Work and Life Balance

It’s official, the blog is now up and running! What is a Ninja Mom, you may be asking yourself?  If you are a working Mom, and let’s be real, we are all working Moms, then you are a Ninja Mom.  You may not feel like one right now, but trust me, YOU ARE! So who…

Carla Marsh is an agent with Re/Max in Bellevue, Washington that has not only survived the change in the market, but truly thrived.  In addition to being a Real Estate agent, Carla is married with two wonderful boys ages 7 and 9.  Carla and I had a chance to chat last week and she shared…

There is the saying that you can ‘learn to like what you can afford or learn to afford what you like’.  Well, I must admit that I have worked that phrase to my advantage in the past thinking ‘Well of course I should buy these insanely expensive shoes.  They are what I like so I’ll…

Alex, our oldest started kindergarten today.  It is such a big and exciting day.  He was so darn cute this morning with his back pack on and ready to start his new adventure.  I must admit, though, that I think it had a bigger impact on me than it did him.  He was excited, but…

Maybe it was more of a jog than a run and probably more of a bouncy walk than a jog in some places, but I got out there and I did it.  I LOVE to run, but after having Ryan and then a foot surgery I have been nervous about overdoing it on my foot.…

Coco, an agent in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and I had a chance to chat recently about her success as an agent, using the Ninja systems and making it all work as a single working mom.  Coco is so amazingly positive.  Just the way she says hello when she picks up the phone is enough to…

“Whatever you’re thinking about is literally like planning a future event.  When you’re worrying, you are planning.  When you’re appreciating you are planning…What are you planning?” ~Abraham,  www.abraham-hicks.com

I gave up watching TV a while ago for myself and I must admit that I love it.  I’ll watch a movie every now and then, but sitting down and watching a show with all of the commercials just makes me cranky.  Not to mention the fact that I can totally get sucked into some…

Yes, the spastic schedule of a Realtor can be a bit much at times, but when you really need it, being self employed is the ONLY way to go.  Ryan, our 2 year old was sick and out of school the entire week last week.  Taking a day off here or there for something is usually pretty…

I have written before about the legs to your business and the importance of having multiple areas that you get your business from.  But this is about OTHER sources of income. Gary and I just had the luxury of spending the entire weekend just the two of us!  We have been away from the kids…