Enjoy this guest post from member Kristin Mastre on how Cohere Coworking Community gave her much needed balance between being a stay at home mom and a small business owner.

Having my cake and eating it too.

Member Kristin coworks every Wednesday night while her husband hangs out with the kids.

The other day, my kids and I were attending a birthday party for one of my older son’s preschool friends.  As the kids were running around jumping in bounce houses and sliding down slides, another mom and I had a chance to chat.

“Congrats on all of the progress you’ve made with work!  You deserve it.  You’ve worked really hard.  There are quite a few moms around town who are envious that you have it all.  You have a balance of staying at home, but still working in a career both at the same time.  A lot of people wish they could do the same.”

It was an incredibly flattering compliment, and it wouldn’t have gotten it without the help from my membership at Cohere, where I can live that double life while night coworking.  I do have a great balance with home and work.   I get to take my boys to everything they want to do – karate classes, attend school field trips and park days;  I also plan meetings, collaborate and grow my business and passion.

I get to have my cake and eat it too.

Being a work-at-home-mom is isolating and frustrating, often times feeling like you’re talking to yourself (or the walls).   When I was at my lowest point in motherhood, I joined a moms group and became an active member, essentially saving my sanity.  When becoming an entrepreneur, it seemed like a natural step to join Cohere to network with other Fort Collins professionals.

Fortunately, Cohere had the perfect membership for me where I could still keep my flexible work-at-home lifestyle and cowork with other local freelancers at the same time.  It’s great!  One night a week I leave the boys at home with their dad so they can have “boys party”, watching movies and eating popcorn.  They enjoy sharing their special bonding time together.  I get to pack up and head off to Cohere where I get an incredible amount of work done while forming business relationships that are taking my career to the next level.

Without my membership at Cohere, my business growth would take a lot longer, not having those vital professional connections.  Also, my kids would be missing out on some important one-on-one time with their dad.  We really do have the perfect balance that way and it wasn’t difficult to obtain, thanks to night coworking at Cohere!

Try out a free night of coworking any Wednesday on us!