1st GUEST POST 2012 JACKIE BRAITHWAITE NICHOLSON

As promised in my first post, I have sent out a couple emails asking some of the amazing women I know to put together a little blurp about what they do and why they do it (lots more emails and /or Facebook messages to go out but I know so many amazing women that I can't get them all out at once, bare with me). I asked my high school friend Jackie Braithwaite Nicholson to write a little something. She is a great stay at home mom but she also wanted to work a little from home so she went into her own business designing items for special occasions, such as the personalized chocolates that she did for my daughter's 1st birthday. Her response was so honest and true and I am sure will hit home for a lot of women out there.
Jackie's response;
          "So as for my business, I will have to try and come up with something about it. For the most part I am just doing it for friends and family right now. I really enjoy doing it but honestly, I just can't seem to find the time to focus on it. Having my own "design" business like this is something I've always wanted to do but I feel like at this point in my life, my focus is my little family. My true joy is being home with Kole everyday and I feel very fortunate to be able to do so. I don't know how working moms do it. I have so much respect for working moms. Raising a child is the most difficult job anyone could ever have! Between AJ's work schedule and Kole thinking that he doesn't need to sleep, ever, I have no time for even myself, let alone running a business :( So I guess for now being Mom and Wife is my job :) and the business is just a "hobby"."