(201) Family Spring 2018 | Page 28

Q&A coming up Rosie PARENTING EXPERT AND RIDGEWOOD MOM ROSIE POPE SHARES HER SECRETS TO SUCCESS INTERVIEW BY LAURA ADAMS STIANSEN ROSIE POPE AGE: 38 MOTHER TO: Bridget, 3; Vivienne, 5; Wellington, 7 and James, 9 CREATOR OF: Rosie Pope, a lifestyle brand for pregnant woman and new moms AUTHOR OF: Mommy IQ: The Complete Guide to Pregnancy RosiePope GIVE US THREE WAYS TO BALANCE A CAREER AND PARENTHOOD. First of all, I think we have to look at balance over our lifetimes and not in a day or a week. It feels impossible to do everything is such a short space of time — take care of the kids, your partner, you, your work etc. — 26 SPRING 2018 | (201) FAMILY WHAT’S YOUR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE LIKE AS A WORKING MOM? A sprint or a marathon…I am never sure which but it involves a lot of running around and stamina! Most of all, I have learned to be wholeheartedly in different moments so that when I am with my kids, I am with my kids, and then when I turn on work, I am working. I have found that if I don’t do this, everything muddles together and no one is satisfied.