mom confession to make. I love to learn. I love research and the process of gathering and managing information. I have a great idea for a book, but I confess I am more excited about doing the research then I am about writing the book (at this point anyway). It is totally possible for me to stay in research mode and never write a line of the manuscript. And I would be totally happy with th...

 Today we are unboxing our Timberdoodle Elite Kindergarten curriculum. Come along as we take a peek at what's inside. This is the momtrepreneur life coffee chat where I give you a behind the scenes look at life as a homeschool and work from home mom. In an earlier show, I talked about why I am terrified of teaching kindergarten, I did mention that we would be using the Timberdoodle curriculum...

I am sharing with you the most exciting day of the school year—the last day of homeschool! This momtrepreneur life coffee chat is a little different. I am out of the studio, and I am going to show you how we wrap up the last day of homeschool. We are going to clear out all the curriculum and post it to sell. No, I don't keep my curriculum. It is the last day of homeschool and I am going to or...

This is a different post. I sat down with fellow mom and mom coach, Darlene Morant. We talked about living your best mom life and how she had to shift from her fantasy of being a mom to the reality of it. We talked about how she shifted, even her career, so it is more centered around help moms. We get into everything when it comes to living your best mom life—birth stories, kids, best advice for m...

For this week's coffee chat we are going to talk about how to go on vacation as a mompreneur. Last week, I did not post a coffee chat because we were on vacation. I wanted to share what we did and inspire you to plan your next epic vacation with your family. The momtrepreneur life coffee chat is a time to pull back the curtain on life as a momtrepreneur. As a homeschooling mom of 6, ages 2-16...

Summer is right around the corner. No more school, no more grading, and if your kids are in school, no more carpool (this was always the best part). As a homeschooling mom and momtrepreneur, I look forward to summer too, but I still need to work. So what to do for summer? We need to keep the kids occupied during the day, off screen time (but you gotta do what you gotta do, so use it if you need to...

Do you ever feel like giving up? Are there days where you've give 100% effort only to receive a participation award? Welcome back moms! This is the momtrepreneur life coffee chat. It is a relaxed conversation where we pull back the curtain on what it means to be a work from  home mom and homeschool mom. I wanted to chat today about wanting to give up. This is where I've been that past we...

For this momtrepreneur life coffee chat, I am going to share with you the worst business advice I've ever heard—you need to know your niche. This is a time where we throw our hair up, and we talk about a topic that is interesting, concerning, or something that needs to be addressed for a work from home and homeschool mom.  This advice came from a lot of different places and it caused me some...

You decided to start your own virtual assistant business. The freedom to break free from the 9–5, be your own boss, raise your kids, and enjoy your life. You want to define success on your own terms. You did your research and know that you need to create a website, so you can tell the world about your great idea. But before you take your first client, you need to have a freelancer contract ready f...

Will my kids be weird if I homeschool them? Or will they be friendless geeks? Will the only way they will be able to hold a conversation is to quote lines from Napoleon Dynamite? Socialization and homeschool is one of the most asked questions when it comes to homeschool. I wanted to talk about homeschool and socialization. it doesn't matter how long it has been around, or how many people have...

Do you love walking through the baby section of stores, and seeing all the cute and clever gadgets for baby? I always walk through and think, "I should have thought of that. It is genius." Or "I definitely need that because it is so darn cute." Because cute is the prerequisite for all things baby. There are so many fun, cute, and interesting things for baby, you can easily get...

For this momtrepreneur life coffee chat, I am going to tell you why I am terrified of teaching kindergarten. As a second generation homeschooler, you would that I would have mastered it. This topic started with a question from another mom asking for a homeschool kindergarten curriculum review. Show notes and links: https://lifeunboxed.blog/homeschool-kindergarten-curriculum-review/ RESOURCES MENTI...