When Your Better Half is Laid Off...
One week ago today my better half, Jack, was laid off.  While he was not to happy with his job and had been searching for other options, he wasn't planning on the decision to be without a paycheck so soon.  And the bummer piece was he wasn't just laid off, but two days before the month's end without severance or benefits.  At first, I was in shock. I just sold my Baby Boot Camp business, started my new Power Fitness PDX business and was now oddly enough the "working parent" in our family.  But due to the wildness of H1N1 my shock was not

When Your Better Half is Laid Off...
One week ago today my better half, Jack, was laid off.  While he was not to happy with his job and had been searching for other options, he wasn't planning on the decision to be without a paycheck so soon.  And the bummer piece was he wasn't just laid off, but two days before the month's end without severance or benefits.  At first, I was in shock. I just sold my Baby Boot Camp business, started my new Power Fitness PDX business and was now oddly enough the "working parent" in our family.  But due to the wildness of H1N1 my shock was not

H1N1, Meet Mamapreneur
It's been two weeks of the following: Take temperature of sick child, administer motrin, comfort sick child, turn on PBS Kids for sick child, take temperature of sick child....etc, etc, etc. It didn't take long for the H1N1 (or so the pediatrician thinks) virus to invade our home, our airspace, and our kid. With Alaska experiencing a violent wash of flu-ridden people, and the family still on the go as part of our adventuring web site, I suppose it was only a matter of time. I have discovered, however, that there might be no better person to manage the scourge of family illness than a mamapreneur. Adjusting m

H1N1, Meet Mamapreneur
It's been two weeks of the following: Take temperature of sick child, administer motrin, comfort sick child, turn on PBS Kids for sick child, take temperature of sick child....etc, etc, etc. It didn't take long for the H1N1 (or so the pediatrician thinks) virus to invade our home, our airspace, and our kid. With Alaska experiencing a violent wash of flu-ridden people, and the family still on the go as part of our adventuring web site, I suppose it was only a matter of time. I have discovered, however, that there might be no better person to manage the scourge of family illness than a mamapreneur. Adjusting m

Why I Do What I Do
Today, I was reminded of the main reason why I do what I do. A brief conversation with someone who grew up as the child of two entrepreneurs opened my eyes to the true positive impact we can make on our kids, and why it is all - the good, bad, ugly, & insane - all so very worth it.You already know: the life of an entrepreneur is far from easy. Add being a mom into the mix, and there are times when I swear it's a nonstop rollercoaster ride straight to crazy town, with no return ticket. I work more than I ever have before, and I parent more than I ever have before. Every aspect of my life has increased tenfold, and yet there is still only one me and still only 24 hou