Juggling work and life as a small-business owner is hard enough, but when you're also a mom and a wife on top of that, it can feel nearly impossible at times, says Susan Petersen, the founder of baby moccasin and apparel company Freshly Picked, which was featured on ABC's "Shark Tank" in January 2014.Petersen tells Business Insider the only way to stay productive at work and be a good parent and partner at home is to find balance. Her trick for doing that: unplugging Friday evening through Monday morning.
"On Friday night, I log out of our company social-media accounts and close my email," she says. "Consequently, my Friday afternoon is usually pretty busy buttoning up all of my work. I don't turn things back on until Monday morning."
Petersen says she noticed she was "getting really into work on the weekend," which wasn't good for her, her company, or her loved ones.
She continues: "Our office is a very collaborative workspace, and I get so much more work done during the week when we are all working on projects together than I do when I am trying to get something done on my own."
Also, she says, "as a working mom, some of the only uninterrupted time that I get with my kids is on the weekend. I need it, and they need it. I always come back to work on Monday feeling recharged and ready to tackle big things when I've had time to relax with my family."
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