This morning I am feeling extremely grateful for our flexible schedules. You may have heard details about the flu in Austin on NPR. We’ve been watching it go through Maddy’s class since last week – by Friday afternoon only Maddy and one other child were at school. It appears the flu may have finally caught [...]

Building a business and raising a child have many things in common.  Besides the obvious (sleepless nights, anyone?), both work best when the focus is on areas of strength rather than areas of weakness.
Building a business based upon your strengths is not only easier, it is smarter.  You will get more done in less time [...]

For those of you contemplating the idea of self-employment, it may be helpful to hear some of the good and bad that comes with self-employment. Here are the biggest issues our family experienced:

Murphy’s Law is alive and well. Both my husband and I have worked in consulting (we actually met at work) so we thought [...]

Family Profits grew directly from our own experiences as a couple, as the parents of young children, and as individuals who wanted to put family first but who still had to work to pay the bills.
We struggled with caring for our children in the way we wanted while still having some time to spend with [...]