The SpecialMoms Parenting Magazine Issue 5 | Page 29

her family!
woman? Share with us
some tips.

imagination… and I can dream
pretty big.

My success begins with a supportive spouse. My husband is a
super hero in my eyes and he has always been faithful to encourage me
in my career. We realize that balance
is relative. When I get discouraged
because my days do not look like
the typical stay-at-home mother, he is always there to
focus my attention on the fact that if I worked away
from home, the children would see much less of me.

What is your proudest/
greatest accomplishment
to date in your business?

Despite working full-time as a band director in a
public school and growing his own business, he also assumes responsibility for bathing the children and doing
the laundry so that I can work a few evenings a week.
I also have set work hours. Recently, I hired a mother’s helper to come in for four hours a day twice a week.
She helps with homeschooling the children and having
them do their chores while I work undistracted. I tried
finding time to work during the day but realized that
the constant distractions were causing my work to take
ten times as long as when I could work alone.

Can you share with us and any parents
who are considering starting a business
what steps you took to start yours?
Running a business is not easy and there are days
when I want to walk away, but I have mentors who
encourage me, a husband who supports me, a mother
who is willing to serve me, and a dad who wants to
know how much money I am making. They push me
and I push forward harder. You must have amazingly
supportive and positive people in your life. Yes, I have
negative people in my life too. I just try not to listen
to them because my purpose is not limited by someone
else’s interpretation of me. God has a plan beyond my

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I could point to accolades,
mentions in the press, and other
such awards, but I am happiest
when I am serving those who are attempting to do the
same thing that I am doing. My pride is seeing others
succeed, and more than anything, I want mothers who
want to work from home to realize that it truly is possible to have it all.

Are there any takeaways that you have
learned from the past year when it comes
to how you want to run your business in
the new year?
With four active blogs and a network of thousands
that I mentor, I have learned that I need a team. I made
a list of what I could not do and what I did not want
to do and hired competent people to take those tasks.
Even though I feel I can do it all, I have to be willing to
admit that I have limits and it is okay to ask for help.

Are there any quick budgeting tips
you can share with other special needs
parents to plan for the New Y