Growing a business from home can feel isolating at times. When you're working online, many people in your life won't really get what you're doing. There will be people who don't understand why you don't just get a real job. When you combine this situation with being surrounded by your kiddos all day, loneliness can set in. You start to wonder if anyone else understands, or struggles like you do. You wonder if you're alone. Join Other Mamapreneurs Don't worry, you're not alone. Though it ...
An A-Z Guide to Working at Home with Kids: I
My tip for I probably won't come as a shock to anyone who has been reading my content for long. It's to integrate your kids into your business. Why would you want to do that? Well, when you integrate your kids you are: Teaching important skills to your kids. Showing them how to work. Inspiring an entrepreneurial spirit. Working together towards a common goal. Spending time together. So many people share the importance of quality time with your kids. And that's important. ...
An A-Z Guide to Working at Home with Kids: H
When you're working at home with kids, one thing is certain. There are going to be interruptions, and days that don't go according to your plans. When everything seems to spiral out of control, remember that you still get to decide how you respond. You can get mad and watch the attitudes spiral down even further along with yours, or you can try something different. Humor helps! By using humor, you can lighten the tension. You can encourage your kids to cheer up, and then redirect them ...
An A-Z Guide to Working at Home with Kids: G
Have you ever felt cabin fever? Where you just need a change of scenery or you're going to explode? Me too! And so have my kids. That's why we make it priority to get outside. When we don't make it outside, my kids build up so much energy. There's only so much you can burn off inside the confines of your house. So make getting outside a priority. You can do this one of two ways (or do like I do and do them both!) 1. Get Outside Just to Spend Time Together Sometimes we head outside just ...
An A-Z Guide to Working at Home with Kids: F
Are you scared to grow or launch your business? Today's post is all about fighting fear. Identify Your Fears Before you can fight your fears, you must figure out what you're afraid of. Are you afraid of: Failure? Success? Letting everyone down? Somehow ruining your kids? Everything? Did any of those ring a bell? I know they do for me! Or at least they did. Then I realized something. I was getting so worked up by my fears. I realized if I would take half the mental energy ...
An A-Z Guide to Working at Home with Kids: E
What do your kids do if you leave them alone for a while? Depending on their ages, my kids find a variety of activities to engage them. I tend to appreciate the choices my elementary aged kids (and older) make a lot more than my littles. The older kids love to spend time building with Legos, drawing a picture, or building a world in the bedroom using all of their different play sets. My little guys? They make different choices. Here are a few of the most memorable ways my little ones have ...