Christmas Spirit Calendar Download inside! Time to have some Christmas Fun Parent Boss! When you run a business, Christmas can be a really busy time! It can be hard to find the time, and the enthusiasm for Christmas when you are working your butt off! But...
Don't lose yourself. It is crucial not to completely lose your self identity when you become a parent. When you lose yourself, it is not good for your long term mental health. It is also not good for your kids to see that. Or to think that is what they have to do, to...
Buried by our daily life. Is this you? It's like that song lyric by Talking Heads: "And you may ask yourself, how did I get here?" Lots of little steps and lots of little decisions have slowly buried you, one decision at a time and brought you to this busy Parent Boss...
Parenting is one of the hardest gigs on the planet! And one of the most rewarding. Also one of the most frustrating. Add in draining, joyous, and momentous. And many other descriptive words you can find, depending on the day! Add to all that, running your own...
Thanksgiving - why we should adopt this holiday. We are Aussies and we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here in Australia. However, we lived in Vancouver, BC, Canada for 10 years and our children were born there. It was one of the best experiences of our lives so far. And...
Tools are designed to make life easier for us. As busy Parent Bosses, we all have tools that we use to keep track of life. Some work wonderfully for us, and others are so-so, meaning we are always looking for that 'thing' that is really going to make life easy. There...
We recently took a 5 day break to go to Queensland with our kidlets. It was to celebrate our youngest's 10th birthday. In our family, we don't give the kids a present when they hit double digits. We let them choose an experience instead. When our twins...
Death - it is confronting to us all. And there is a big focus on a prominent death at the moment. By now, I am sure you are aware of Queen Elizabeth II's death. And whether you agree with the Monarchy or not, carrying out a role like that for 70 years is an...
Busy Parents - Do you love Cheat Sheets? I do! Anything that can give me a tip or a trick or a hack to save me time or money or my sanity in this very busy Parent Boss Life, I am all over. Even if I only get 1 thing from that cheat sheet, it is ones step closer to...
Continuing on from our blog last week about Business Owner Burnout, this week we are talking about levels of enthusiasm for your business. Maybe you aren't a business owner who is heading for burnout. You could be a new business owner, who is pumped to get in and get...