My favorite part of working at our own business is being able to work with my little family. Some people may think kids are a hindrance to working at home – and while doing some aspects they can be. However, with a little creativity, kids can be an asset in your business. My young daughter is great at helping us come up with new ideas and recently we started doing videos with the children. I am very shy and reluctant at the thought of being on any sort of camera, but my husband is the

I have finally jumped the hurdle and created a Facebook page for the business! We will be sharing our new endeavours as they unveil - updates about our fundraising for local charities, products we have for sale and cool items we recommend. J ND K will also be sharing tips on how to run a home-based business while raising a family – such as, how to involve the children in the business, and include some comical videos about our experiences. We will be posting a lot of inspirational tips and

Why is it that even though us humans are such social creatures, we tend to isolate ourselves when we most need the support in life? I mentioned briefly in a post almost a year ago (ya, that was my last post here) - my daughter was diagnosed with a hole in her heart. She was born with an atrial septal defect, but we only found out last year, and she needed open heart surgery. The last year was the darkest time in my life! Many days I could barely cope with day to day living, amidst all the fear

Life has a way of throwing you for a loop, sending situations your way and presenting you with circumstances that you could never expect, even when you think you have life under control. The only comfort in all this is believing that there is a 'divine timing' to it all, and having faith that life really does play out in a certain way for a certain reason.“It’s impossible,” said Pride. “It’s risky,” said Experience. “It’s pointless”, said Re

They say that 'we teach what we most need to learn' and I must admit I believe this to be true of myself. I have spent my whole life 'beating myself up' without even realizing it. My background is in Social Work and I spent years in the Mental Health field teaching others how to 'be good to themselves', yet I now see how I never truly followed my own advice. I have always been a perfectionist, and with that comes a tendency to be unnecessarily hard on myself. Isn't it funny how we talk to ourse