"Everybody wanted one!" How I started my own home-based business while being a homemaker and mother

[@QuiteQuietASMR]

YES!!! PODCAST ABOUT “CO-PARENTING!”‼️‼️ We would LOVE advice about how we can parent better with our husbands. Specifically, my sister feels that when her husband is in charge of watching the baby (9 months old), he just lays on the ground and scrolls on his phone while the baby crawls around. How can she encourage him to play and interact with the baby and get off his phone without “nagging”?

[@RaquelWitmer]

I can, in fact, still testify that Jayna’s robes are the actual best!🥳😊

[@ourhyggehome]

I'm working up setting up my home business. I sew aprons, market totes, and I sell sourdough locally. I wanted to start this a few years ago, but my first grandbaby was born and I have had the joy of caring for her ❤️

[@bdrummond5414]

I finally just ordered my robe! I never buy things for myself, but just got my husband and boys new shoes so I figured I should splurge on myself 🙃

[@QuiteQuietASMR]

10:18 When Jayna did that voice 😂😂😂

[@janeyfolia4554]

Jayna, love your green dress with flowers!! My sister just ordered one today.

[@theAukerlife]

Every time I hear Jayna talk I feel like we're the same person 😆. Her story of sewing for "sanity" after having a baby is exactly what happened for me as well. Now I have 3 years worth of making matching dresses for my daughters under my belt!

[@alwaysaly1716]

I’m a bookkeeper! I was never fond of math growing up but when we had a dairy farm when we first started dating, my husband needed someone that could take care of it. I realized I was good at it and it slowly built upon itself. Now I specialize in helping other small businesses grow by taking the stress of managing their finances off their hands!

[@beans4853]

Hey I'm a bookkeeper who hated math growing up, too!

[@lbtk]

Love that dress on you Jayna!! Jewel tones look great on you!!

[@r.m.podlewski1887]

I grow bedding plants that I sell at a weekly Farmer’s Market. Also make jelly, salsa, & baked goods in the off season. Definitely started small and the business has grown every year mostly from word of mouth.

[@ChristinasHome]

I love this topic because I've tried several businesses without much success. But I have learned new skills and try to take that as a win, though my goal is to one day find "my thing" to be successful! SIDE NOTE: I joined Voetberg music academy last year & loved it for piano! Took a break, because of the holidays, but just got back into it this week.

[@arlenemiller8766]

I used to have a home base business (with a party plan company) that was successful for a while, until that company closed their doors. I now work 2 days a week for a church friend who started a used bookstore from her home 20 years ago when her 3 girls were little. She had a sister-in-law who wasn't allowed the internet and so she asked my friend to find her some used books online. She outgrew her dining room bookcase, and then as time went on, she turned their basement into a small bookstore. She now has a store front in Berlin, OH and has lots of tourists that love coming into her used bookstore. Her daughters are now all married. She also sends out a pricelist of all the books in her store, once a year. She hired me to do book searches for people that call her store. I love hearing how she started her own little business, that has now grown. We mailed out over 900 price lists in January and it helps out in February & March when foot traffic in the Berlin store is slow. Love hearing success stories like your's Gina and my boss.

[@lisamand6745]

I LOVE Jayna's dress! Beautiful!

[@janiceyoder621]

I need to check out the robes. I really need a 'getting ready robe' because living in a house full of teens means mom doesn't step out of the bedroom in skimpy clothes!

[@ginismoja2459]

They are your children...

[@fruitfulmotherhood]

Your robes are lovely, Jayna. I think you are undervaluing them and your time.

[@caitiemaesings]

Would love the co-parenting topic! Also would love the topic on how you schedule/structure you and your child’s day. Especially with multiple kids and integrating a newborn. Tips for preparing your older kids for new siblings?

[@mt1885]

hey y'all- loved the chat!😀😉 Love you both. 🥰 And you are both doing a great job on your businesses😁 God bless you and your families😘

[@AnlikerAcres1]

I love making my goats milk soaps and my herbal remedies. Thank you for sharing your experience on this topic! ❤

[@miminana-hd6nf]

The "trad wife" thing really bothers me. I worked, part time, when my children were young. I worked full time, for years, when they were in school and now am a "stay at home" nana. I love it. I am not under anyone's thumb, I am my own person. I always feel the "trad wife" thing is for people who want to have control over their wives. You can be a "stay at home" parent and still be an independent person. You two rock at that.

