About

IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO REACH ME, SEE CONTACT.

Otherwise… Here’s a little background about this blog

I’m Lisa. I started looking for alternative work solutions in 1997 and have been working from right here at home since 1998 (over a decade now). I’m getting old. I started this blog back in January of 2006 because I got tired of figuring out how to answer folks who asked me how I got “so lucky” to be able to work from home.

There’s no short answer to that question and my responses often varied depending on my mood and how much time I had at the moment. I’ve even tried to personally help a few people who have asked me in the past, devoting way too much time that I should have been spending with my kids, on my own work, or in the dreaded laundry room…

I’d considered offering some sort of “personally-help-you-find-legitimate-work-from-home-opportunities” consulting service as well when I started this blog, but I didn’t think I’d be very good at it since I tend to be brutally honest, which isn’t something others tend to always appreciate. Finding legitimate work and remaining productive takes a great deal of self-reliance and the personal drive. And, to be brutally honest, I didn’t want to be responsible for trying to motivate lazy people who thought hiring me would get them a job. I warned you, I can be harsh.

So now when people in RL or online ask me about working at home, or ask me how they can find a real work at home job, my answer is much shorter and it often includes “visit TelecommutingJournal” and “good luck.” Maybe I should have chosen a different name for my blog?! Every now and then the word telecommuting seems to confound someone. Then again, if you can’t spell it…

Need more?
You can read my story (the story of how I got to be “so lucky”). And sometimes you can find me hanging out at a few places… when I have the time.