“In many ways, being pregnant and working were more difficult than motherhood.”

Let’s be clear, I’m a strong woman.

The only way I’m interested in having a baby is the old-fashioned way.

Taste everything, eat nothing.

I despise shopping and department stores.

You cannot show people only the petals and not the thorns. It’s not fair to them.

I have the most beautiful daughter in the world and I’m grateful for her.

I enjoy business. I enjoy inspiring women.

I don’t believe in diets.

I like showing moms what it’s really like having a baby, and how it’s not Hollywood life.

Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good investments.

I have to be in a relationship where I can say what I feel even if it’s wrong – so we can work through it.

I think that if you don’t enjoy doing something you are not going to be good at it.

Celebration is life’s frosting: isn’t frosting the very best part of the cake?

It doesn’t matter what anybody else thinks of your life. All that matters is what you think of it, and what you decide to make of it.

My business doesn’t keep me warm at night.

I enjoy writing. I enjoy communicating and connecting.

I wanted to be a 150% entrepreneur and a 150% mom, and I found that I was having a very hard time doing both. I was about 75% and 75% – still better than 100%, but not what I was accustomed to at work.

My mom always taught me – you know, little boys listen to their moms too much – that whatever you put into something is what you’re going to get out of it.

Every single thing I learned about marketing and building my business, I learned from my mom, and she had never been in the workforce. She just had great practical sense.

What she did have, after raising two children, was the equivalent of a PhD in mothering and my undying respect.

It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn’t.

One time my mom tried to ground me, but that lasted 15 minutes.

Don’t blame me. Tell your mom to move closer. Tell her there’s this new club called civilization and you guys should join.

Like some helpful person (hi, Mom) has tried to “‘clean'” it, and suddenly you can’t find anything?