There are so many perks to working from home.  For me, it’s mainly been a combination of financial (commuting costs, lack of 2nd car, no daycare) and personal (being home with my little one since the day he was born).  I’ve been working from home since 2017. The Friday before I transitioned from office work to remote work, my office threw me a “Going Away Party”. I wasn’t leaving the company, I wasn’t changing jobs, I was simply changing the place in which I performed the work I was already doing.  And as I think about it now, the Going Away Party should’ve been a little bit of ..read more

Oh friends, the last several months have been CRAZY! And from the title of this post you already know…. We bought a house! Yes, in the middle of this pandemic, and with the housing market as hot as it is, somehow we bought a house.  Things came together much quicker and easier than we ever could’ve imagined. And this house is a complete manifestation of the dream we held for our family, and worked towards, these last few years. The Power of Prayer Now, I’m not one to be super religious or spiritual, but I have a story from our home buying journey that I feel like I have to share. We did o ..read more

Hi, Friend! Welcome to the Work From Home Mom Blog! This is my inaugural post on what I hope will grow to be a community of work-from-home moms who connect and support each other in this challenging work/home life. I guess I should start by introducing myself! My name is Emily, but you can call me Emmy. As you probably guessed, I’m a work-from-home mama of 2: an 8 year old daughter and a 2 and a half year old son. I work in the construction industry doing accounts receivable, and I’ve been lucky enough to do my job from home for the past 4 years. I actually had dreamed of starting this blog ab ..read more