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Tips for the Working Mom

• Don't fight change, just plan on rearranging your sleeping and waking schedule to ensure that you get quality time for you (i.e. working out, reading, correspondence etc.)
• Force yourself to get into the habit of cleaning up, moving/folding laundry, preparing lunches, and planning breakfast every night, before you go to bed. 
• Prepare extra food on Sundays to use during the week (i.e. chop veggies and large fruits and prepare storable meals). 
• Always have crackers or other snacks and water in the car. 
• Utilize some of your lunch breaks at work to run errands (grocery shopping and post office), but also reserve some of them to refresh yourself (take a walk or eat with a friend).
• As a working mom, you need to be good at multitasking and staying organized.
• Try to make lunches the night before.
• Pick out kids outfits the night before and
• Make sure to get kids to bed early enough that they get the sleep they need.
• Work as a team with your spouse, Get yourselves ready first in the morning. Wake up kids so that they have enough time to eat, get ready and play a bit before you rush out the door to daycare and school.
• Try to talk about something you will do together that night before you all go in different directions. That way, you start the day on a positive note and have something to look forward to at the end of the day.

 

Mom in the Spotlight

Crystal White

Profile:
Volunteer Involvement: Prayer child org Jefferson Elem. resource room JDRF walk
Profession: Gold Canyon
Education: Certified Vet tech. Pima Medical MCC
Children: Kamaree 16 mo, Hayden 3yrs and Sherri 10

Fun Q & A with our Spotlight Mom:

Personal:

What phrase or motto do you live by? " Good or Bad, everything happens for a reason."

Inspiration: My husband, he decades 100% to every aspect of his life.

If you could teach your kids one thing and have it impact them, what would it be? Life is too short, do not waste time on unimportant matters or unworthy emotions

How do you measure success? Being true to yourself and finishing what you start

Greatest Accomplishment: Being a mother

Proudest Moment: When my children were born

Biggest Challenge: Keeping up with all the laundry!

Wildest Dream: To make Gold Director with Gold Canyon Candles!

Sport/Exercise Program: Dance

What would people be surprised to learn about you? I love to draw and paint

Where did you grow up: Mesa, AZ

How many siblings: 11 sisters....yes, it was hard growing up all girls. Everyone always asks, how did you ever share the bathroom....It was a daily struggle!

First Job: "The fruit peddler" Fruit stand.

Childhood Ambition: I wanted to become a Artist

Favorites:

Favorite Local Restaurant: Serrano

Favorite Coffee Spot: Don't drink coffee...but love Starbucks banana nut bread

Favorite Soundtrack/song: George Strait

Favorite Movie: I love anything funny or true stories

Favorite TV Show: Medium, Royal pains, CSI, Oprah, Doctors.

Retreat: Gardening

Last Book You Read: Turtle & tortoises for dummies, anything you ever wanted to know about turles & tortoises.

Indulgence: Crafts and candles.

Tell us about a product or item that you can't live without as a parent A good breastfeeding pillow, Gerber

Your Perfect Day: Temps in the mid 80's outside playing with the kids and animals

Other:

What inspires you to go to work every day? Better things in life, giving my children what I didn't have.

[Business Owners] What motivated you to start your business? Being able to work from home, with my children and Tax befits

[Business Owners] What is the hardest part about owning your own business? Motivating a large team to put their dream into action.




Past profiled mom...

• Katarina Stanisic
• Jill Lekovic
• Coleen Murphy
• Amelia Maness-Gilliland
• Lisa Ventrella
• Gail Gilmartin
• Crystal White

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