At The Moment

It's Thursday and spring break. Mom's not working and the kiddo plus a friend are bored. What's something fun to do? The kids said "swimming!!!!".

Swimming it is. So, currently...

...we're at the pool, in a 70 degrees overcast weather. I am not in the water but I can feel the chilly breeze while the kids doesn't care about how freezing the water feels.

...listening to my Spotify "luv luv luv" playlist with "Saving All My Love For You" by Whitney Houston is currently playing. No, not sentimental at the moment. Just like having this playlist on cos I have it available offline. Saving data is the plan!

Also, can't help but hear the kids' laughter along with splashing water.

...eating Big Mac that my awesome husband brought me. I left home to take kids swimming as soon as I got out of bed. So I had to ask him to pick me something to eat on his way home from the store. It's not my favorite, but when you're hungry, guess anything edible works.

...thinking about my long term goals and also the short term ones. But just recently, I've been focusing more on the long term. Thus, I made the huge decision in becoming unemployed and owning a business with WFG.

I know it won't be an easy way but just like any other job, nothing is easy at first. It takes time, a lot of trial and errors, and the right people with the same vision. I may not know what's along the way, but I know for sure what my goal is.

I hope everyone is having a great day so far! Happy Thursday y'all!

5 Jobs On The Side Anyone Can Do

I've been employed with three companies and have officially held four different positions, but I have done way more than that. I could say that one of my strength is flexibility and weakness is stagnation. I couldn't do the same thing over and over. If I've learned to do one, I always try to do something else.
 
In my 16 years of employment (not with the same company), I've done and learned so much. About 2 years out of that, I stayed at home to take care of my then toddler. And as much as I wanted to be a full-time mother, we couldn't financially afford it, so I worked from home until I was able to drive and get a full-time job. For the past 6 years, I was employed with the same company. Then, I left just last month to go full time with something that I've been doing part-time for a few months now.

If you're currently working full time right now, I assure you that you can easily do these jobs on the side. So, here are the five jobs that I did (still doing some) that anyone can do on the side. No special talents required.

Blog changes = Life changes

I am so excited for these new updates in my blog.

As you've seen in one of my previous posts, I've been blogging for eight years. Imagine all the changes I've done?! Countless - some drastic and some are not.

So, now, I've done another huge update.

First, my domain name was changed from www.J-Thinks.com to my real name www.JONAVER.com.

I've been in a long break before I started blogging again and took some income assignments, here and there. But I realized I'm not, and will never be as active, as what I used to. Plus I forgot most of the blogging tricks I used to practice. So, I turn into finding someone who could guide me in maximizing my blog's purpose. Her first advise was to create a brand - something unique and will stand out. So, yes, I think my real name is nothing but a perfect brand for me.

The Top 10 Reasons People Hate Their Job

As per LinkedIn columnist, Ilya Pozin, founder of Pluto TV, here are the top 10 reasons employee’s full-time job may be hating their job:

10. They think the grass is greener someplace else. If your employee’s friends are having an amazing experience at another company, why wouldn’t they be envious? The transparency of employee benefits and perks at other companies can sometimes lead your employees to dream about working elsewhere. Give your employees something worth bragging about. They’ll be more motivated, eager to spread the good word, and you’ll benefit from an improved company culture.

9. Their values don’t align with the company. Dissatisfaction is bound to take place if your employees aren’t sold on the same things you are. If your company values creativity and collaboration, it’s in your best interest to make screening for these values a mandatory part of your hiring process. Regular feedback and reviews can help you stay in tune with employees’ values and how they align with what the company needs and values most.

Blogging For Eight Years

I am in the process of updating my blog again because now that I am a work-at-home Mom again (for the most part), I have more time to write a post regularly. When I say I am updating, it doesn't only mean putting up a new post, but I am overhauling my entire blog - changing the design, logo, name (maybe), and cleaning up some old posts.

Browsing through my old posts will probably take me the longest because, I just realized, I've had close to 600 posts with 8 years of blogging (not counting the drafts that I haven't published yet). There was a hiatus but I still revisit and check with my visitors from here and there.


I can't believe it's been eight years since I decided to brave through the world wide web with my opinions, open my life, share my ideas, and actually earned from it at some point.