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The Many Ways in Which I Suck

Posted on 28. Feb, 2010 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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I am blessed to have a never-ending skip chat open on my desktop with Allison Nazarian and Sarah Robinson called “the daily confessional” where I can share all of my insanities, the snarks about who’s annoying me, the bizarre yet amusing serendipities of life, everything that’s going wonky in my business or with my daughter [...]

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4 Years Ago Today I Became a Mompreneur

Posted on 24. Mar, 2009 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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…because 4 years ago, on March 23, 2005, my daughter Grace was born. I was already a business owner, having launched Potts Weinstein Financial Consulting (personal, fee-only financial and estate planning) about 18 months earlier, working from home. No non-family clients for the first 6 months, and I was really second-guessing my decision to quit [...]

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Embracing Chaos with Grace

Posted on 16. Dec, 2008 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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(Essay written November 2007)
I am not dispensing financial and legal advice from an upper floor of a fancy high-rise, in a dark, wood paneled office, resting on a leather chair, over a mahogany conference table. My advice is dispensed while a toddler is yanking on my sweater, with Dora the Explorer blaring in the background, [...]

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How I get it done even with no sleep and kid home sick …

Posted on 11. Jul, 2007 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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I am really tired today. I could lie down on this Pergo flooring and take a nap right now. Yesterday was even worse, running my life on 2 hours sleep, taking care of a sick baby with a 104.7 degree fever, up all night, and still with project deadlines, a teleclass, an eZine and blog, [...]