If you could make money working from home without putting your kids in daycare, you’d be all about that, right?!

That would be me! I’m all about it!

When I first became a Mom, my husband and I mutually decided that being a stay-at-home-Mom was our top priority when it came to raising our kids, and a career would be secondary (IF AT ALL).

We both passionately agreed that we wanted to be the primary caregivers and educators of our children, but we knew this would also bring financial hardship to our little family.

AND IT DID.

For years, we struggled to make ends meet and put food on the table. I couldn’t even go to Target and buy more than $20 worth of toddler snacks without risking an overdraft on our accounts.

It was that bad.

But, by the grace of God, and a few ambitious ideas that flooded into this little head of mine, I came up with a way to end our stretch of poverty without having to go back to work.

I decided to become a business owner.

I first started my own photography business (more of a glorified hobby at that time but soon enough became a lucrative business) and then went on to create my own e-commerce shop for photographers.

I sold (and still do to this day) digital products like e-courses, guides, and photo editing filters.

It was a way to redefine myself as a person, contribute to our finances, and feed my creative side without needing to leave my babies with someone else.

But with this new financial freedom also surfaced a lot of stress, hardship, and juggling acts between work and life.

So, what’s it really like working from home with your kids in tow?

Well, here’s my take. I’ve only been doing this for 11 years with 3 businesses now, but this has been my overall experience with kids of all ages and stages.

It’s a constant juggling act.

You might find me sharing work/life balance here A LOT – and while I do believe it’s attainable to an extent, taking on two major roles (your children’s caregiver and your business) simultaneously is a lot of work.

Often times I feel like a ping pong ball in my own life.

I am constantly being bounced around from one task to another and not really having a chance to stay put to get anything done.

Without laying out a few hard rules in my life, I definitely know that working from home would be a different game – a losing one.

It’s utterly lonely.

While it may be true that I am surrounded by human beings all day long, the stay-at-home Mompreneur gig can get very lonely very quick.

Not having other Moms who truly “get it” and what it takes to run a business and the household at the same time can make you feel like an alien in our own life.

And it’s no fault of theirs, it’s just a lifestyle that no one can imagine until they are put in it.

Even full time working Moms have a different scenario and one I cannot relate with – so it’s just plain tough to relate to other Moms who are in a different realm altogether.

You might want to give up.

I cannot even begin to tell you how many times I have thought about throwing in the towel (to my business and motherhood).

Juggling the two is a constant battle, but then add in a few road bumps, sick kids, life dilemmas, tricky clients, or a technical issue that’s near impossible to fix, then you have a grand recipe for calling it quits.

What I like to do in these instances is take a deep breath, walk away (for an hour or a few days depending on the situation), and remind myself WHY I do what I do.

If I cannot find a good enough answer to that question, then it’s time to take a deeper look at the issues at hand and come up with a strategy to fix it or eliminate it completely.

Giving up is never an option to me, but letting go of something that doesn’t bring me joy is completely acceptable.

The rewards are endless.

Being a Mom is top priority for me, no questions about it.

At the end of the day, if all I have done is kept the kids alive, fed, and happy, then I have done my job.

But, being able to contribute to our family in other ways is extra rewarding.

Knowing that I can raise my kids AND pay the mortgage each month makes me feel like the Super Mom that I’m actually not.

And not having to worry about making ends meet or scraping up enough cash to buy healthy choices at the grocery each week is an extra blessing I could never take for granted.

Being a stay at home Mom with a business can certainly seem glamorous, but the truth is, there’s a lot that goes on behind the curtain.

Tears shed, frustrations met, and struggles that only a Mom with a business can relate to.

But it can also can be followed by random dance parties, joyous celebrations (when something goes right), and ice cream socials in honor of a triumphant day.

We get so much more flexibility with our budget and every day life freedoms because I choose to stay at home and run a business.

But at the end of the day, I wouldn’t change it for the world!

If you’re struggling with the balancing act of Motherhood & business

Then I want you to know that you’re far from alone.

I struggled for a long time to manage my time between my Mom duties and making strides in my business. And some days, there’s just no balance!

So you should know: it’s not you. You CAN do this. It’s just insanely hard.

The one thing that has really helped me balance this lifestyle has been creating a work schedule that fits around my life as a Mom.

I do the same tasks each week, on repeat.

This creates consistency in my business, keeps the needle moving, and allows me to have a routine that I can fit in with my mom duties.

Each day might look a little bit different, I but I make it a priority to get my most important tasks done first thing in the morning – with my most important weekly tasks done early in the week.

It’s taken me over a decade to really nail down a system that saves me time in my business while creating harmony in my home.

And I’ve put all of my resources, tools, and best secrets inside this one system:

Fast Track Marketing

 

Fast Track Marketing is the time-saving marketing system that will help you fast-track your daily, weekly, and monthly marketing tasks so that you spend less time grinding, and more time making $$$

This effective, yet practical marketing system will help you break free from spinning your wheels & get you on a proven path to business success.

What’s Inside Fast-Track Marketing:

This 30 page guide & template vault is a step-by-step system to get your marketing tasks done faster

• Top tips to create your OWN marketing system that works for your lifestyle
• My 7 MUSTS in order to be a boss with your marketing
• Printable content calendars, checklists, and worksheets to help you plan
• Recommended marketing tasks for the best results over time
• Canva template vault to fast-track your tasks even quicker.
• Google Sheets Social media Content planner to help you organize your upcoming content across multiple platforms in LIGHTNING SPEED.

If you’re feeling frustrated with the balancing act of Motherhood & business and you’re not sure how to streamline them…

The take a further look at Fast Track Marketing.

Because you don’t have to stay in the struggle lane Momma! You CAN bring peace, balance, and excitement to your unique lifestyle!