Share …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 [...]
Tag Archives | Childcare
5 Solutions Are Easier (and Better) Than One
Share I’ve been planning to homeschool my daughter when she “officially” reaches the age of requirement in California (age 6), but had kept her in preschool primarily so I could get some work done. I figured that when she was school-age she would be able to work on her school work and/or keep quiet while [...]
Embracing Chaos with Grace
Share (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 [...]
How I get it done even with no sleep and kid home sick …
Share 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 [...]
What type of a mompreneur are you?
Share There are really three different ways you can work and take care of your kids. Work and care for your kids at the same time. Work while your kids are asleep. Work while your kids are at school, preschool, daycare, or with a nanny/babysitter/family member. I do all three. Right now for instance, I [...]
I'm Elizabeth Potts Weinstein, a writer, teacher, and coach.