First things first, we have a super casual wardrobe here at Small Things HQ. You may notice my husband’s beloved Crocs (with socks no less) and a Duke t-shirt. This is *pretty much* his daily wardrobe except for an occasional swap with an American-themed shirt instead.
If you would have told me a few years ago that my blog, that I started as a resource for my clients when I did hair would become what it has, and that my Master’s Degree Aerospace Engineer husband would quit his job, start his own business, and join me in mine, I would have not believed you.
We never take for granted the freedoms and amazing opportunities we’ve both had with our businesses. There are challenges, like with any job in any industry, but we both absolutely love what we get to do every day. For a bit more background, January presented me with a huge shift that prompted me to start the hiring process and during the stress of all that I was lamenting to Justin that I really wanted him to step into a more significant role with my business. It was truly perfect timing because we had a few days together in NYC to talk about what he could take off my plate, and by the time we were flying back to Raleigh I was already feeling great about the direction we were heading.
Justin took over all of the accounting-related aspects of my business. I told him I never wanted to open Quickbooks again and that has pretty much been true since he stepped into his role. It removed an enormous amount of...