It can be hard to keep so many balls in the air and still take care of yourself. I’m sharing one of my favorite and fast breakfasts ever. Actually, one of my favorite meals ever.
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1 green or yellow zucchini
1 onion
jar of salsa
Fast, healthy, yummy
Recipe:
Saute the diced onion and zucchini for about 5 minutes in a smidgen of olive oil. Scramble in 2 eggs. I often do this right in the pan, so I don’t have another prep dish to clean. Top with a spoonful of prepared salsa. If you have time, serve with a whole wheat bagel with cream cheese, or do without. If you are really in a rush, put the eggs in a tortilla wrap and head out the door.
When you are a pregnant entrepreneur, you don’t have time to be sick. You’re on a schedule, and if youskip a beat, how will you ever be ready for your baby? That’s one deadline that you can’t possbily miss, and you might even need to put the breaks on ahead of schedule!
Before kids, I never thought about things like getting a flu shot. But during pregnancy, my docs highly recommended I get the flu shot, especially since we were dealing with the dreaded Swine Flu (or H1N1) the year I was pregnant with my firstborn.
“Flu is a terribly uncomfortable illness at best, and for many it can be life-threatening,” says Andrea Hanaway, M.D., board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and PriorityCare’s medical director. “Getting a flu shot truly is one of the easiest things people can do to stay healthy this winter.”
The flu is caused by various influenza viruses. Symptoms include fever, coughing, sore throat, aches, chills and fatigue. Most healthy people recover without problems, but people 65 and over, pregnant women, young children and people with chronic health conditions are at higher risk for serious complications and even death.
If you are already a mom, you probably know that your kids are the shortest distance between you and an illness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyone at least 6 months old be vaccinated against seasonal flu. The CDC also says that children ages 6 months to 8 years who did not get at least one dose of the 2010-2011 flu vaccine should get two doses of the vaccine this season. According to the CDC, October is the best month to receive a flu vaccination.
For those who don’t have timely access to a physician’s office, PriorityCare is the perfect location for high-quality, expedient and cost-effective flu vaccination. Flu vaccinations are available daily, without an appointment at PriorityCare locations at Wind Gap and Bethlehem from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. Both offices are staffed by a physician, nurses and an X-ray technician.
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Does your guy respect your business? Whether you started your business from nothing, came from corporate, or dropped all of your life’s resources into a new venture, your guy is one of the most critical members of your fan club, and every business needs a fan club that isn’t just virtual and online.
When I started my business (remember that I left a really respectable income behind), he took to talking about my “little business.” It took a while of gentle and not so gentle reminders, but he caught on and started introducing me as a business owner. When your guy describes your business in at least the same terms as you do, or perhaps even better, then you know he’s on board.
My business reached a milestone last year of 5 continuous years in business. Hubby dear was paying more attention than I was, and noticed how I was gushing over the (then) recently released iPad. He totally surprised me with my very own iPad to celebrate the business milestone. If your hubby presents you with productivity tools, even if you aren’t sure they’ll work for you, take it as his vote of confidence in your business acumen.
He did it once again this year. Just after the book was released, my husband presented me with a professionally shadowboxed version of the book. Wow! Not quite as expensive as the iPad, but still not cheap, and definitely something I never would have thought to get for myself. Guys who get a sentimental gift that represents your success are priceless.
The saying used to be that behind every good man was a good woman. But, hey, running a business, especially while you are pregnant, is a team sport. There’s got to be a good guy behind you if you are going to stay healthy, happy and at least somewhat balanced. Let’s celebrate those guys who help us forward.
Leave a comment here to crow about how your guy treated you and your business well.
I am never sick. So how did I lose three days last week? I swear this kind of thing started when I was pregnant, and has only gotten worse with two children.
Before becoming a mom, if I was sick, I would call in to the boss, change my voice mail greeting, and crawl back under the covers.
During pregnancy, the days when I felt wrung out were mitigated by my sweetheart offering extra foot rubs.
Now, I have days that I recognize as being sick days only in retrospect. I was upright, driving, and taking care of daily tasks, but I was not really a functioning human. I was not taking care of things like returning phone calls, balancing checkbooks, and keeping up with emails. I re-emerged from the lost days to piles of laundry, piles of mail, and piles of whatever landed by the back door.
As the song goes, Mama said there’d be days like this. A few days like this don’t make you (or me) a bad person, chronically disorganized, or hopeless. They are just what happens. This isn’t pollyanna, but rather a reality check. The mom handbook doesn’t allow for sick days, but you can slow things to a crawl for a few days and still run your business and your life successfully when you return to speed. Take care of you, even when you really are running ragged. If you are the boss of your company, no one else is going to do it for you. My post-sick day remedy includes chocolate. Here’s wishing you some.
