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Financial Ruin..The Snowball Effect
In my blog entry from Monday, September 13, I ended it when Chloe became ill. That was when the snowball began to roll and roll and it is still rolling today. Chloe became very ill and proceeded to miss 24 days of school or nearly 5 weeks well into April this year. When Chloe is ill her dad and I generally have her stay with me vs. going between houses. Chloe just likes to be…
Top 5 Reasons Why Mompreneurs Fail And How To Avoid Them
Let’s not kid ourselves. Starting a business is REALLY HARD! According to the SBA, 51% of small businesses fail in the first five years. Why? What goes wrong? Is there any way to avoid this happening to your business? Well it seems that entrepreneurial success is a combination of hard work, savvy business sense, and a sizable portion of good luck! However here are some classic traps that new Mompreneurs often fall in to, and…
“My Parents Hate Each Other” Part One
My eight year old daughter, Chloe, had a rough day. She had her first real fight with her two best friends and she had missed nearly two weeks of school being sick. In an emotional moment she said “not only do I have to go back and forth between houses but when I grow up all I will remember is that my parents hated each other.” The “hated each other” hit me in the chest…
“Mom, Don’t Cry, It’s Just Little Stuff”
I am from a long line of Irish Catholics. Thus, it is a given that my life has been ruled by massive guilt and continual worry with rays of sunshine only allowed after 10 Hail Mary’s! Though my grandma was Catholic, she seemed to avoid the curse of worry. Since I can remember she has constantly teased me saying “don’t forget to beat yourself today with that broom you keep next to your bed!” The…
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