23: The Weekend Shift: Juggling Motherhood & Career While Building a Business
Summary
Show Notes: Monday through Friday, Kathleen works her full-time marketing job and manages early kindergarten mornings, school pickups, dinner, and bedtime routines. Her weekdays are maxed out. So when does she build her creative business? Weekends. And it's not what you might think.
In this honest episode, Kathleen pulls back the curtain on what it's really like to pursue a creative dream when you're already working full-time and raising kids. This isn't about disappearing every weekend or having superhuman energy—it's about her and her husband trading off parenting time, communicating constantly, and accepting that rest is sometimes the thing that has to give.
If you've ever thought "I'd love to start something, but I have a full-time job and kids—there's literally no time," this episode will show you it's possible. Hard, exhausting, guilt-inducing at times—but possible.
You'll hear about:
The reality of the triple juggle: full-time employee + full-time mom + business owner
Why weekends became her business-building time (and how she and her husband make it work)
The guilt that comes from every direction—work, motherhood, marriage, self
Why concentrated weekend blocks are more productive than fragmented weekday minutes
How to protect your work time, set realistic goals, and avoid resentment
What her kids are actually learning (and why it's not what she expected)
Making this sustainable without burning out
Why she's doing it anyway—even when she's exhausted
Takeaway: There will never be a "perfect time" to start. If you wait for everything to line up perfectly, you'll be waiting forever. You can be a good mom, a good employee, and still pursue your dream. It's hard, but it's possible. And the example you're setting for your kids? That's worth the tired. That's worth the weekend shift.
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