Day Two Hundred Ninety-Eight: Proofreading Webinar

In the last few months, I have been trying to educate myself about different, legitimate work-from-home options. My kids are old enough now that they don't need my constant supervision and help, and though I still want to be there for them when they do, I feel like I finally have a bit more space in my life and my head for some other things. I'm writing and volunteering, and those things certainly fill serious needs for me, but it seems like it would be a lovely bonus to have a grown-up job that pays actual money and is my own thing.

I'm not one of those people who have just always known what my "passion" is, and I didn't leave an amazing career I loved to stay home with my kids, so I'm kind of starting from square one. Which, for me, means education. Today I had the opportunity to educate myself about work-at-home proofreading, which appeals to me because: 1. I love to read.  2. I notice typos and grammatical mistakes anyway.  And 3. If it's work-from-home, I can do it from anywhere. And as we all know well, I prefer "anywhere" to "somewhere."

I found the webinar very informative and interesting. The course isn't being sold as a get-rich-quick scheme, which adds to the validity of it in my mind, and reviews I've read online seem to backup the particular program at proofreadanywhere.com I was looking into. But I'm a sceptic at heart, so I haven't taken any action or made any commitment. It does seem like a pretty neat gig though, so I'm considering it. But, even if I do nothing else with it, I'm glad to add it to my lists of Firsts and things I'm more educated about than I once was. If any of you have any experience with this kind of thing, I'd love your feedback.

Day Forty-One: Aromatherapy Education

I found a webinar entitled "How to Become a Certified Aromatherapist" from Aromahead Institute and decided to see if that might be a path I wanted to explore. I thought the information was fascinating, and I would love to learn more about the topic. But the certification program being offered was very expensive, so I decided to think it through a bit more before making a decision. I love my essential oils and am always interested in learning more about how to use them safely and effectively, and I'm so glad I had an opportunity to do just that today!

The beautiful welcome slide for the webinar

It was so interesting to learn about the differences between two types of lavender

Day Twenty-Nine: Scouting

We have a couple of boys in our household who are fired up about scouting at the moment. Weston has joined the Boy Scouts, and Clay just became a Cub Scout. Jeff has signed up to help with the Boy Scout group, and I checked a box on a form that says I am Clay's "Tiger Adult Partner," which I suppose makes me an honorary Cub Scout. I was a Girl Scout when I was a kid, but I can honestly say, I've never been a Boy Scout (or a Cub Scout), so that's a good first. The BSA requires that parent helpers attend online training in youth protection, so I completed my training tonight, which counts as another first. I also helped my Tiger partner with painting his boat for the Raingutter Regatta, which will take place on Sunday. Because I'm a pretty awesome Cub Scout, and I'm also killing the firsts!

My Tiger partner working on his boat

Wonder if I'll get a merit badge for this?!

Day Twenty-Seven: Health Webinar

I have attended a few webinars in the past but always because I had to. Tonight, I participated in one simply because I wanted to. Aviva Romm, M.D. is an herbalist/midwife/doctor that I follow online whose specialty and passion is women's health. I have been burned by many medical professionals in the past and have become very skeptical in my dealings with them. But, Dr. Romm seems to take a very natural, holistic approach to treatments and is an outspoken advocate who encourages and empowers her patients and followers to take their health into their own hands whenever possible. I wish there were more doctors like her. I would almost certainly seek out her practice if I lived in New York, but since I don't, I'm thankful that she has made herself and her many resources available online. Tonight's webinar was entitled "Women's Root Cause Medicine," and she talked about the five root causes of almost all illness, most of which we have the power to control to at least some degree. But, even those things which we don't have absolute control over, like genetics, don't point to the end of the world for our health. It was a wonderful webinar and gave me greater cause to appreciate Dr. Romm.