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It's Tough Being Mom And Business Owner |
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Written by Shawna Hernandez
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It's a tough job being a mother. Add on top of that a business
owner and you've got a mess waiting to happen! So I have three
kids and decided that I need to start selling the hair clippies
that I make for my daughter on line. Of course I started with e-bay but
being the creative and over ambitious person that I am I
decided I needed to have my own website. OH BOY! If someone has
ever told you that you never get to sleep again once you have
kids...You can tell them their wrong!
Before I started on this little venture I was getting at least
7-8 hours of sleep and now it's more like 5-6! there are some
nights where I'm on the computer till 3am and still feel like I
have so much more to do.
I mean a typical day goes something like
this... you make a trip to the store with 3 kids all yelling at
you "I want cookies","I have to go to the bathroom",and a baby
who's just looking at you like she already has gone to the
bathroom. Then you finally get to the checkout and realize that
while you were working on the computer you let your 18 month old
play with your wallet and she hid your debit card somewhere in
the abyss that is her brothers' room. Now you have to leave your
cart there and hold up the line while the bag boy puts all of
your groceries aside and you have to make the walk of shame out
to the car and pack the kids back into the car and listen to
"Mommy where are the cookies?" All the while thinking in the back
of your mind "I hope I had a sale today" and at the same time
thinking "If I did have a sale when will I have time to put
everything together?" This is when you realize..... I NEED A
BABYSITTER!
Yes, it's tough but even though at the end of the day after you
have given everyone a bath, they're in their pajamas and tucked
into their cozy little beds all you really want to do is get to
the work table and start getting creative.
Not only is it a rewarding feeling to know that your kids are
well taken care of ( don't get me wrong ) sometimes they don't
always eat a home cooked meal and go to bed without taking a
bath but, it's such a great feeling to know that someone
appreciates your work enough to pay for it when you were doing
it for your friends and family for free all along.
I love what I do and when the day seems rough I know that soon
there will be silence and I can get a little me time that's oh
so precious and welcomed with a glass of wine! Even if I only
get that time to spend watching "The Tudors" that's a reward in
itself:)!
If you are a mom and decide to start your own on line business
just know that not everything goes according to plan and you
have to learn how to prioritize. Sometimes you just have to let
the little things go! But make sure you are doing something you
feel passionate about and can't stop thinking about.
About the Author:
Shawna is the mother to 3 beautiful kids and
married to the love of her life. She owns and runs her own
business designing and making beautiful No Slip Hair clippies.
You can find her little works of art at J.C. Grace Designs
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