A new study has disclosed that half of fathers are choosing flexible or part-time working hours to spend more time with their families.
Research conducted by The Children’s Mutual, a U.K. provider of child trust funds, shows that as many as 14 per cent of the 2,000 fathers surveyed said they chose to [...]
My friend’s daughter Sage is visiting us for the summer. She’s a week younger than my youngest daughter and they’re like sisters. Between all of our regular summer activities like going to the beach and the river, they’ve decided to start a business.
They made up flyers offering their services as dog walkers, car washers, yard [...]
Many years ago, after the birth of our second child, my husband and I were trying to decide whether or not it would be possible for me to stay home.
At first we thought that since we were just about breaking even, there was no way we could ever make it happen. But when we [...]
I had the opportunity to review an eBook recently that I really enjoyed. The author is Tamara Hancock- mother of five, mompreneur and freelancer.
When Tamara started writing her book, her goal was to share her parenting and work at home experiences with others. As she got into it, she realized that it was more about [...]
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I recently embarked on a large programming project that became the most frustrating, stressful thing I’ve done since I’ve been in business.
I won’t bore you with the details, but suffice it to say that everything that could go wrong, did go wrong.
With the deadline looming at the height of the crisis, I needed to call [...]
I used to have a really challenging job. It was stressful and demanding, high pressure and large responsibilities. I was really good at it too.
Then I became a parent.
In my old job, I was really good at delegating, training, developing and managing people….and rationalizing.
Oh, could I rationalize.
“I may have to work 60 or 70 [...]
When my father passed away, his business went with him. He wasn’t the most organized person and his business records were practically non-existent. There was really no way for us to carry on the business, or even sell it. It was such a shame. He worked so hard to build up a business only to [...]
Happy Thanksgiving! if you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time you know that I live in Northern California, not Palm Springs. We’re spending the holiday at my in-laws’ this year. It’s about a 12-hour drive from our house (and luckily our oldest daughter and her boyfriend are coming with us [...]
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There have been days when I’ve almost run out and rented an office.
I know, I know. How on earth could I ever consider giving up working at home?
Well, I did say, “almost”. But there are days when an office looks pretty darn good.
Because I work from my home, there are distractions and demands [...]
I recently heard a woman say that being called a “work at home mom” was professionally demeaning. Being one myself, my initial reaction was to agree with her. “That’s right, I’m a professional, I’m not just a bored housewife dabbling with a hobby here,” I said to myself. Upon reflection however, I came to realize that I disagree. Deeply.
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