Mompreneurs at work 
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Overcoming Business Guilt as a Work-at-Home Mom
Everyone always talks about the infamous Mommy Guilt. You feel guilty when you do something just for you or you are spending time working on the business when you could be spending time with the kids. Admittedly, I feel that sometimes, but my kids are at an age where we are together 24/7 with no breaks. My oldest is almost 4, in preschool three times a week, my second is 2 and we have a newborn so we all get a LOT of Mommy and kid time together.The schedule that my husband has at work is weird and he is gone most of the day and doesn’t usually get home until after the kids are asleep. I’m doing most of the parenting and many days feel like a single parent. Sometimes I ask myself where is my 8-hour break that moms who work outside the home get?
In the time that I have become a mother I have also become a work-at-home mom. …
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Do Work-at-Home Moms really get Maternity Leave?
Going on maternity leave as a sole business owner is hard, but if you run your business out of your home it is possible. It’ll take planning! Abbey Fatica, who is now pregnant with her third child, reveals the strategies she’s put in place to allow herself to take some down-time when she needs to.
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When Boomerangers Return to Empty Nest
This year, my kids came back for a stopover. Some friends said I was asking for trouble…but I was thinking of my retirement. When I get old, my kids will have to reciprocate and let me come stay with them. You may call that emotional blackmail, but I call it financial planning. With the current economy, I’m on the Freedom 55 plan; I’ll retire when my kids are 55.
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Couch to 5K: Getting Started on Getting Fit
Follow ML Broxton’s journey to go from Couch Potato to Jogging Dynamo in her bid to exercise regularly, get healthier, and reach her goal of running in a 5K marathon this September. Find out more about the “Couch to 5K” plan she’s following and read her experiences in this follow-up post to “One Mompreneur’s Journey Back to Heatlh.” You can even join in (virtually) with your own plan.
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Going Away on a Guilt Trip
As a Mompreneur, you may find your best tool for helping you stay balanced while juggling family and business is…a sense of humour. Deborah Kimmett, alumna of “The Second City” in Toronto, is a motivational speaker and Mompreneur with a refreshing take on family, housework, and business trips.
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Mompreneurs: Will Your Business Idea Make Money?
Want to figure out if your business idea will work and make money? ML Broxton helps you learn easy tips to determine whether or not there’s a market for your business, and if there is, how do you get started?
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Mompreneurs: Identify Your Purpose and Start a Business
Mompreneurs often struggle with time management, mommy guilt, and raging insecurities as a woman, wife, mom, boss and business owner. Learn how to recognize your true self, find your purpose, and start a business that will thrive with these tips by ML Broxton.
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Embrace Who You Are and Roll With It!
ML Broxton, Mompreneur, explores what you need to do to be a better mom, boss and entrepreneur. It starts with accepting yourself and embracing your all of your fabulosity and flaws, and ‘owning’ your personal strength and power. Whether we are entrepreneurs or Mompreneurs, “We are an awesome force to be reckoned with,” she says.
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Mompreneur: making time for children and business
A Mompreneur realizes she’s been paying more attention to her business than her child – for 12 years! Anasha K. Shakti gives an honest account of her struggles to create a successful business while finding ways of reconnecting with her son and including him in the business. She shares what she’s learned.
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Mompreneur Life Balance: Parties, Plays and Programs
School events are a big part of a child’s life. It’s their chance to socialize and shine. But it can be stressful for parents to make the time to attend, especially when work is piling up. ML Broxton presents this simple guide to reduce stress and have fun on event day.
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5 Tips for Mompreneurs to Enjoy the Holidays
Being a Mompreneur can be especially busy during holidays, with clients wanting things done quickly before they go on vacation and the kids needing you in their corner for concerts and parties. ML Broxton gives her five tips for balancing work and family during the holidays.
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Finding “me” – an entrepreneurial mom’s journey
Tracey Ehman, an entrepreneur and mother, finds that life balance can be achieved if you’re willing to work towards it.
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Think Like a Successful Mompreneur
When my son Finn was 18 months, I wanted our playtime to be both fun and educational. I scoured teaching supply stores to find tools to help him learn the basics. I put a box together and called it mama’s school. We got the box out daily for 20 minutes and worked on the alphabet, numbers, shapes & colors. By the time he was 3, he could read!
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Mompreneur: work-at-home creates positive family life
About seven years ago I decided that my kids were growing up too quickly and that the stresses of my Systems Analyst position and the resulting side-effects – irritability, guilt, and exhaustion – were not in the best interest of my children or, for that matter, my family as a whole. Watching my kids being raised by someone else, even though I was lucky enough to have someone who loved them almost as much as her own children, just didn’t sit well with me anymore.
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Finding inspiration in tough times
Like most Canadians, I have been fairly wrapped up in the Olympics these past two weeks. It has been so exciting to watch our athletes compete. I was overwhelmed by the beauty and elegance of the opening ceremonies and I am excited to see the closing ceremonies. I really believe that we have shown the world how truly special Canada is.
