My Work at Home Journey

In 1991, when the horrific events unfolded on September 11th, I had just returned to work following the birth of my third child. I had already been crying each day for 2 weeks having to go back to work and leave her at an all day daycare center. That particular morning, I stayed glued to the television screen in my office, and realized that I was blessed with my family and needed to be there to raise them myself. I battled with my decision for the next couple of weeks and then finally turned in my resignation and never looked back!

The first few weeks, I reveled in my new found status of being a stay at home mom, but then I realized that I needed to do something with myself to keep busy at home. I started researching different ways to make money at home and found upon research and close scrutiny that most were scams. During this time, I used my contacts and started up a Real Estate Advertising business. I took care of all the little things that the busy agents did not have the time to complete – newsletters, flyers, taking pictures, etc. This turned into a 40-hour week in no time! But still it wasn’t a job that was fun. So while doing this from home, I continued to surf the Internet.

I loved to go on the WAHM sites and read/post on the forums, devour new information and see what type of things one could do from home . It was then that I decided that I would love to a WAHM site of my own. Finally, early in 2006, I found the perfect one that was for sale and I jumped in feet first! Not long after that, I acquired my second site. I loved the sites and the great people I met online thru the sites.

In the summer of 2006, an online friend, sent me a few lollipops and told me to try them. She said they were diet lollipops and were delicious! I tried them and fell in love! I first got into the business just to get the Power Pops at a discounted price and to lose the last pounds that I had not been able to lose with baby number four. After seeing them, my husband told me that this was a great idea and I ought to go for it as a business.

In September 2006, I started on what has become one of the best journeys that I have ever begun. Business started with a bang and in November 2006 I acquired a site to sell the pops direct online. Since that time, my business has continued to grow by leaps and bounds. I have finally found the perfect business (products) that complement me and because of that it makes it FUN!

At a recent dance event with my oldest daughter, when asked what I do for a living, my daughter jumped in and said, “My Mom sells diet lollipops! She is always running around with a lollipop in her mouth. Do you need any diet lollipops cause she has a lot of them?” From the mouth of babes!

About the Author: Leah Stanford lives in Lafayette, Louisiana with her family. Loving what she does, she enjoys helping others create their dreams. You can reach Leah by email at - or visit her online at Healthy Pops , My Direct Sale Biz , and Wah Biz Opps

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