I cha cha!

As-Salaamu-Alaikum,

As followers of my blog, you probably know that I am a stay-at-home mom.  Al hamdulilah (Praise be to God) my husband has a job where he is able to provide for our family comfortably.  We are not well off by any means but we do get by even in this terrible economy.  (Can you believe both milk and gas at 4.00 a gallon!)  I’ve been home for two years now and have never been able to find an internet job that I can work with toddlers running around in the background.  If you have visited my website, www.mymuslimmom.com then you have seen the list of legitimate work at home jobs that I have found.  My problem is that most of the jobs are either phone telemarketing or customer service work.  It requires a few hours of quiet work in a noise free environment.  I have not had quiet hours for four years!  (My oldest is four.)  And I refuse to commit to sacrificing what little sleep I get!

That’s why I am so glad I was accepted as a Cha Cha guide.  It is a completely internet, text only job.  Cha Cha works by random individuals texting their questions from their mobile phone and I look up the answer and text them back.  You can jump online at anytime and from anywhere and text.  You can also just work 15 mins here or 5 hours there.  There are no minimums or maximums.  The pay could be better, but hey I like it because it is so completely flexible.

If you are looking for a way to put a little extra change in your pocket I would check them out.  The only caution I would advise is that they are very selective.  They test your general knowledge, typing skills and common sense before approving you and then after approval you still must undergo training.  I am bound by confidentiality clauses so I can’t go into details but I can tell you that not everyone who applies or initially is approved makes it to the “guide” stage.  However with the company growing rapidly I am hopeful that more opportunities for others will arise.  If you are a guide, let me know how you are doing.  If you are not but are going to check it out then, I wish you good luck.  InshaAllah (God Willing) you will be cha cha-ing soon!

Lesson for my children – Never give up

Today was not a great day.  Nothing is working out the way I had hoped for my business and it looks like an investment I made is going to lose money.  Money that I can’t afford to lose at this time.  I allowed myself to feel a little down for a moment and then I had to straighten myself back up and get over it.

As a Muslim I feel it shows a lack of faith to wallow in self-pity!  To feel it for a moment is human.  But to wallow is disbelief.  Because I have to believe that Allah is constantly blessing me and enriching my life in ways I see and in ways I don’t.  For that I am grateful.  I am thankful that Allah is my protector, my Wali, and that He is Ar-Rahman.  So the business I thought was so great was not but that doesn’t mean that Allah will not bless me with a great business.  Instead it means I have to step back, learn what Allah wanted to teach me with this lesson and apply it to the next opportunity that will surely come.  Because Allah’s words are ALWAYS true.  AFTER THE DIFFICULTY COMES THE EASE!  I only hope I can imprint this grateful resilience into the hearts of my children.  InshaAllah