10. How to Manage Mompreneur Life With Little Kids at Home

I am so excited to touch on this subject today because I want to empower you to be the best mom and business owner you can be. I am not the perfect mother and I am not the perfect business owner, it’s all a balancing act. We’ve all seen these mommy bloggers on Instagram and their lives are perfect. It’s so easy to feel like we just aren’t living up to that, but let’s remember that we’re human, and being a mom is hard. Especially for those of us who are more business-minded and always thinking of new ideas. It can be hard to be at home and stay in ‘mom mode.’ So I want to encourage all you moms out there trying to balance it all, I applaud you.

I love how the Bible describes our kids as arrows in our quiver. God calls us to raise them in His ways, and it can be easy to forget this when we get busy with our businesses. I’ve been a working mom throughout my entire motherhood journey.

Define Your Working Hours

We all have those times in our day when kids are napping or after they go to bed when we can buckle down and get stuff done. I break my days up according to what will help me the most, using those times when the kids are quiet or sleeping. Maybe you know that your most productive time is from 5-7 AM when the kids are still in bed. Have a plan of what you are doing with your business during those hours and focus on the projects at hand. We all experience the interruptions of kiddos at home, but if you can focus on one thing instead of a million things at once, you’ll be more productive.

Outsource If You Can

Early in my business, I knew that I didn’t want to balance being a full-time mom and running a business at the same time. When our first child was six months old we began to explore some childcare options. For us, college-aged nannies have worked well. It’s life-changing. Our nanny puts away all of our laundry (even mine), they help put dishes away, they take our kids to and from school. It brings me more time, clarity, opportunity to meet with students or clients.

Define Systems in the Home

There is never going to be the perfect balance between your family and your business, but these tips can really help you move that needle in your family and your business. Some seasons are harder than others; sicknesses in the home, big launches in your business, things like these can throw off your systems. The key thing is that you’re hitting those connection points that are important to you. Having that intentional time with your family is a product of managing your time and systems well. Sometimes we need to pivot to come into better alignment with certain aspects of your life, so it’s important to always be evaluating these systems. It’s never going to be perfect, it will ebb and flow, but make sure that what you are creating is in alignment with what you crave as a mother and as a Christian business owner.

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