{MOB Monday} Summer Work-At-Home Solutions
As far as summer days go, today has been as close to perfect as I think we’re going to get. I got up early & had a productive work session (I completely built a new site for Urban Bliss Media....
View Article{Top 10 Tuesday} Top 10 Things I Learned About Running a Business By Being a Mom
Ahh, kids. They teach us as much (if not more) than we teach them. Here are the Top 10 Things I Learned About Running a Business By Being a Mom. Would love to hear your additions too! [image by Olivia...
View Article{Wonder Woman Wednesday} Melody Biringer, CRAVE Company
Melody and I first met about five years ago when we were both on a Ladies Who Launch panel speaking about entrepreneurship. Melody was rocking her business, CRAVE Company, in a few cities with plans to...
View Article{MOB Monday} To Do List Disappointments: Get Over It!
Happy Monday morning!! I LOVE Mondays. Don’t you? Most entrepreneurs I know do. We think about work all the time because work is not work, it’s our passion. Even though we set boundaries and focus on...
View ArticleTop 10 Tuesday: 10 Ways to Break Through Mental Walls.
I get in a funk sometimes. We all do. I find that sometimes I will be sitting at the computer for hours and maybe only 30 minutes have been uber productive. That’s when I know it’s time to change it...
View ArticleThe Mother of Reinvention | October 23, 2012 | Portland, OR
As mom entrepreneurs, our lives are, by nature, change in motion. Our children grow, and so too do our businesses. We weather changes in our industry, the economy, in competition, product lines and...
View ArticleSaturday Snapshots + Five Years on Facebook
Today marks my 5th Facebook Anniversary. We’ve been through a lot through these past five years, Facebook and I. The classic love/hate relationship. As it was back on September 29, 2007 it is still...
View ArticleMOB Monday: Nobody Panic
Have you ever suddenly felt an overwhelming rush of panic sweep over you? Do you know the feeling of anxiety draining life from your pores as you become paralyzed in fear? Have you ever had a...
View ArticleMOB Monday: Supporting Fellow Women in Business
“There is a special place in hell for women who do not help other women” -Madeleine Albright Sing it, sister! I feel pretty lucky to be able to do what I do each day, but I also know that this road was...
View ArticleMOB Monday: 5 Tips for Staying Focused at Work (and Beating Shiny Object...
What’s that? That over there? Something glimmering… shiny… is that glitter? Is that a glittery unicorn galloping toward me with a basketful of bacon?! No, it’s just another random thing I HAVE to do....
View ArticleTop Tips for Working From Home With Young Kids
Now that I have a five-year-old and an eight-year-old in elementary school, it is more challenging for me to get work done when they are home compared to when they were babies. The biggest difference:...
View ArticleWonder Woman Wednesday: Amy Troute
I’m continually inspired by women who are passionate about providing solutions that better the lives of others. Amy Troute and I met several years ago through my organization, The Power MOB, and have...
View Article[Mom Entrepreneur Monday] More Top Apps: A Beautiful Mess and Feedly
Happy Monday, friends! How was your weekend? My family just returned from 2.5 mostly glorious days at the Oregon Coast. I’m excited to soon share a review of The Coho Oceanfront Lodge with you soon and...
View Article[Mom Entrepreneur Bliss] How Mom Entrepreneurs Can Say No in Order to Say Yes
Thanks to social media, we mom entrepreneurs can seem like a pretty social bunch. We’re founders & Presidents out mixing and mingling to spread the word at networking events; eager entrepreneurs...
View ArticleHow the Pour Over Brew Method Made Me Slow Down and Savor The Moments
I ran out of flat bottom coffee filters. That’s how it all started. Thrust into a morning without the familiar pattern of rising to the smell of time-brewed coffee in my trusty old coffee maker that I...
View Article{M.O.B. Monday} Get It Done
Inefficiency drives me bonkers. I hate wasting time. Yet, there seems to be this thriving illusion in this culture that if we meet more, email more, create more spreadsheets, discuss and strategize...
View Article{MOB Monday} All Roads Lead to Home
It’s a new day. I’m embarking on a journey that, after a year of having a W-2 job, takes me back full circle to re-focusing on my life passions, my business babies…and my babies who are at the heart of...
View Article{Top 10 Tuesday} Top 10 Things You Should Not Feel Guilty About
1. A messy house. Is your house a museum? Is it the site of a daily television show? Are you insane? If the answer is yes to any of those three questions, then I understand why your house must always...
View Article{MOB Monday} Create from your heart. Always.
Sometimes I get flack for being passionate about too many things. People seem confused that I don’t have one neat, clean title. “Are you a graphic designer?” “Are you a social media consultant?”...
View ArticleSaturday Snapshots + Five Years on Facebook
Today marks my 5th Facebook Anniversary. We’ve been through a lot through these past five years, Facebook and I. The classic love/hate relationship. As it was back on September 29, 2007 it is still...
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