Showing my kids how to work and how to earn and save money is very important to me. I want them to see the value in working for yourself in a job you created, as risky and as uncomfortable as that can be sometimes with the irregular paychecks coming in. Being that what I do is nurture a community of business owners here at Tin Shingle, and design and manage some of this website, showing my kids what I do can be challenging. It's not like I work in a store all day long, or build things in a workshop.

It was a Friday at 5:30pm.

My family and I were going to embark on a weekend getaway to Maine to visit family. A real short trip. We don't like leaving at night, and I have come to accept that I plum fall asleep at 9:30pm, so I am of no use driving late nights. Or, for that matter, chatting in order to keep anybody awake who is driving.

Over a year ago I spoke with author, Reva Seth, about the book she was writing, "The MomShift."  She was interested in writing about moms that have gone back to work, sharing their stories, their successes, obsticles, and how they make it work.