Posts tagged work life balance

Why I Quit

Every single day I quit the same thing - I quit my work.

Have you ever been home with your family and that little “ding” sound goes off notifying you of a new email? You immediately check it and feel the urgency to respond right away. While you are simply trying to get your thoughts from your head through your fingertips and onto the screen so you can press send, and your child walks over to you and says, “Mommy, look at…” only to be abruptly cut off by you with a response that resembles something like, “Honey, I need you to give mommy just a second - I’m just trying to finish this one thing then I can listen to you.”

Personal, BusinessJessica ZimmermanAugust 2, 2023why i quit, boundaries in business, work family balance, mom life balance, work life balance, working mom balance, balancing work and motherhood, balancing business and familyComment

I'm Tired. Like, Really Tired

Confession time: I'm tired. Like, really tired.

I normally quit working at 3pm and go pick up my kids from school and don't look at work again until the following day. Today, I had back to back appointments all day and left work at 3pm, picked up my kids, but had to bring work home with me. It is incredibly rare that I work at home with my kids around, but this is one of those rare weeks where there are major deadlines and extra hours are necessary.

PersonalJessica ZimmermanMarch 27, 2019JESSICA ZIMMERMAN, jessica zimmerman, jessica zimmerman family, working mom, entrepreneur mom, work life, work life balance, working mom balance, momtreprenuer, self employed mom, work life boundariesComment

The Nouveau Wedding Guest Blog: The Lonely Side of Entrepreneurship

I am honored to be featured on this guest blog by The Nouveau Wedding! The lonely side of entrepreneurship is a topic that is close to my heart.

BusinessJessica ZimmermanJanuary 9, 2019jessica zimmerman weddings, JESSICA ZIMMERMAN, jessica zimmerman floral, jessica zimmerman education, jessica zimmerman, business, business mentoring, lonely entrepreneurship, work life balance, boundaries in businessComment

"How did you know you were ready?"

My Great-Uncle Buck was a successful, self-made businessman. He grew up on a farm in Arkansas and later moved to Seattle with his wife, Lou. He started out dirt poor working in construction. Later, he began investing in storage units, then office rental properties, and eventually became a self-made millionaire. You would never know it. He wore the same pair of Levi’s jeans and denim shirt every single day of his life. He knew what was important in life, and it wasn’t flashy, material things.

I put on the Swimsuit

I am a travel junkie at heart. I am one of those people who would totally take my kids out of school for a year and travel the world. Maybe one day I will! A lot of our traveling the past couple of years, especially with three little ones, has felt more like trips than vacations. Seaside, Florida is that one place where we go every year that actually feels like a vacation. We rent a beach house for a week and we have zero problem unplugging. We go about the day with no real schedule. We go for bike rides, swim in the pool, and play by the beach. Everything is in walking distance. We eat good food and each day the kids pick a treat, either a snow cone, ice cream, or something from the local candy shop.

PersonalJessica ZimmermanJanuary 29, 2018JESSICA ZIMMERMAN, jessica zimmerman, jessica zimmerman weddings, jessica zimmerman family, family, family of five, work life balance, work family balance, travel, vacation, Lauren Kinsey, Lauren Kinsey Photography, Seaside, seaside florida, florida, florida travel Comments

The most important thing I do for my kids every day

Brian and I were married eight years before we had kids. During those years I would go through Ina Garten’s cookbooks, page by page, and cook a new recipe each night for dinner. I love to cook. There is something about taking ingredients and making them into a delicious meal that just makes me happy. Brian and I always ate our dinner at the table together. This is where we would really talk about our day or dream about our next vacation. Fast forward to today and life's a little more full! Driving three ...

PersonalJessica ZimmermanJune 17, 2017balancing business and family, mom life balance, work life balance, work family balance, mom, momprenuer, momtreprenuer, work at home mom, mealprep, meal prep, kids, children, raising children, family, family dinner Comments

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Hi! I'm Jessica Zimmerman, top wedding planner, floral designer, and founder of Zimmerman Events and Education.

I teach fellow wedding professionals the exact systems, sales processes, tools, scripts, and templates I used to make a (six figure) living designing flowers and planning weddings, all while raising my three kids. Because what's the point of owning your own business if you can't live your dream life?

I've been named a top wedding planner by Southern Living magazine, and have my wedding and floral work featured in PEOPLE magazine, Martha Stewart Weddings, Brides, Once Wed, and more.

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