iphone in one hand and baby in the other? Skype call with a colleague while breastfeeding your baby? Turning on the TV to a kid show for 20 mintues so you can finish one email? Can you be a full time Mompreneur and full time caregiving Mom - both at the same time? I seriously don't know.
And for the record - I did do a skype video interview while breastfeeding my son. I was discreet but it was not my most professional moment ever. What could I do...newborn was feeding on demand - and it turned out he demanded just as I answered that skype do-da-dee ring.
I have been writing a book during nap times for some time. I find that nap time or after bed time are the ONLY TIMES in which I can work.
I can give you 63 Fun Activities For Kids or share finger songs to sing together to keep the kids entertained but I cannot give you one activity which will give you a full hour of work time while your pre-schooler is occupied.
Simply because most young children just can't be left alone for a long period of time (just yesterday, in the time it took me to put away one laundry basket my baby destroyed a tissue box -- pulling out every single piece of tissue and exploding it around my bedroom).
The minute I try to open my computer the baby starts trying to crawl up my leg and my big kids ask if they can watch One Direction on YouTube. How do Mompreneurs do it?
My own belief...it you want to be a successful work at home Mom - you need to work when the kids are asleep - or in the care of others. I wonder how many Mompreneurs have a Nanny or reliable babysitter? How many of them take their kids to part time day care? How many just worked after bedtime like I do?
I strongly feel a woman can be both CEO and MOM....just not when the kids are in the room.
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