As a mom, I often see articles when scrolling through Facebook about work/life balance for women. How to maximize your time, take care of yourself, etc. It’s exhausting because every article I read tells me I need to do self care. And yes I wrote a blog post about self care, however when do I find the time? My life, especially during the month of January, was work or mom duties. Not much time to do self care. Especially when…
I know what you are thinking, “Ugh! Seriously! Self Care? I can’t get away from hearing about this!” Trust me, I get it! As a mom and business owner, I often feel so conflicted and see these articles about self-care and think “Yes, I know but I have stuff I have to do!” But let me tell you, on Tuesday night, that 2 word phrase had a whole new meaning for me! So to put this in perspective, last week…
Today, I did something I am always terrified to do, I went to an event where I did not know a single soul. Scary? Yes! What if I made a fool of myself, said something stupid, or worse. But I was more terrified of what if I didn’t go? I have always identified myself as an introvert. I prefer to do things at home (maybe that’s part of why I started this business?), or with a small group of people.…
Today is International Women’s Day. Which as a female entrepreneur, is amazing in itself. But honestly, it’s just an amazing day to celebrate women and everything we have and will accomplish in our lifetime. There are so many famous women who I could contribute to the inspiration to become a business owner, however I want to celebrate the women close to me. My mother – She taught me the importance of being a strong and independent woman. But most importantly…
Recently, I ran across an image from years ago of a white board I had drawn on. It was an affirmation after a recent coaching session with someone my mom had been seeing. I was struggling with trying to change my life and career. I wanted to please everyone, but most importantly I wanted to make myself happy. Fast forward to 2019, I am the owner of Simple Assistance & Marketing, mother to a 1 year old and 4 cats,…