Mommy's Home Office

Mommy and Kid Routines 

Y’all, back to school has been a struggle for me this year.  

I got sick on the first day of school and of course on a week that my hubby was out of town.  I’m not talking just a little cold. I’m talking hit by a bus, zombie-like sick. 

It’s a miracle they got to and from school and fed that week.

But we made it through.  The second week, I was better but still not 100% so it was better than survival mode bu...

My business planning follows the school year! 

A lot of people do their planning at the beginning of the year.  

I don’t.

I use the school year.

Because I’m a mom of school-age children and it just makes more sense for me.  

I used to do the yearly thing but then every summer it seemed that my plan got hijacked by the kids, vacations, etc.

So I switched to have my work calendar to follow the school year.  

Now, I feel more ready fo...

Over the past year, I have fallen more in love with Instagram than with Facebook.

I don’t know what it is but it just feels better.

Plus, I’m kind of addicted to Stories.  I usually story 7 days a week with anything and everything that is going in my life.  

I know you’re dying to know what I’m having for dinner, the crazy shenanigans of my 3 boys, what I’m up to each day or where we are traveling to.

So, I can’t deprive you of tha...

Today, Sarah and I will be digging into how she had a baby while running her online biz.  We'll talk about what to expect and all the juicy bits that go into it.  Check it out!

Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:

Sarah's biggest mistake when planning for her baby in her business.

How she took the leap from working in a traditional personal training job to starting her own thing.

The critical lesson that she learned afte...

I’m not sure why it didn’t occur to me sooner but I think this could be really helpful for those of you that have a small local service-based business.

I don’t know if you know this but marketing is my background.  I’ve done it for years and it was also one of my favorite subjects in college.

If there’s one thing I’m good at its marketing and biz development for a local business.

It’s one of those things that I’m just naturally goo...

I get asked all of the time by well-meaning people...

How do you balance working as a mom?  

I stare back at them with a WTF look on my face and say “um, I don’t.”  

There is never a time in my life where I have kept all of the plates spinning for more than a second or maybe two before they all come crashing down.

Honestly, perfect balance is impossible.

There are times when you the weight shifts more heavy on work and then your pa...

Every single time I go on vacation or towards the end of summer I get a strong urge to get back on schedule and back into my routine.

We just got home from our vacation for my 40th birthday in St. Lucia. It was amazing and Bin and I really connected again. So it was amazing.

I have been wheels off this summer and barely working. I planned some of this but have definitely gotten less done than I thought and planned for at the beginn...

I’m 40.  Now what?

3 Things I’m going to do differently.

Turning 40 hasn’t been as traumatic as turning 30 was for me.  

I feel like I have it a little more together than I did back then.

A lot has happened in the last 10 years.

I’ve had 3 kids

5 surgeries

I broke my 1st bone

We live in a bigger house

We bought a rental property

I drive a minivan

I’m not active in the senior living industry anymore

I started 2 businesses

I have to color my...

We all get stuck in a funk sometimes.  

We have days when we wake up and just can’t muster the energy or motivation to get anything done.

I recently went through this, it’s miserable.

I really didn’t want to get out of bed.

At first, I thought maybe I was getting sick or fighting something off but I’m pretty sure that wasn’t the case.

I gave myself a day to rest in case I was fighting something.

But when I felt the same way the nex...

1) Workaholic - I love Mondays

Sometimes I love working more than other things like dealing with the kids or hubby or house stuff

Let’s be honest, screaming kids, hubby, or laundry or making dinner isn't exactly fun stuff

I’m a data junkie & strategy junky so I can get lost in work forever and be happy

2) I have body image issues like crazy

I’m have tried every single diet, every single gimmick. In college, I used to be extre...

Last week we talked about being kind to yourself and adjusting your schedule for more time with the kids and vacation. So today let’s kick ass during the time we are actually working.  Here are my 5 strategies to get more done in less time.

Templates - If you find yourself doing anything more than once, create a template.  Stop recreating the wheel every time you need to do any of these:

Emails: If you write the same type of email...

Top 10 Tools for Work At Home Moms

Alright, moms!  Here are my top tools for work at home moms.  

They might not be typical tools you’re used to hearing about but these have definitely made my life easier.  I hope they can do the same for you.

So let’s get to it.  

I’m going to talk about tools for the home first.

These are my favorite tools that I use weekly if not daily.

1. Alexa – Amazon Echo Dot or Siri or Google Assistant

I us...

The Power of the Mastermind

They say it takes a village to raise your kids well, I believe that it takes a village to raise your business too.

Today is all about support and having a village for your business. Have you ever heard of a mastermind group?

Simply put, it's a group of people that come together to work on their goals and get feedback from the other members.

Napoleon Hill, the father of masterminds and author of Think...

Today, Christine and I will be digging into how to make your business legal (#protectyourself), raising three kids under 3 while starting her virtual law firm and what it's like to have a spouse that's an entrepreneur too.  Check it out! Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:

The most important thing business owners need to do get legal.

Her tips on having the right contracts in place.

What it's like to have three kids...

Why I think you should travel with your kids.

So take whatever romanticized idea of a family vacation and toss it right out.  Traveling with your kids is not for the weak. But it is amazing and opens the world to them and I want you to travel with your kids.

Ok so you might have young kids, what’s the point right?  They’ll never remember any of it anyway.

Well, we are literally learning from the day we are born, like little sponges...

Happy Mother’s Day to all my mama’s out there.  I hope your day was full of love and family.

And today’s topic is right in line with Mother’s day and self-care.

I know you’ve heard it before… You need to take care of yourself. Well, how do you do it?

For me, it’s daily.  I give myself 5 minutes to meditate, eat good food, move my body and sneak in a little guilty pleasure screen time.  

But once or twice a year I like to take a mom...

Online Business and the Mommy Juggle

Today, Erin and I will be digging into how she makes online business work for her family of 6.  Plus, we get to learn about all about her meal planning tools. Check it out!

Biggest Takeaways You Don’t Want to Miss:

How Erin accidently became an entrepreneur.

Her tips on how moms can separate biz time from family time.

Erin's tools that help you feed your family on a budget.

Check out these hig...