[@kathleencasella4703]

I really enjoy your videos. You both have a great sense of humor.

[@lifeinthepiedmontVirginia]

Here is my take. Business owner who had a Brick n Mortar closed that a year ago and now doing it from my home once a month and is working wonderful for me. My business take me to Lancaster and I work with folks there and bring back here. :)

[@LisaR2392]

I have one of your first robes and I absolutely love it! I think it’s actually time for a new one 😊

[@peggymartin3209]

This was a great one ladies! Jayna, your robes are wonderful! I need to get over there and order one before you raise the price HAHA. My only comment really is not even divorce, but what about a death? Women need to be able to stand on their own two feet should something awful happen. Cheers, have a great day!

[@mrsc6917]

I LOVE Jayna Lynn robes. Sadly I lost mine years ago.

[@dionysiapalmer3945]

I still " babysit" my teenage grandkids!!! Oh it's just a common term worldwide.. I just noticed you have 10K subscribers but 20K watched the video!! Wow..obv this topic appealed to alot of women!! My talents in my 20's was dancing so i opened a kids' dance school with a little ad in the free local paper( this is 1980 people!! ) i started with 150 little girls...a huge beginning and we lasted 25 years. And i had a luve pianist every week. It was wonderful & i enjoyed the creativity of dance routines & costumes

[@marishapeters1647]

I love your take on the “tradwives.” It’s so refreshing to see a perspective from balanced people 😅

[@senseijoyner]

I sort of want to try a side hustle/micro-business type thing to try and help with expenses, but I am not business minded and already frequently feel overwhelmed with homeschooling and just life in general. So it's intimidating to think of adding something like that. Other hang up I what to try, I crochet a lot, but it's very basic stuff and not really cute. Usually just stick to baby blankets that I donate to a crisis pregnancy group.

[@anniederksen9374]

Thank you for donating, that’s very special ❤

[@desiraemair9501]

Co parenting episode please!! Love the spouse tips. Love your perspective! Support and views from the Vegas area.

[@Dana-mb1hd]

Nap time crew here! Thanks ladies for always encouraging and inspiring me!!! I hope you both are well God Bless you both 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@HoneyImHomemaker]

Eclipse crew over here! Answering comments and watching the sky!

[@Dana-mb1hd]

@@HoneyImHomemaker awesome! I forgot to buy the glasses!

[@meganmonroe7282]

I have a small business. I offer made to order crocheted items. I have a Facebook page and basically take orders from that. I also have an Etsy shop, but it doesnt get much traffic. It was started kind of by accident.

[@NoNameNumberTwo]

Congratulations on your first sponsor. 😊

[@hannahlowery1022]

Heading over to ck out the robes! 😍 I already asked on Megan’s channel, but Can either of u recommend your fav Restaurants(breakfast, lunch, & supper), coffee shops, bakeries, shopping places, or just something we should see when visiting Lancaster? My husband & I are traveling there next wk w another couple, & I’d really appreciate your recommendations! 💕 Ty 🧡

[@LoveLife-zf1jf]

I don't get our much, but when I do... I take the back roads everywhere. There is something so special about driving through the farmlands and rolling hills. It's very peaceful in the country. Lots of Bed & Breakfasts. I wake up to roosters crowing and birds singing their praise.

[@dianefoster4472]

I have one of your robes Janna and I love it! It’s my favorite one I’ve ever had !! I got the spearmint green color!!

[@TheMennomilist]

It is so hard to think about what single mom goes through to raise their kids. I think they have the hardest job for sure. I was also raised to care for my home and my children. My mom did work because my dad was so bad at running his own business, and she ended up doing better financially at her job than my dad. She was unable to stay at home once I was about 8. It bothered me for the first few years, but once I was about 13, I started to feel better adjusted to her full-time job. I am glad that Jayna has done so well selling her items she makes. They look lovely too. I've never owned a robe before, but it probably would have been very handy to have when I gave birth.

[@GoFishOffice]

Another wonderful video. Thank you ladies ❤❤

[@lizgilmore7314]

Jayna you are looking fab. Love your dress. So refreshing to see colour on you tube

[@angezim9136]

I crochet animals while my daughter naps and evenings when I have time❤ I really want to try at craft shows more,but get nervous they won't turn out..!

