057 - Raising 3 Kids, Running a Business & Homeschooling: A BTS Look at Our Days

<p>What does it actually look like to raise three kids, homeschool, run a business, work from home, and still have a life?<br /></p><p>We’re sharing a behind-the-scenes look at what’s worked for us, what hasn’t, and what we’ve learned after nearly 10 years of parenting while running our business. <br /><br />We talk childcare, routines, quiet time, Sunday planning, outsourcing, marriage, decision fatigue, and why we’ve stopped looking for the schedule that will finally “figure it all out.”<br /></p><p><b>Chapters</b>:</p><p>00:00 Recording from the Trader Joe’s parking lot<br />02:11 The biggest lesson: flexibility<br />07:02 What we thought parenting + business would look like<br />09:26 Can you actually “do it all?”<br />14:11 Why there’s no perfect schedule<br />16:38 Creating rhythms that reduce decisions<br />21:00 Our Sunday meeting + defining a successful week<br />25:31 Boundaries between work and family<br />26:15 How we use childcare<br />27:51 How we divide work when the kids are home<br />30:16 Outsourcing inside the business<br />31:40 Why we hired a family assistant<br />34:00 Protecting your marriage while working together<br />35:03 Extra grace required<br />39:47 Good doesn’t always mean right<br />42:09 Building the family you actually want<br />43:00 You’re not alone in figuring this out<br /></p><p>Connect with us:</p><p>Instagram: @bradandjeneducation @bradandjen<br /><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://learn.bradandjen.com" target="_blank">learn.bradandjen.com</a><br /></p><p>Keywords:</p><p>working parents, working from home with kids, work life balance, parenting and business, homeschooling, homeschool parents, entrepreneur parents, working mom, family business, childcare, family routines, time management, marriage and business, family rhythms, raising kids, creative entrepreneur</p>