It's Friday!!!

So far this week I've gone shopping twice for items to sell on E-Bay.  Unfortunately a few items I thought I'd make a good profit from, really won't make me a good profit.  The one item that I had listed in my store on Wednesday night, a pair of Yankee Candle votive holders, sold the following morning!  I was THRILLED about that because I had bought them for only $1.00!

Sunday I've decided to head on out kinda early and hit the flea market and then over to my favorite thrift store which has 33% off Sunday shopping on the entire store. Hopefully I walk out with LOTS of good deals!

I've been promoting myself and signing up for whatever I can to get myself exposure to my e-bay store.  It really is important to me that I succeed and get to stay home with my kids, as well as getting my husband down to just 1 job and not 3 of them to help support us.  Somebody HAS to buy my stuff right? 

Well, I'm off to do some full time work here people...  well no people yet, because no one is reading this...so far!

Go buy my stuff!  MaDSelling2011 E-Bay Store

Been a few days....

So it's been a few days since I've posted....  Wound up getting the flu and strep last week and that knocked me for a loop and been behind on a lot of things due to kids activiities, work, Easter etc.

I've been still doing a lot of reading and trying to find the best items I can in a variety of places that I can sell on E-bay to make a profit.  I'm quite fascinated with how well many of these women are doing that are stay at home mom's!  The only discouraging point I find right now is the length of time it takes to really make this a good monthly income.  Granted I know that I need to get a LOT of inventory listed into my store, it's just a matter of me getting out there and buying new things!   I still have some items at home to list up, so I've been figuring out the best way to make them sell.  Being that I got them free, any profit is great! 

Since the husband is working tonight and the kids are with their dad, my plan is to run to the thrift store to take a look around and see if there is anything good worth selling, then get many more items listed up!  My goal tonight is at least 20 postings.  I'm currently at 25 items listed.  My goal is 100.  Then I will increase from there.

I see recommendations for having at least 1,000 items in your store.... WOW!  Where in the world will I store 1,000 items in my house!!!!???  With that, I decided to try 1 item that is a dropship item to see how that goes.  If all goes well, I will order from this particular site and keep that going!  I'd rather have 1 negative feedback than have 20.  So first a tester, then move along!

Whew.... I'll post again to see where I stand again soon!

And the saga continues

My desire to become a SAHM grows stronger daily. 

Went to the doctor last night about pain in my hip, back and loss of strength and additional pains in my forearms.  I already have 2 bulging discs in my neck as it is.  Now the doctor seems to think that I have more than that lower in my spine.  So, for now, I'm going for MRI's, x-rays and blood work to see what is going on and potentially have spinal surgery in the coming months to hopefully correct this.

This all leads me to the stronger desire to stay home with my kids.  If I have to have surgery, I'll be out of commission for at least a month.  I need income.  We can't make it without the income. 

Last night two of my auctions ended.  Sadly, the one I took a loss on because of what I spent on the item originally two months ago, but at least it helps my ratings.  Six more auctions are ending today, so I've been packing them up so I can be ready to ship them out quickly.  I'm not really feeling 100% today, so I'm not sure how much I'm going to get listed on e-bay tonight, if anything. 

On the bright side, it seems two of my cats are plotting to kill my husband and I because I saw the one steal a plastic knife off the counter and drag it away......  I suppose I should be concerned about this..

One week into this....

For years I've been trying to find legitimate work at home jobs to no avail.  I know many women and men out there would LOVE to find that perfect job that brings in loads of cash with little effort.  Currently, I work for a bakery in my hometown as an administrative assistant.  I answer phones, deal with irate customers, enter orders, do shipping and anything else they want to me to basically.  I suppose it wouldn't be so bad if my husband and I didn't want to have a child of our own (I have two children from my first marriage.)  With the rising costs of daycare, it would be absurd for me to go back to work so that about 80% of my income goes directly just to daycare.  

So, I've been anxiously researching and trying to get us on the right track.  Thus, begins my journey with quite a few random jobs that either pay large or pay small, either way, they are paying.  I've decided to start finding items to sell on E-Bay and turn them for a profit.  I also have subscribed to various e-jury type income opportunities, surveys, some transcription, etc, etc.  Basically it is whatever that will pay me!  

I wanted to document what I and my husband go through to get me to be home with the children, making what I'm making now and surviving.  We can't have me stay home with one income. It just won't work.  I'm not looking to get rich quick.  I'm not looking to make that magical $10,000 a month!!  I'm looking to make what I make now and save money on after care, daycare and gas (have you seen the price of this stuff lately?! OUTRAGEOUS!)  

Join me on my little trip of downs and hopefully far more ups in my journey of staying with my children and raising them the way I have always dreamed of.