[@rosie52111]

Aaaah Jayna we have the same dress 😍!!! Hehe looks lovely on you, very springy! I got mine last year, for my daughter’s “First ‘Fiesta’” 🎉 🥳

[@juliejackman2649]

I think of it as a service to my family and it's important. And that God will have a plan and will help out to know what to do next if something happens. ☺

[@cowtownjanet4450]

Another term often used for a small home business is call “COTTAGE BUSINESS”.

[@janethancock2368]

Really enjoyed this vlog.

[@acornsandlillies8788]

I have one of Jaynas robes and i love it.

[@melissamilnor7823]

I laughed when you said “productive hobby.” For 10 years I owned a fairly small child care center. I loved it but paid my teachers well and had nice equipment. But it really didn’t make money and my dear husband (who supported us) called it my really expensive hobby.

[@HoneyImHomemaker]

I'm sure you blessed a lot of people though!

[@ozarkview928]

Great content ladies ! But may I add something to ladies who might wonder if they SHOULD be supplementing or making income and feel like they couldn’t possibly do one more thing , I’d just like to say kindly those who compare themselves among themselves are not wise . We all have different circumstances. What works for one stay at home Mom might not for you . Your husbands personality weather he has his own life outside the home and looks to you to make your own life or how much time he has to help you , or where you live , in a townhouse with a small yard and a few pots , or on a farm where you cook three meals a day , plus help your husband with those farm chores etc. it all makes a big difference. The key is to find contentment in YOUR life , weather that means starting a micro business or being the helpmeet your husband needs .

[@jaynaburkholder1507]

Totally agree!❤

[@amiegamble1678]

And everyone's path changes throughout life. Every step and stage can bring the need to change what's working for them and their family. I talk w my grandma all the time about what's going on or how stuff was throughout her life. I remind my 15 year old daughter that a lot of stuff that she'll go through isn't new. We've been sitting down having discussions over what she needs to learn before she's out of the house. The years go by fairly quick. Just want to make sure she has the skills she needs or at least knows what to do to learn new skills as she needs them. (She had in her head at one point that as adults we don't go to school as much as kids do and must already know what we need. I was like nope. We never stop learning. Not even the 80ish year old grandparents.)

[@angelinadrobina5037]

Megan I made your roast beef this week and smashed potatoes - delish 🙌🙌🥰 Thankyou.

[@HoneyImHomemaker]

Wonderful!

[@hannahlowery1022]

Ha ha! I made it too!!! It was good😄

[@KristenDye-p2r]

The part on letting go of control and letting your husband watch the kids fully was great, and definitely starting with infancy if possible. I think there may also be husbands who aren’t sold on the business side of it, and it might be helpful to address that as well. They are fine with the childcare, but can’t quite see the full vision of the side hustle yet. Maybe weigh in on that if you can, love this channel!

[@joannafoster3423]

I don't like the term "babysitter" for fathers. If I check the family calendar, and double check with my husband to make sure he wasn't planning something, and that time is open, I go and he cares for the "kids". Lol. We both equally understand that WE are to train up children. That said, we don't need to be the word police.

[@emilyreiff9853]

My brand new business is massage therapy from my home in Lancaster ❤ Jayna, would you be able share who built your website, if he needs a potential new client ;)

[@jaynaburkholder1507]

Burk Digital!

[@dotgoodwin4312]

U did a great job ladies!

[@julienyholm1056]

My father hates me calling my nieces and nephews kids. Their children. Hi from Australia.

[@SimplyEnjoyingLife]

Loved listening to this one!!

[@spunkycat6144]

The thing about single girls though is that you have to get more education because you have to pay rent because a husband isn't doing it, but the husband still makes more money because of a trade or skill that he learned from family, like a father or uncle. Men train other men in high paying skilled work that require lots of strength, but the training at home that girls get isn't going to pay the rent or buy a house like a married girl would get. And school isn't free so a student loan then has to be paid back, so for women, the burden of all her income going to rent and paying for school is not something that a married woman has to do.

[@jules8786]

It's very interesting to hear your perspective on trad wives and cultures where women are only seen as baby making machines. I also have a question for you: If your daughter (or hypothetical daughter) wanted to become a doctor or follow any other carrier, that would be difficult to combine with being a homemaker. What would you advise her to do? Would you encourage her or discourage her in that? And also how is that handled in Mennonite culture in general?

