by Suzanne Brown | Feb 3, 2016 | Uncategorized
As February is the month of love and friendship, the weekly blogs will cover topics that relate to these two aspects of our lives. I’m starting with the concept of being intentional and how it relates to loving the one you’re with. Being intentional in all areas...
by Suzanne Brown | Jan 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
As I’ve mentioned before in a blog post, we’ve interviewed over 60 part-time working moms. The moms who have shared their stories have been solopreneurs, worked in large corporations and almost any size in between. We’ve talked to lawyers, financial consultants, hair...
by Suzanne Brown | Jan 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of the top reasons moms we have interviewed work part-time is to have more flexibility in their lives. What is interesting is how these moms use flexibility in their lives. For some, it’s about getting involved in kids’ school and activities. Some moms have even...
by Suzanne Brown | Jan 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
As a new year starts, it seems like so many of us try new things. We look for ways to make the best of the year – decluttering, organizing, resolutions, changes in behavior, and maybe even new tools to make it all come together. We’ve asked friends and family about...
by Suzanne Brown | Dec 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
Next week we’re unplugging to spend time with our families. Because really, that’s what the holidays are all about, aren’t they? And that’s one of the best things about working part time when you get right down to it. The flexibility to choose – mostly – how...
by Suzanne Brown | Dec 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
This phrase came up in one of our interviews and the concept has come up many times. I like the idea of Balance Dynamics, though, since it’s essentially how we deal with balance when other forces act on it – the term seems more active, less passive. It’s the...
by Suzanne Brown | Dec 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s December and the holidays are in full swing! I absolutely love the holiday season. But no matter which holiday(s) you celebrate, it’s even easier to become overwhelmed and overscheduled this time of year. I can already sense that racing feeling in my chest that...
by Suzanne Brown | Nov 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’m so thankful for this project. When starting this project, I didn’t give a lot of thought to what I was asking moms to share. I work part-time and manage my family and so I know it takes patience, multi-tasking and constant course-correction to keep the...
by Suzanne Brown | Nov 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
We’ve heard from a few moms we’ve interviewed about being 100% mom and work on top of that. I would think most moms want to be 100% mom and working full-time seems like another 100%. I have always said I want to be 100% mom and a part-time professional. It’s even a...
by Suzanne Brown | Nov 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Now that Halloween is behind us and Thanksgiving is quickly approaching, it’s that time when we start to think of being grateful and finding ways to “give back” to our community. Many of the moms we’ve talked to have said that they work part-time to improve...
