Breadwinner Tips

Pregnancy Nesting – 13 things you must do before your baby arrives that you probably never thought of

by Monaica on May 13, 2013

Since the moment I found out I was pregnant with my darling daughter #2, I started to naturally organize things around the home, my list-making skills were supercharged and my husband and darling daughter #1 thought I had lost my mind, I’m sure of that. (But hey – this isn’t my first rodeo.) Towards the More...

No Cable TV Family Experiment

by Monaica on February 12, 2013

First a little background: Almost three years ago, someone suggested I do a 90-day media fast and see if it had any positive effect on my life. No TV. No Radio. No Magazines. No News. I took the plunge, without the rest of my family, and despite being bombarded by negative news messages whenever I More...

How Tim Ferriss Ruined My Wardrobe

by Monaica on February 11, 2013

It’s 2007. I’m getting slammed with emails from people who have picked up “The 4-Hour Work Week” and it’s all the rage. And I’m thinkin’ – “Yeah, I want some of what THAT GUY is eating [Tim Ferriss].” (Little did I know he would actually release “The 4-Hour Chef” 5 years later.) But let’s stick More...

Goals and why you shouldn’t be setting them this year

by Monaica on January 1, 2013

Frantic goal-setting. Yep, it’s that time of year again. You know – when everyone and their dog recommits (with passion) to finally achieve those things that they haven’t done over the last few years. I’m gonna lose weight. Make more money. Cook in more. Stop procrastinating. And then, when January rolls around again you give More...

How To Have A High-Risk Pregnancy And Still Run A Business

by Monaica on December 28, 2012

The short answer is by having a lot of help. How do you run a business, be the Mommy Breadwinner®, take care of your family, AND be pregnant too? You will need (if you’re like me): • One Kick-Ass OBGYN who lets me text him • One Very Nice Maternal Fetal Specialist • One Very More...

Breadwinner Confession – It Ain’t Easy

by Monaica on April 29, 2011

Coming to terms with the fact that I was the major provider for our family was not the easiest thing I’ve ever done. Far from it, for sure. Where I come from… Mommies work. Daddies work longer and harder. Mommies cook. Daddies eat. Mommies clean. Daddies tinker and smoke pipes. Mommies take care of the More...

Improve your shopping with Grocery IQ app

by Monaica on April 7, 2011

It's shopping time! I enjoy shopping, although it's not usually my most fun task if I'm shopping for groceries. But, how is our family to eat? I could order groceries and have them shipped, but that just feels so…stale… Thanks to technology, I found a handy iPhone app that shaves at least twenty minutes or More...