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4 Years Ago Today I Became a Mompreneur

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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5 Solutions Are Easier (and Better) Than One

5 Solutions Are Easier (and Better) Than One

Posted on 22. Jan, 2009 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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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 I [...]

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Is it weird for me to work at home while I send Gracie to preschool?

Posted on 23. May, 2007 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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And even more important … why do I think this? Why do I feel guilt? I would not think it was weird for me to send Gracie to preschool (which has been wonderful for her, by the way, she even has friends now!), if I went to a J.O.B. in an office. [...]

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Vacation With Toddler

Posted on 03. May, 2007 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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We just got back from our first real vacation-with-kid, to the Big Island in Hawaii (pictures to come when I find the cord to connect the computer to my camera). When I say "real," I mean a vacation that was not people tagging along on a business trip, or a trip to visit family. [...]

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First day of preschool … and a few tears …

Posted on 26. Feb, 2007 by Elizabeth Potts Weinstein.

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Were you thinking that I was going to say that the tears were from mommy instead of the new student? Um, no. Grace was crying a bit as mommy left, but mommy is fine. Excited actually. Partially for Gracie, who is embarking on a new adventure of interesting toys, new friends [...]

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