Christie
12-09-2004, 01:31 PM
Hi there. I checked this site out about a month ago, and lo and behold I am back. I just read an inspiring story by Pe Jay and decided that I would be brave and post my own.
My life has changed dramatically in the last year. Prior to that I was a single mom of a great little boy living day by day, working part time and studying full time at Arizona State University. The change came when I met a wonderful man. He too was a single parent of an absolutely beautiful little girl. The moment we met, we just knew we would be together forever. We met online through a dating service and got to know one another. Our first true meeting involved a coffee shop, then a childrens park, then dinner, then a stroll through the local downtown. We just couldn't get enough of each other. Three months later we decided that since things were going so well we would all live together. It made a lot of sense, location, financial, emotional and family wise. We have now been a little family of four for nine months and things are absolutely wonderful. We have the full support of our family and friends and things are almost too good to be true.
My daily life is so different now. I am consumed with motherly duties. I feel like I am taking care of three kids now instead of one. My boyfriend is great though, he helps out without even being asked. Except with the laundry, but I can deal with that. We are all living in a two bedroom two bath condo. It is fairly large thank goodness. The kids are both five and in kindergarten now, full day. My job is not as stable as I would like and as such I have begun trying to make extra money via the internet.
I have joined survey sites, I have begun being paid for email and ad clicks. I have listed myself on freelance sites and even put in bids on projects. My newest project is a blog. I have even joined google adsense in the hopes of getting a small payment from my readers clicking their ads. But still I have yet to see a dime. I guess my question to all of you out there is what am I doing wrong? Can someone suggest to me a truley lucrative way of making a small amount of extra income? How are you all so successful at this?
My life has changed dramatically in the last year. Prior to that I was a single mom of a great little boy living day by day, working part time and studying full time at Arizona State University. The change came when I met a wonderful man. He too was a single parent of an absolutely beautiful little girl. The moment we met, we just knew we would be together forever. We met online through a dating service and got to know one another. Our first true meeting involved a coffee shop, then a childrens park, then dinner, then a stroll through the local downtown. We just couldn't get enough of each other. Three months later we decided that since things were going so well we would all live together. It made a lot of sense, location, financial, emotional and family wise. We have now been a little family of four for nine months and things are absolutely wonderful. We have the full support of our family and friends and things are almost too good to be true.
My daily life is so different now. I am consumed with motherly duties. I feel like I am taking care of three kids now instead of one. My boyfriend is great though, he helps out without even being asked. Except with the laundry, but I can deal with that. We are all living in a two bedroom two bath condo. It is fairly large thank goodness. The kids are both five and in kindergarten now, full day. My job is not as stable as I would like and as such I have begun trying to make extra money via the internet.
I have joined survey sites, I have begun being paid for email and ad clicks. I have listed myself on freelance sites and even put in bids on projects. My newest project is a blog. I have even joined google adsense in the hopes of getting a small payment from my readers clicking their ads. But still I have yet to see a dime. I guess my question to all of you out there is what am I doing wrong? Can someone suggest to me a truley lucrative way of making a small amount of extra income? How are you all so successful at this?