This week has been super busy and it is only Tuesday! Fortunately for me, some of my favorite blogs have been touching on some of the challenges I am facing as I navigate through this summer trying to balance growing my business while working from home with spending plenty of quality time with my kids.

A few posts I highly recommend:

Want to be successful? Learn to manage expectations. Randa Clay has reminded me of a very important business strategy – managing client expectations. I can’t think of a more important business princple than this during summer. Apart from the time constraints of having kids home, there are things like summer vacation (for you and your client), holidays, and the generally slower pace of business in the summer.

What you want may be different than what you will settle for. Is Wendy talking to me? Uh, maybe! Balancing a successful business with being a successful Mom is a constant push and pull scenario. Wendy reminds us to take stock of our goals and the goals of those around us and to make sure that we are not just settling because it is the most comfortable route at the time.

A Definitive List of Paid Blogging Sites. I know that many of my readers are familiar with paid blogging and you may even be looking for more opportunities. DoshDosh has a really comprehensive list of paid blogging sites to share.