Mommy Vacation!!

Mommy vacation! Oops, what I meant to say was that school resumes in less than a month and the kids will be back in school. If our youngest qualifies for speech therapy through the schools, she will be going to pre-school for half a day as well. *imagine me leaning back across the arm of our love seat with my hand across my brow in my best southern accent* Whatever will I do with myself?

LOL.

Yeah, school will be back in session soon. OK, getting up that early doesn't thrill me but a few hours to myself does. I don't think that makes me a bad mom. I think it means I am still sane enough to want some time for myself. Perhaps take a bubble bath. Perhaps spend more time at the stable. Perhaps spend more time growing my home business. What I WON'T be doing is sitting around on my duff watching television and eating bon bons so y'all can get that idea out of your head right now. The possibilities are endless.

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Give Up Medicine for Blogging?

I am not sure I could be like Arnold Kim, who gave up a career as a doctor to blog full-time. For eight years, he's dedicated a lot of time to his blog, Macrumors.com. His blog is all about facts, gossip and rumors about Apple which now boasts 4.4 million people and 40 million page views a month. A MONTH! Wow! The NY Times thought it fantastic enough to write about it.

I've seen rumors online that his blog is worth $85 million. I'd like a blog worth a few thousand.

He has another web site, Touch Arcade, for iPhone and iPod gamers. This one will be of interest to me as I recently won my choice of an iPhone or iPod which I am excited about.

He made six figures as a doctor. He makes six figures as a blogger. That's impressive and something most bloggers can only dream about.

I am not sure I could give up a career as a doctor, especially after years of schooling, to blog full-time. I have a hard time relating to that aspect. What this mommy blogger CAN relate to is one of his reasons for doing so - his daughter. It is my reason for leaving a successful career outside the home behind almost nine years ago.

So, I can hope one day to become more successful at blogging for a steady family income. Something that takes us out of this too small house for eight people and three dogs. Something that allows us to afford these high gas prices and to take our kids out more often than once in awhile. Something that allows those fun days of shopping with the kids rather than the nail biting ones as you see every dollar spent melting out of your budget.

Congrats Arnold Kim!

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