Working With Family!

      As many of you out there know, we have some new and exciting things up ahead for this next year. We are so excited about the things we've accomplished thus far but are even more excited about the things we have yet to achieve. Today I want to talk a little bit about what it's like to work with your family. Many will tell you that it can't be done, that you should avoid going into business with your significant other or family member or close friend. I am here to tell you that it can for sure be done successfully and we are living proof! There are pros and cons to any business relationship but I want to share how we make it work and why I would say that I absolutely love working with my family and couldn't imagine my life any other way.
      Every family is different. Every family dynamic is different. Every family has different challenges they face with each other everyday and we are no exception. I would say that our family definitely has a unique dynamic that is often entertaining or fascinating to onlookers and people we work with. Sometimes when we are working and other people are around we'll find them just observing us and how we interact with each other as opposed to being engaged in what is going on. We often get questions like… "Do you guys really get along as well as you look like you do?" or "Do you guys always agree on everything?" This are pretty easy questions to answer….

      First of all, we do get along really well! If you don't know us, we grew up together and were all home schooled with our mom as our teacher. We spend ALOT of time together, as much now as we did then! My mom always laughs at us because she says when we are all sitting around chatting it's like we haven't seen each other in 5 years. That is truly how much we enjoy each other's company. I won't say that we don't argue because that would be a lie, but we really do get along. Most of our arguments don't last long and none of us are grudge holders. It takes a lot more energy to be mad at someone then not to be so for us it's just easier to yell, get it off our chest and move on. It's crazy to think that we never fight because that is inevitable.. it's how you handle things after the argument that makes the difference between people who can and can't be successful business partners.
     
That is just the tip of the iceberg on this topic so tune in next week for the next chapter :)

-Taryn