Halloween is here, and honestly, the scariest thing in our lives right now might just be our kids.

This week on From 9 to Mom, we're talking Halloween costumes, pumpkin carving, school spirit weeks, and the never-ending mental load of keeping an entire family on schedule. Catie is convinced a digital family calendar will solve all her problems, Danielle is crafting a very specific candy costume, and both of us are just trying to make it through the week without forgetting something.

We're also getting into trick-or-treating traditions, stealing our kids' Halloween candy, bribing them with M&Ms, the latest toy obsessions, and the questionable parenting tactics we're pretty sure will come up in therapy someday.

Because sometimes the real haunted house is just your own home with two kids, 47 things on the calendar, and a pile of laundry you haven't touched.

Just two working moms trying to make childhood magical while barely keeping our own lives together.

In This Episode:

• Halloween traditions and the chaos of parenting during the holidays
• The mental load of motherhood, school schedules, and family calendars
• Costume meltdowns and making Halloween magical
• Trick-or-treating, Halloween candy, and bribing our children
• Raising independent kids (or at least getting them to put their shoes away)
• The parenting moments that will probably cost us in therapy

Episode Chapters:

00:00 | Halloween Is Here

03:10 | The Mental Load Is Loading

08:48 | Costume Meltdowns

12:34 | Trick-or-Treating Then vs. Now

15:15 | Preschool Friends & First Kisses

19:37 | The Great Halloween Candy Debate

23:17 | Bribery Is Our Parenting Style

26:11 | Our Lives Are Actual Horror Movies

28:01 | The Toy Obsession Is Getting Expensive

30:39 | Future Therapy Bills

Whether you're a working mom, a stay-at-home mom, or just a parent running on caffeine and calendar reminders, this one's for you.

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We've spent years talking about taking the leap. Well, apparently it was time to put up or shut up. 😂

This week on From 9 to Mom, we're sharing the story behind our biggest career move yet: officially going all in on our own business, Digital Wave Media Solutions!

After years of working together, building careers, raising kids, and interviewing inspiring women entrepreneurs on the podcast, we finally decided to bet on ourselves (and each other).

But becoming full-time business owners while raising young kids comes with a whole new set of challenges. We're talking about redefining success after motherhood, navigating mom guilt, finding flexibility without feeling guilty about it, and figuring out what work-life balance actually looks like when you're the boss.

We're also getting into the realities of starting a business with your best friend, the pressure of being responsible for your own income, and why having a business partner might be the closest thing to a second marriage.

And because we can't stay on topic, we somehow end up discussing synchronized periods, spirituality, possible alien DNA, and the Jonas Brothers. Obviously.

Whether you're a working mom dreaming of starting your own business, a woman navigating a career transition, or just trying to balance motherhood, ambition, and your personal life, this one's for you.

Two working moms, one business, and absolutely no guarantees.

00:00 | Our Big Announcement: Digital Wave Media Solutions
03:24 | Work Wives, Business Partners & Basically Being Married
04:49 | How Working Moms Inspired Our Entrepreneurial Journey
07:04 | How From 9 to Mom Started It All
09:03 | Women-Owned Businesses & Supporting Female Entrepreneurs
10:28 | Redefining Success, Motherhood & Career Goals
12:12 | The Reality of Working for Yourself
14:18 | Mom Guilt, Flexibility & Work-Life Balance
16:11 | Taking Risks & Betting on Each Other
18:40 | Synchronized Periods & Business Partner Conversations
19:34 | Spirituality, Alien DNA & Unexpected Tangents
24:33 | What We're Building with Digital Wave Media Solutions
28:39 | The Emotional Roller Coaster of Entrepreneurship
31:35 | What's Next for From 9 to Mom?

From 9 to Mom is a podcast for working moms navigating careers, motherhood, entrepreneurship, parenting, and everything in between.

Hosted by Catie and Danielle, we share real conversations about working motherhood, career growth, mom guilt, work-life balance, women in business, and the beautiful chaos of raising kids while chasing big goals.

Follow along on Instagram @from9tomom for more working mom humor, podcast updates, and behind-the-scenes moments.

Six weeks, a whole lot of life updates, and absolutely no idea where to start.

We're back behind the microphones, and let's just say there's a LOT to catch up on! Between raising kids, navigating career changes, juggling work-life balance, and surviving the everyday chaos of being working moms, life has been moving FAST.

This week on From 9 to Mom, Catie and Danielle are catching up on everything that's happened lately. We're talking kindergarten transitions, parenting struggles, bedtime battles, sticker charts, mom guilt, and all those little moments that make motherhood both hilarious and exhausting.

Of course, we also find time to discuss our latest concert obsessions, Dancing with the Stars, chaotic work travel, and the reality of trying to maintain a social life while balancing careers, kids, and everything in between.

And somewhere in the middle of all that? We have a pretty BIG announcement. You'll have to tune in to hear what we've been keeping to ourselves!

Whether you're a full-time working mom, a mom navigating career changes, a business owner, or just trying to figure out how to balance motherhood and your own identity, this episode is for you.

No guests. No agenda. Just two working moms talking about real life, parenting, careers, and everything that happens between the 9 to 5 and bedtime.

🎧 EPISODE CHAPTERS

00:00 | We're Back! Life Updates & Working Mom Chaos
01:25 | Kindergarten, School Transitions & Parenting Milestones
06:00 | Jonas Brothers, K-Pop & Concert Obsessions
11:19 | Parenting Struggles, Eye Patches & Bribery
14:43 | Sticker Charts, Homework & Raising Kids
17:28 | Personality Tests, Motherhood & Identity
19:34 | Dancing with the Stars & Reality TV
24:26 | Bedtime Battles, Mom Guilt & Bunk Beds
27:14 | Our BIG Announcement & What's Next
31:16 | Work Travel, Career Life & Airport Chaos
35:08 | Adulting, Phone Bills & Business Write-Offs
38:08 | What's Next for From 9 to Mom?