I love this article by Patricia Drain, author of “What Will I Be When I Grow Up?”. She identifies the specific steps that she has used to create results instead of disappointments in creating our New Year’s resolutions.
What are your RESULTS that you are going to achieve this year? What steps will you take to accomplish these?
I see Traci Bisson and her The Mom Entrepreneur blog all the time. But today I dropped onto her “resources” page. What a great list of resources!
I have bookmarked this page and will be referring to it regularly. Thanks Traci!
My husband and I had this exact conversation last week when a friend of mine told me she was having some problems finding time do manage her business in between naps, dinner, and of course, wife-time.
We came up with 3 solutions for the frustrated business mom:
1. Find time when you can—which is usually during quick naps or in the middle of the night. Sometimes you are graced with an evening or early morning, but you really have to take your precious time when you can.
2. Hire it out! Even though you are building your business, there are many tasks you do in your day that you just don’t need to do—like cleaning the bathroom as well as your bookkeeping and filing. In the time that you waste thinking about these things, someone else will happily do them for you.
3. Get a babysitter. My first husband, 15 years ago, guilted me with “I can’t believe you are going to let someone else raise your kids when you have the opportunity to raise them yourself!” Whew! That knocked the wind out of me—until I kicked him out. Then I realized that my time with my kids was precious—especially when I could do my job (which I love) and THEN spend time with them. It was a win-win for everyone! Even it is just a few hours a day or week, uninterrupted time can mean a lot to building a business.
What works for you? Post your thoughts in the discussion board or on our blog!
GUEST POST BY DEBBYE CANNON
For many years my children and I have made simple Holiday Gingerbread Cookies.
These are easy for even young children to create because we use small size cookie cutters so the cookies don’t break up easily. It also means you get lots more cookies per batch! The recipe makes large quantities and keep well.
Gingerbread cookies 2008 
Gingerbread Mix
Sift/mix together:
8 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/4 cup baking powder
1 Tablespoon Salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 Tablespoon ground ginger
1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
Cut in with pastry blender or fork:
2 cups vegetable shortening
Mixture will resemble cornmeal. Stores in airtight container in cool, dry place for up to 12 weeks. Makes 13 cups of mix.
Gingerbread Cookies
Mix together
3 Cups Gingerbread Mix
1/3 cup molasses
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/4 cup flour
Lightly flour counter or cutting board & rolling pin.
Roll out dough and cut shapes.
Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet. Remove from sheet right away when they come out of the oven so they don’t stick.
Cookies may be decorated if desired. These freeze well!
Our family uses miniature cookie cutters to cut cookies (to match a the family members) and tie them into a vertical string of plastic wrap, like a bell pull, to give to friends. Bend a paper clip into an “S” shape for the hanger.
My son and I made 2 batches last Sunday and have already delivered to the neighbors. Now I feel so “organized” about holiday preparations!
Gingerbread cookies 2008
Yet another great article from Christine Lewicki, one of my newest friends on Facebook and a great blogger for mompreneurs!
Today, she is talking about the inevitable pitfalls of putting the whole world in front of yourself. She offers some great things to do for mompreneur self-care including yoga and massage.
For me? I curl up in bed right after dinner and take my girls, one at a time, and review their homework and their day. If I have time and energy, I will finish my day reading a book–either another Stephanie Plum novel, a business success book, a relationship book, or the latest teen novel (I try to keep up with what my kids are into).
Read her blog post here:
http://blog.ocoaching.com/2008/10/30/my-body-made-me-stop/
So I was not always part of the “home office” club. In fact, I prided myself on keeping an office away from home because it was much easier to keep the line in the sand between being a mom and being at work. But you may remember that last year I had to pull my 5th grader out of the local school. It wasn’t working for her and our small town offered no other options for schooling. So I moved my office home. Read the rest of this entry »
Just read a great blog post that I need to share with you. This author shares some statistics on how mompreneurs are typically twiced as stressed out as non moms–even more so with moms of preschool aged kids. But she also offers some great tips and how to manage your stress and your guilt.
I especially love her quote at the end, “Who has time for guilt?”
Check out her article and let me know what you think? How do YOU manage your stress and your guilt?
What do YOU wear to work? 
P.S. This is a great article by Tammy Gibson, owner of A Mom In Red High Heels.
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OK. I admit it. I am a mompreneur and I watch “What Not to Wear”. I know, I know, I should be working on my business or taking the kids to the park. For some reason I’m addicted to Stacy and Clinton. Could it be the humor of the show, or possibly the personalities of the 2 hosts? Is it the $5000 shopping spree in New York they give away? (I can only dream). No, all of that is great, but I think it’s really about my passion for fashion and style. I see fashion as a creative expression of each woman’s personality.
Today’s new breed of mompreneurs are breaking all the fashion rules. They are wearing stylish jeans, cute tees and hiding diapers in designer diaper bags. Read the rest of this entry »
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MaryPat Kavanagh
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(and mother of 4 daughters….entrepreneur for 20 years…)
