a lifestyle blog by Lauren Walsh
I know that it's often said that little kids really are watching, listening, and taking note of everything we adults do, but it is so true! Almost a year ago, Jason, Skylar and I started implementing family prayer time into our bedtime routine. To be honest, I can’t really remember how or why it all [...]
The job title of mompreneur comes with lots of exciting benefits, but there is also another layer--past the 24/7 grind and all the social media filters--that people rarely see. This holds true really for any working mom or dad who’s out there chasing a dream and trying to be the best example they can be [...]
Dear Baby Boy, When I was pregnant with your sister, I was in a very different place in my life. I believe God truly showed up and wrecked my life in all of the right ways when I got pregnant with her. I felt like God was offering me a second chance in life. A [...]
“It’s just like riding a bike.” How many times have we heard this go-to phrase of comparison before? It is certainly one that people love to throw around, but I wonder how much thought--if any--has been given to the actual meaning behind it. I was watching my daughter ride around on her bike yesterday (mind [...]
The Perfect Time Doesn’t Exist New Year's, Monday, tomorrow, next week, next month... Everyone can relate to the mentality of pushing something off. For some reason, we think that we need a scheduled starting point in order to implement something new into our lives. One of the crowd favorites is "someday", which as we know, [...]
I was recently talking with a friend and fellow mompreneur about ways to get back to her core passion and values, and allow these to be the driving factors in her business. Right before our conversation ended, she asked, “why are you so authentically passionate about the work you do?” Now I can confidently answer [...]
The Work Life Blending Reality When I first launched LW Branding, I was excited for the opportunity to be able to control my own schedule. I had spent five years in corporate America and was in a position where I averaged 65+ hours per week, while only getting paid for 40 of them (something definitely [...]
How You Fill Your Time Matters I am obsessed with the concept of habits. Any kind of beneficial discipline or growth structure that can be added to my life is one that I am all ears to learning more about. As a mompreneur, it is so important that I practice these as much as I [...]
Think Bigger. Dream Bigger. Innovate More. I recently took part in a Mastermind course, and during a call with the course graduates, the guest speaker was the former head of innovation for the Walt Disney Company. Of all the great insight that was shared, the point that stood out to me the most during the [...]
Just [Not] One of the Guys There's always been something about being a #GirlBoss that has motivated me. Years ago when I started my career in finance, I caught a glimpse at what it really looked like to be a girl in a "guy's world"... You want to talk about a glass ceiling--working on the [...]
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