[@spunkycat6144]

Already a comment from me only 2 mins into the podcast. I dont know what a trag or tran wife is but in that example, I encounter women ALL the time who refuse to drive or work outside of the home and if they do, it is caretaking, which is actually very needed skill. However, this one lady has a 30 year old daughter who is also 'afraid to drive like me.' It made me furious. That does nothing but pass fear into the next generation. The scriptures tell us not to fear. Satan wants us to fear so he can steal our future. That 30 year, I felt deep down, her father won't live forever to drive her to her part time job, none of the finished high school, but the father did really well financially. The 30 year old will have to either stay with her mum forever but will be subject to whatever man will take her and she is just subject to abuse. This is usually around KY, TN, WVA. Also, this mindset is a HUGE thing among middle eastern women who are not allowed to be educated or drive. But the US folks I meet CHOOSE and refuse and MAKE the husband drive them everywhere.

[@rierie8989]

Lol I never have heard the 'kid' thing

[@rebeccaorin328]

Jayna your dress AUS beautiful!

[@easeyll]

I think about selling embroidery on Etsy sometimes but I’m scared that the business expenses to purchase and ship everything and taxes I would owe at the end of the year would make it not even worth it. I’d love to hear if anyone has thoughts! I want to stay at home with my kids so bad but we can’t afford being in a single income 😢 Thank you!

[@lainshka1327]

I was amused by your disgusted, 'baby goats'. I personally always thought it disrespectful to call children kids. That being said, I was greatly amused when chatting with the dentist and her utter confusion when I told her we had a bunch of new kids on the farm(it was kidding season). She thought I had an orphanage!

[@beccamora5289]

I am blessed to have a wonderful husband that loves the Lord and loves me and our children. He's VERY hands on and always has been. So I can 💯 relate to you ladies!! I'm a home maker and he works and provides with the guidance of the Lord and my husband still wants to play with our kids or go fun places or take care of them when they are sick. He's at most of our oldest sons martial arts class during the week he takes off work then goes back. Only because he's self employed with his HVAC company. I wish I was talented to make something to sell but I have zero skills. 😂

[@HoneyImHomemaker]

Well we all have skills. Some are just more marketable than others haha!

[@beccamora5289]

@@HoneyImHomemaker that's a nice way to put it!! I will say that a flower garden and selling flowers may just be up my alley! 😲 how hard could it be?

[@janeyfolia4554]

Why do you wear your head covering in the back and not on the top? Just curious....

[@hcd621]

“Productive Hobby” 😂😂😂

[@ruthturkington1736]

I always say kids nothing wrong with it in my opinion

[@dianeculverhouse6979]

Men can also be home makers and look after children?

[@susanbigelow8360]

How do we find Jayna robes?

[@jaynaburkholder1507]

Linked in the description box!

[@msgoody2shoes959]

Beachy women were never allowed to favor education or have a nanny or a babysitter-ever-20 years ago

[@blessed4737]

They definitely make it sound much better than it actually is

[@msgoody2shoes959]

@@blessed4737 yes... definitely more hoch than when I was Beachy

[@susanmoran692]

Hello ladies! Do Mennonites have colleges like Baptist’s go to bible colleges? Just curious I haven’t heard of any

[@wendygaonach3908]

I'm not Mennonite, but I know there is a Mennonite College attached to the University of Waterloo, near Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. A friend of a friend went there to become a Mennonite minister.

[@susanmoran692]

@@wendygaonach3908cool! Thanks for replying!

[@wendygaonach3908]

@@susanmoran692 You're most welcome!

[@allisonpurse1513]

SAHM here who runs an instagram account for local coffee chain

[@vivienneherr4355]

“You’re kids are not baby goats” this is a very Mennonite thing loll.

[@brianpace7866]

Hello Mennonites! I hope y'all have a great Solar Eclipse day! 😎

[@HoneyImHomemaker]

It was incredible! -Megan Almost complete 90%

[@brianpace7866]

We skipped out on the solar eclipse today in Mississippi. We got thunderstorms and hail instead! Typical Mississippi! Lol 🧊😆​@@HoneyImHomemaker

[@shariwagner3002]

👵💜so

[@katyl]

It's called father son date or father daughter. Not babysitting

[@carolyndymond4065]

What if there's a girl and boy.

[@rosiejb3]

I get so upset when people say - "oh baby goats!" Ugh!!! It is so dumb!!! Lol they make themselves look stupid by saying that! 🫣 ok off soapbox lol