As long as I can remember, I’ve been a neat freak. My closet, bedroom, desk, and dresser drawers were always tidy and organized with meticulous care. This trait followed me wherever I went. I remember one day, when I was about nine or ten, looking at the stickers at Target, and they were all out […]
How to Structure Your Day When You’re a Work-from-Home Mom
Are you a stay-at-home mom or working mom wanting to work-from-home? Are you wondering how you’re going to organize your day effectively to achieve anything at all? I was there once, mama! Before I became a work-from-home mom, I was a professional nanny. I loved my career; it took me all over the world, it […]
13 Simple Things You Can Do to Add More Time to Your Day
When my daughter started kindergarten, I thought that I’d have so much more time for myself and my business. But what I quickly found out is, that between pick up and drop off, Girl Scouts, PTO, volunteering, regular exercise class, additional work hours, and homework, is that I somehow have less free time, than I […]
6 Investments That Create Time Dividends in Your Home-Based Business
Time is a limited resource, yet it’s the most valuable one of all when starting a home-based business. One of the best time management strategies for entrepreneurs is to create “Time Dividends,” a concept from Laura Vanderkam’s book, Off the Clock. The idea is simple: what you spend time and money on now can save […]
3 Questions Small Business Owners Should Ask Before Hiring a Nanny
By Deborah Sweeney If you’re working parent, you already understand the struggle of juggling working on your business while taking care of toddlers and infants is like — and it’s far from being easy! Whether you work from home or run a brick and mortar storefront, most entrepreneurs can benefit from investing in a nanny. […]